Amazing Detective Di Renjie | |||||||
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Also known as | Shen Tan Di Renjie Wu Chao Mi An | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 神探狄仁傑 / 武朝迷案 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 神探狄仁杰 / 武朝迷案 | ||||||
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Genre | detective fiction, historical drama, gong'an fiction, crime fiction | ||||||
Written by | Qian Yanqiu | ||||||
Directed by | Qian Yanqiu | ||||||
Presented by | Zhu Tong Pang Jian | ||||||
Starring | Liang Guanhua Zhang Zijian Lü Zhong | ||||||
Opening theme | Chang Ge Yi Qu (长歌一曲) performed by Tengger | ||||||
Country of origin | China | ||||||
Original language | Mandarin | ||||||
No. of episodes | 30 (original version) 27 (simplified version) | ||||||
Production | |||||||
Executive producer | Wang Guohui | ||||||
Production location | China | ||||||
Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||
Release | |||||||
Original network | CCTV-8 | ||||||
Original release | 6 August 2004 |
Amazing Detective Di Renjie, also known as Shen Tan Di Renjie and Wu Chao Mi An, is a Chinese television series based on gong'an detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman. Written and directed by Qian Yanqiu, the series starred Liang Guanhua as the titular protagonist, and was first broadcast on CCTV-8 on 6 August 2004. The series was followed by three sequels: Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2 (2006), Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3 (2008), and Mad Detective Di Renjie (2010).
The plot is divided into three parts as follows:
Character | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | Description |
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Amazing Detective Di Renjie | Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2 | Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3 | Mad Detective Di Renjie | ||
Di Renjie | Liang Guanhua | The Chancellor in the central court | |||
Li Yuanfang | Zhang Zijian | Di Renjie's bodyguard | |||
Wu Zetian | Lü Zhong | The Empress of China | |||
Zeng Tai | Xu Qian | Di Renjie's student | |||
Di Ruyan (Su Xian'er) | Jiang Xinyan | Qu Shanshan | Di Renjie's niece, originally an assassin | ||
Wang Xiaojie | only mentioned | Yan Yansheng | Yan Yansheng | Senior General of Right Mighty Guard Army | |
Ilterish Qaghan (Jili Kehan) | Xu Xiaobei | Li Junqi | Founding Khan of the Tujue | ||
Di Chun | Zhao Zhigang | Di Renjie's leading butler | |||
Zhang Huan | Liang Kai | Di Renjie's assistant | |||
Li Lang | Jia Yanfeng | Liu Niqiu | Li Zhuolin | Di Renjie's assistant | |
Wu Sansi | Fu Hongjun | Prince of Liang | |||
Li Xian | Wang Xinsheng | only mentioned | Crowned Prince, historically Emperor Zhongzong of Tang | ||
Zhang Jianzhi | Ren Xuehai | Shao Yongcheng | Ren Xuehai | Wang Pu | Chancellor in the central court |
Princess Taiping | Liu Shuang | Wu Zetian's daughter | |||
Fang Qian (Liu Jin) | Yan Yansheng | only mentioned | Mayor of Youzhou | ||
Wu Yizhi | Kong Qingzi | Deputy mayor of Youzhou | |||
Li Qingxia (Jin Mulan) | Peng Dan | Emperor Taizong's great-granddaughter | |||
Hu Jinghui | Zhu Yanping | Zhu Yanping (flashback) | only mentioned | A general in the imperial guard | |
Yu Feng | Mei Zhigang | General in the rebel army | |||
Old Zhang (Mr. Four) | Pan Yaochu | Resident of Big Willow Village | |||
Lu Dayou | Li Haifeng | Li Haifeng (flashback) | Resident of Youzhou | ||
Liu Chali | Li Shilong | A retired official living in Huzhou | |||
Liu Chuanlin | Xu Feilian | Liu Chali's son | |||
Yingyu | Jiang Xin | The Crown Prince's Maid of Honor | |||
Li Gui | Lu Ming | Son of Prince of Yue | |||
Liu Da | Zhao Junkai | Liu Chali's servant, a secret police | |||
Xu Shide | Qian Yanqiu | A secret police | |||
He Yun | Xia Zhiping | An official who bred horses for Wu Zetian | |||
Gao Rujin (Jiang Xiaolang) | Guo Xiao'an | A retired county governor, formerly a general under Yuwen Huaji during the Sui dynasty | |||
Yang Fang | Meng Lingfei | Di Renjie's assistant | |||
Ren Kuo | Liu Jihe | Di Renjie's assistant | |||
Qi Hu | Gong Haibin | Di Renjie's assistant | |||
Pan Yue | Wang Lei | Di Renjie's assistant | |||
Shen Tao | He Zhengheng | Di Renjie's assistant | |||
Xiao Bao | Li Zhuolin | Di Renjie's assistant | |||
Xiao Qingfang | Qiao Hong | only mentioned | Leader of a rebellion group while being the commander of Wu Zetian's secret police agency | ||
Hui Wenzhong | Chunyu Shanshan | A highly skilled assassin | |||
Li Kaigu | Jiang Changyi | A Khitan general serving in Wu Zetian's army | |||
Quan Shancai | Huo Ercha | Senior General of the Left Guard Army | |||
Zhao Wenhui | Song Chuyan | Commander of the Yingzhou Circuit | |||
Huang Zhen | Cong Shan | Vice Commander of the Yingzhou Circuit | |||
Wang Tiehan | Chen Lei | A lower-ranked general under Wang Xiaojie's command | |||
Su Honghui | Zhou Ying | only mentioned | A lower-ranked general under Wang Xiaojie's command | ||
Qiu Jing | Zhang Chengxiang | Mayor of Chongzhou | |||
Bug-Chor (Mo Chuo) | Deng Wei | only mentioned | Son of Jili Kehan | ||
Yuan Tiangang | Shao Wanlin | A legendary astrologer and engineer | |||
Xiaomei and Xiaofeng | Shu Yan | Twin sisters and assassins | |||
Lu Cheng | Li Shilong | Yuan Tiangang's student | |||
Wu Xiang | Ji Jun | Owner of the Qingyang Hotel in Liuzhou | |||
Huan Bin | Su Gang | A leader in the rebel group while being a general in the imperial guard | |||
The Fake Xue Qingling | Zhao Junkai | Originally a robber, then stole Xue Qingling's identity and became a Marquis | |||
Lin Yongzhong | Long Muxue | Governor of Wuping County, but actually the real Xue Qingling | |||
Wen Kai | Bao Yucheng | only mentioned | Mayor of Liuzhou then Jiangzhou, Di Renjie's student | ||
Xiaoyun | Yang Si | The fake Xue Qingling's lover, but actually a secret police | |||
Zhang Yi | Wang Peng | Lin Yongzhong's servant | |||
Jinniang | Xue Zibin | Lin Yongzhong's daughter | |||
Du Er | Yang Ming | The leading servant in the Marquis Mansion | |||
Wang Kai | Fu Jun | Duke of Guiyi | |||
Wang Qiang | Song Chuyan | Wang Kai's younger brother | |||
Fang Zhe | Yang Zengyuan | Senior General in the Longwu Guard Army | |||
Wei'er | Guan Yue | Wang Qiang's wife | |||
Xiaotao | Ran Yuan | A leader of a criminal group in Liangzhou | |||
Feng Yang | Zhao Liang | Senior General of Right Baotao Guard Army | |||
Lu Jiying | Zhang Shuping | Governor of Shanyang County | |||
Wen Qing | Guo Qiming | Governor of Xuyi County | |||
He Wuqi | Zhao Junkai | Owner of a salt store | |||
He jing | Yu Lianwei | He Wuqi's servant | |||
Li Zijun | Qiao Hong | He Wuqi's wife | |||
Ning Wushuang | Qu Shanshan | Widow of Li Han, an official in Ministry of Works | |||
Feng Keyan | Wang Minggang | Vice Minister of the Works | |||
Ge Tianba | Han Zhenhua | A landlord in Xuyi County | |||
Yungu and Xiaoqing | Dong Xuan | Ge Tianba's twin daughters | |||
Deng Tong | Yang Yan | Ge Tianba's subordinate | |||
Peng Chun | Zhang Hengli | Ge Tianba's subordinate | |||
Ge Biao | Qin Hanlei | Ge Tianba's servant | |||
Sun Xiwang | Zhong Weihua | A tailor in Yangzhou | |||
Yan Xiaoyu | Chai Jingjing | Sun Xiwang's wife | |||
Yuan Qi | Qian Yanqiu | Prince of Ying, the gangmaster of the Iron Hands | |||
Long Feng | Wang Pu | A top assassin in the Iron Hands | |||
Hu Yun | Gao Yuanfeng | A top assassin in the Iron Hands | |||
Bao Chong | Fan Chunlei | A top assassin in the Iron Hands | |||
Yao Chong | only mentioned | Chen Weiguo | Di Renjie's student, future chancellor | ||
Cui Liang | Wang Xinsheng | Mayor of Yangzhou | |||
Wu Wendeng | An Ruiyun | Deputy mayor of Yangzhou | |||
Yang Jiucheng | Yang Jun | A official in Yangzhou in charge of the maintenance of the Grand Canal | |||
Fang Jiu | Chen Yilin | A slender man in Yangzhou | |||
Pang Si | Wang Liao | A slender man in Yangzhou | |||
Di Fu | only mentioned | Su Hao | Di Renjie's servant | ||
Wu Youde | Li Shilong | Wu Zetian's cousin, Prince of Nanping | |||
Wu Yuanmin | Yuan Ran | Wu Youde's daughter, Princess Yingyang | |||
Chunhong | Zheng Nan | Wu Yuanmin's Maid of Honor | |||
Sharhan | Fu Jun | A Persian official who manages gold and silver instruments for Wu Zetian | |||
Yaka and Saiban | Fu Jun | Sharhan's triplet brothers | |||
Ms. Zhong | Liu Lei | Sharhan's wife | |||
Ta Ke | Gao Peng | Sharhan's servant | |||
Tie Le | Gao Qiushan | Sharhan's subordinate | |||
Feng Huang | Dai Yunxia | Commander of Wu Zetian's secret police agency | |||
Chaichi | Zhang Hongzhen | King of the Yuezhi Kingdom | |||
Nalu | Li Xi'er | Queen of the Yuezhi Kingdom | |||
Weita | Zhang Guohua | A prince in Yuezhi Kingdom | |||
Qiongta | Liu Wendi | A princess in Yuezhi Kingdom | |||
Zhong Jie | Fu Jun | Chancellor of Yuezhi Kingdom | |||
Jin Yucui | Yan Lu | An assassin based in Nie's Hotel | |||
Helu | Wang Xinsheng | A prince in Tujue | |||
Qi Ge | only mentioned | Qian Yanqiu | A Turk general, Helu's follower | ||
Ferghana (Bahanna) | Chen Yilin | The crowned prince in Tujue | |||
Zhao Yongrong | Zhao Junkai | An officer who manages military supplies in Hexi Corridor, Wu Youde's cousin | |||
Wulezhi | Yang Zengyuan | A Turkic assassin, Helu's bodyguard | |||
Buzhen | Yang Zengyuan | Jiwangjue Khagan who surrendered to the Tang dynasty | |||
Fujiwara | Zhan Xiangchi | The senior kentōshi from Japan | |||
Arinori Rie | Suzuki Miki | A kentōshi from Japan working in the Ministry of Wars | |||
Yoshinori Gumaro | Zheng Cheng | A kentōshi from Japan working in the Ministry of Wars | |||
Bushan | Wang Peng | Chancellor of the Tujue Khanate | |||
Maola | Wang Guoping | Chancellor of the Tujue Khanate | |||
Jieliedian | Li Zhen | A Turkic general following Ferghana | |||
Li Yong | Li Jianyang | A silversmith in Luoyang | |||
Kasa | A Xian | A general from Tokhara Kingdom | |||
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