In the 1960s and 70s, actor Khigh Dhiegh repeatedly guest starred as the evil Red Chinese agent, Wo Fat. Here, Dhiegh stars in a film about ancient China. While he was quite good and looked right to be playing a Chinese detective, Dhiegh is actually NOT Asian at all!! As for the rest of the cast, they are a variety of Asian-Americans of Chinese, Japanese and Korean heritage.
The fact that there was ever a made for TV movie based on the world's first detective story is unusual because so often films are based on western stories....and this one is from 7th century China. It's the story of a Chinese judge who must unravel a murder and find a missing woman...and as the story progresses, bodies keep piling up! The story is interesting and enjoyable...especially the ending that involves a bear!
This is an enjoyable film and the only real deficit is that it's a bit talky and occasionally slow. Still, worth seeing and available on YouTube.
The fact that there was ever a made for TV movie based on the world's first detective story is unusual because so often films are based on western stories....and this one is from 7th century China. It's the story of a Chinese judge who must unravel a murder and find a missing woman...and as the story progresses, bodies keep piling up! The story is interesting and enjoyable...especially the ending that involves a bear!
This is an enjoyable film and the only real deficit is that it's a bit talky and occasionally slow. Still, worth seeing and available on YouTube.