The Looming Storm

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The Looming Storm

2017

2h 0m

6.3(155 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Overview

Yu, a self-assured factory guard, fancies himself a detective and begins poking his nose into a murder investigation.

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11 members

Acting

段奕宏

Yu Guowei

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江一燕

Yanzi

Editing

杜媛

Captain Lao Zhang

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Zheng Wei

Xiao Liu

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郑楚一

Deputy Li

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Williams Zhang

Song Jun

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刘涛

Middle Aged Woman

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郭九龍

Watchman

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Chen Gang

Truck Driver

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李宏磊

Lao Jin

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李先亮

Mr. Woo

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