''The Vanished Murderer'' () is a 2015

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suspense

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film directed by Law Chi-leung and the sequel to 2012's

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. A China-Hong Kong co-production, the film was released in China on November 27, 2015.

Plot

At a women's prison in the Northern China in 1932, Prisoner Fu Yuan (Jiang Yiyan) digs a tunnel in her prison cell with a silver spoon and escapes. Inspector Song Donglu (Lau Ching-wan) is summoned to investigate Fu's escape, a case that is personal to Song as Fu was not only arrested by him but had also become his friend and confidant ever since being jailed, her advice helping him solve a seemingly paranormal serial killing case not long ago. By tracking down the letters sent to him by Fu, it sets Song off to Hong City to unravel the truth behind Fu's disappearance. At Hong City, Song found out from a police men that a village has been massacred by a private army owned by Gao Ming Xiong as the villagers are not willing to give their cotton due to low pay for the cotton. Fu uses the massacre to influence people that the private army will rob their money, and wanted the people to kill themselves to protest against the private army and draw attention from the people of the city.

Cast

Sean Lau Sean Lau Ching-wan (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He won Best Actor in the 2007 and 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards and in the 2000 and 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards. Career Lau was born ...

Gordon Lam Gordon Lam Ka-tung (林家棟; born 21 September 1967) is a Hong Kong actor, film producer and screenwriter. Initially known for his supporting roles in films directed by Andrew Lau and Johnnie To, Lam eventually became a lead actor in the Ho ...

Li Xiaolu Li Xiaolu (, born 30 September 1982), also known as Jacqueline Li, is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her role in Joan Chen's directing debut '' Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl'' (1998), idol drama ''All the Misfortunes Caused ...

Jiang Yiyan Jiang Yiyan (; born Jiang Yan on September 11, 1983) is a Chinese actress and singer. Life and career She was born as Jiang Yan in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, China. When she was 15, she enrolled in Beijing Dance Academy to study dance and sin ...

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Rhydian Vaughan Rhydian Vaughan (born 10 March 1988), also known by his stage name Feng Xiaoyue, is a Taiwanese-British actor, best known for his performances in the films '' Monga'', ''Girlfriend, Boyfriend'' and '' Winds of September''. Early life Vaughan is ...

Alien Sun Paulyn Sun (born Suen Kai-kwan; 11 September 1974), also known as Alien Sun and Pauline Suen, is a Hong Kong-based Singaporean actress. Background She became a Champion of the Miss Singapore Universe and represented Singapore at the Miss Universe ...

Reception

The film grossed on its opening weekend at the Chinese box office.

References

External links

* 2015 action thriller films 2015 crime thriller films 2010s Cantonese-language films Chinese suspense films Chinese crime thriller films Films directed by Law Chi-leung Hong Kong crime thriller films Le Vision Pictures films 2010s Mandarin-language films 2010s Hong Kong films {{crime-thriller-film-stub