Wang Baoqiang (left) and Liu Haoran in a still from Detective Chinatown 3 (category IIA, Mandarin Japanese), directed by Chen Sicheng. Wang Baoqiang (left) and Liu Haoran in a still from Detective Chinatown 3 (category IIA, Mandarin Japanese), directed by Chen Sicheng.
Wang Baoqiang (left) and Liu Haoran in a still from Detective Chinatown 3 (category IIA, Mandarin Japanese), directed by Chen Sicheng.
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Detective Chinatown 3 movie review: third time’s a charm for Chinese blockbuster series

  • The third outing of the franchise is a definite improvement over the previous films, with slick production and breezy action
  • Set in Tokyo and starring Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran, it tells the story of mismatched detectives investigating a yakuza murder

Topic |   Chinese language cinema
James Marsh
James Marsh

Updated: 10:45am, 24 Feb, 2021

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Wang Baoqiang (left) and Liu Haoran in a still from Detective Chinatown 3 (category IIA, Mandarin Japanese), directed by Chen Sicheng. Wang Baoqiang (left) and Liu Haoran in a still from Detective Chinatown 3 (category IIA, Mandarin Japanese), directed by Chen Sicheng.
Wang Baoqiang (left) and Liu Haoran in a still from Detective Chinatown 3 (category IIA, Mandarin Japanese), directed by Chen Sicheng.
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