The Legend of Hei

"One Small Spirit Will Determine the Fate of the World."

2019 1h 42m ZH

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8.4

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★8.4TMDB · 571

AnimationFantasyActionAdventure

Synopsis

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When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.

“One Small Spirit Will Determine the Fate of the World.”

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Cast

Shan Xin
Luo Xiaohei / Nezha (voice)
Liu Mingyue
Wuxian (voice)
Hao Xianghai
Fengxi (voice)
Ding Dang
Luozhu (voice)
Yuntu Cao
Xuhuai (voice)
Sheng Feng
Tianhu (voice)
Chen Siyu
Jiulao (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: MTJJ
Writers: MTJJ, Kexin Peng, Fengxishenlei
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Legend of Hei Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by MTJJ, shot by Liang Shuang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sun Yujing. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Shan Xin and Liu Mingyue and Hao Xianghai carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One Small Spirit Will Determine the Fate of the World.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10734928 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

MTJJ directs. Liang Shuang behind the camera. Sun Yujing scores. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Part of the "The Legend of Hei Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by MTJJ, shot by Liang Shuang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Sun Yujing. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Shan Xin and Liu Mingyue and Hao Xianghai carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "One Small Spirit Will Determine the Fate of the World.".
8IMDB entry: tt10734928 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "monster", "magic", "cat", "shapeshifting".
10Released under 25 different titles around the world.