Detective Investigation Files
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Detective Investigation Files (刑事偵緝檔案) is a TV series in Hong Kong
about detectives, produced by TVB. The series had four installments, spanning from 1995 to 1999.
The fourth installment
(1999)
A complete reboot of the series, with new cast led by:
, there are no signs so far that TVB will continue the series, despite the series' popularity.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
about detectives, produced by TVB. The series had four installments, spanning from 1995 to 1999.
Cast
First two (1995) + third one (1997) starring:- Michael Tao Dai YuMichael Tao-Career:Tao entered the acting industry in the 80s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelming popularity amongst housewives , solidifying his position as a 1st tier television actor in TVB.Tao later moved over to rival ATV in...
- Joey Leung Wing ChungJoey Leung-Career:He has starred in movies such as Girl Boxer , Master of Martial Arts and Kung Fu King . He hosted the show Minutes to Fame with Hacken Lee....
- Kenix Kwok Ho YingKenix KwokKenix Kwok Ho Ying is a Hong Kong actress. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho Yee, Esther Kwan, Marianne Chan, Ada Choi, Flora Chan and Jessica Hsuan, Kenix is known as one of the Top 7 "Fa Dans" of TVB from the mid 1990s to mid 2000s.Kwok got her start as a finalist in the Top 5 of the 1993 Miss Hong...
- Louisa So Yuk WahLouisa SoLouisa So Yuk Wa is a Hong Kong actress in drama and TV series. She is considered the "Cooking Mistress" after winning the comedy cooking show Beautiful Cooking...
The fourth installment
Detective Investigation Files IV
Detective Investigation Files IV is the 4th installment in the Detective Investigation Files TV franchise by TVB in Hong Kong. It ran for 50 episodes on TVB Jade from 1999-03-29 to 1999-06-04....
(1999)
A complete reboot of the series, with new cast led by:
- Louis Koo Tin LokLouis KooLouis Koo is a Hong Kong actor. He was once a notable local television series actor, winning TVB's Best Actor award in 1999 for Detective Investigation Files IV. In recent years, he has focused on film...
- Sunny Chan Kam HungSunny ChanSunny Chan Kam-Hung is a Hong Kong television and film actor. His breakout film role was in the internationally multi-award-winning 1998 Hong Kong film Hold You Tight, for which he won the coveted Silver Screen Award for Best Actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in...
- Jessica Hester Hsuan
- Charmaine Sheh Shi ManCharmaine ShehCharmaine Sheh Sze-man is a Hong Kong TVB actress.Sheh is best known for her roles in TVB dramas, including Return of the Cuckoo, Country Spirit, Perish in the Name of Love, Angels of Mission, War and Beauty, The Dance of Passion,The Drive of Life, Maidens' Vow, Forensic Heroes II,Beyond the Realm...
- Lee San San
, there are no signs so far that TVB will continue the series, despite the series' popularity.
Trivia
- There are some who suggested that the entire franchise is a blatant ripoff of the popular MangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
Kindaichi Case FilesKindaichi Case Filesis a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
. - The entire series franchise is considered to be the bloodiest ever made by TVB. The series, which mostly deals with murder investigation, among other matters, featured more than 40 murder victims in its four installments. This would mean that there is a murder committed every 100 minutes.