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David Kaplan (writer)
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A modern American fairytale with more than one happy ending
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A rotoscope-animated modern-day Cinderella story set in the underbelly of New York's Chinatown. | add synopsis
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2009 Spirit Award Nominations
(From IFC. 2 December 2008, 9:09 AM, PST)
Year Of The Fish
(From The AV Club. 28 August 2008, 1:00 PM, PDT)
(From IFC. 2 December 2008, 9:09 AM, PST)
Year Of The Fish
(From The AV Club. 28 August 2008, 1:00 PM, PDT)
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Best of the Fest - a touching, moving painting...
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Tsai Chin | ... | Mrs. Su |
 | Ken Leung | ... | Johnny |
 | Randall Duk Kim | ... | Auntie Yaga / Old Man / Foreman |
| An Nguyen | ... | Ye Xian |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sally Leung Bayer | ... | Grandmother |
| Henry Russell Bergstein | ... | Hasidic Customer |
| Buzz Bovshow | ... | Businessman #2 |
| Esther Cheng | ... | Salon Worker #3 |
| Lori Tan Chinn | ... | Shuk Yee |
| Andre De Leon | ... | Thug |
| Kim Dong | ... | Salon Worker #5 |
 | Tina Duong | ... | Salon Worker #7 |
| Wai Ching Ho | ... | Seamstress #2 |
| Anna Kim | ... | Seamstress #1 |
| Janet Lau | ... | Salon Worker #8 |
| David Lee | ... | Fish Narration |
 | Paul J.Q. Lee | ... | Wu |
| Lillian Leong | ... | Salon Worker #9 |
 | Bunny Levine | ... | Tourist Woman |
| Philip Levy | ... | Businessman #1 |
| Susan Li | ... | Salon Worker #11 |
| Eva Liu | ... | Salon Worker #4 |
| Gine Lui | ... | Fortuneteller |
 | Ken Marks | ... | Ye Xian's Customer |
| Jessica Moon | ... | Salon Worker #6 |
 | Hettienne Park | ... | Hong Ji |
| Barry Sacker | ... | Tourist Man |
| Matthew Saldivar | ... | Gang Leader |
| Lloyd Suh | ... | Chik |
| Akira Takayama | ... | Lin |
| Sophia Tam | ... | Little Girl |
 | Masae Taniguchi | ... | Salon Worker #1 |
| Migina Tsai | ... | Salon Worker #10 |
| Lee Wong | ... | Vinnie |
 | Constance Wu | ... | Lucy |
 | Corrine Hong Wu | ... | Katty |
| Jane Wu | ... | Seamstress 3 |
| Henry Yuk | ... | Mr. Meng |
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This was the best film I saw at the Haifa Film Festival.
It is a "rotoscoped" movie, which means that it looks roughly like a moving painting. However this was accomplished, it is stunning to look at. Apparently it is based on an old Chinese folktale, but it's basically Cinderella set in Chinatown in New York City. However, despite the familiarity of the story, it is emotionally very powerful and had many in the audience in tears, myself included. The music in particular is very beautiful. It also does not shy from sexual issues and has moments of horror as well - not really for kids.
I recommend it highly as a unique film experience that many will appreciate.