Big Fish & Begonia Movie Poster

Big Fish & Begonia

PG-13
Mandarin
July 8, 2016
1hr 40min
Status: released

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Movie Details:

Original title大鱼海棠 (Mandarin)
Also known asDa yu hai tang
Bigfish & Begonia
Big Fish & Chinese Flowering Crabapple
Country China
Language Mandarin
GenresAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Release dateJuly 8, 2016
Running time1hr 40min
Age ratingPG-13
StarringGuanlin Ji, Shangqing Su, Timmy Xu, Shulan Pan, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jiu’er
Directed by Xuan Liang, Chun Zhang
Written byDaniel Chuba, Xuan Liang
Produced byJie Chen, Daniel Chuba
Cinematography by Xuan Liang
Edited by Yiran Tu
Music byKiyoshi Yoshida
Production Design byChun Zhang
Production CompanyB&T
Huoerguosi ENLIGHT MEDIA
Studio Mir
Distributor FUNimation Entertainment
National Amusements
Universum Film (UFA)
Beijing Enlight Pictures
Draka Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Netflix
Shout! Factory
The Criterion Channel
Universum Film (UFA)

Cast & Characters:

  • Guanlin Ji as Chun (voice)
  • Shangqing Su as Qiu (voice)
  • Timmy Xu as Kun (voice)
  • Shulan Pan as Chun, old age (voice)
  • Yuanyuan Zhang as Feng (voice)
  • Jiu’er as Kun’s Sister (voice)
  • Lifang Xue as Chun’s Father (Shu) (voice)
  • Jie Zhang as Chisong Zi (voice)
  • Xiaoyu Liu as Leizu (voice)
  • Zhongyang Baomu as Goumang (voice)
  • Yu Cheng as Tingmu (voice)
  • JB Blanc as Lingpo (voice)
  • Johnny Yong Bosch as Qiu (voice)
  • Shoya Chiba as Tiu (voice)
  • Greg Chun as Houtu / Chun’s Father (Shu) / Chisong Zi (voice)
  • Cam Clarke as Zhurong (voice)
  • Todd Haberkorn as Kun / Grandfather (voice)
  • Kyle Hebert as Neighbour (voice)
  • Kate Higgins as Tingmu’s Granny / Red Horn Kid (voice)
  • Erika Ishii as Leizu / Tingmu’s Mom (voice)
  • Guangtao Jiang as Lu Shen (voice)
  • Shih-Chieh King as Ling Po (voice)
  • Yuri Lowenthal as Goumang / Tingmu / Lu Shen (voice)
  • Cassandra Lee Morris as Kun’s Sister (voice)
  • Cindy Robinson as Shu Pozi / Pei (voice)
  • Stephanie Sheh as Chun / Tingmu’s Sister (voice)
  • Elizabeth Sung as Old Chun (voice)
  • Fong Sung as Old Chun (voice)
  • Deshun Wang as Pie (voice)
  • Goddess Wu as Feng (voice)

Storyline:

It is a world within our world, yet unseen by any human, and the beings here control time and tide and the changing of the seasons. On the day Chun turns sixteen, she is transformed into a dolphin to explore the human world. She is rescued from a vortex by a human boy at the cost of his own life. Chun is so moved by the boy’s kindness and courage that she decides to give him life again. But to do this, she must protect the boy’s soul, a tiny fish, and nurture it to grow. Through adventure and sacrifice, love grows, yet now she must release him back to the sea, back to life in the human world.

About Movie:

Upon its 2016 release, it became China’s second-highest-grossing locally produced animated feature of all time.

Both Xuan Liang and Chun Zhang’s directorial film debut.

Budget & Box Office Collection:

BudgetCNÂ¥30,000,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Collection$85,557,721

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