A Ming Dynasty cop discovers he's the puppet — but who's pulling the strings?
The movie tells the story of Ding Jian, the Fusi of North Town, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. While investigating the theft of firearms, his wife Su Qing was kidnapped by bandits. Ding Jian was forced to assassinate the third prince. But his wife died in vain, and he himself became a rebel. In order to take revenge and solve the mystery, he and his friend Li Jin Zhong uncovered the truth step by step, but unexpectedly he was just a pawn.
Production
Ming Dynasty Fusi bureau aesthetics on clearly tight budget
Writing
Brutal title payoff that lands exactly where promised
Director
Dai Yilin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Fusi were Ming Dynasty secret police with terrifying surveillance powers — making Ding Jian's fall from enforcer to hunted extra ironic.
That 1.0 TMDB rating with single vote suggests this barely registered internationally, which tracks for a scrappy 87-minute period thriller.
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