The first of 18 future films based on Wen Rui'an's novels about Zhuge Zhengwo and four constables from "Department Six"
Practical Effects
Old-school wirework and physical stunts over CGI overload.
Costume
Distinctive constable uniforms that actually differentiate the squad.
Director
Xiang Qiuliang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Xiang brothers co-directed this as their franchise launchpad, adapting Wen Rui'an's massive novel series that spans over 200 books across multiple constable generations.
Department Six references the real historical 'Six Departments' of imperial Chinese bureaucracy, reimagined here as a supernatural crime-fighting unit — think Ming dynasty X-Files with swords.
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