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The Mermaid ()

Mei ren yu (original title)
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Shan, a mermaid, is sent to assassinate Xuan, a developer who threatens the ecosystem of her race, but ends up falling in love with him instead.
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Liu Xuan
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Octopus (as Zhixiang Luo)
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Li Ruolan
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Shan (as Jelly Lin)
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Uncle Rich (as Ke Xu)
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Constable Mr. Mo
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Long Jianfei (as Yifan Wu)
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Constable Mr. Shi (as Shangzheng Li)
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Mr. Liao
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Mermaid Long
Mei'e Zhang ...
Mermaid
Linah Matsuoka ...
George's Assistant (as Rina Matsuoka)
Barbie Liu ...
Mermaid
Xu Zhen-zhen ...
George's Assistant (as Zhen Zhen Xu)
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Museum Visitor (as White-k)
Kong Lianshun ...
Museum Visitor (as Lianshun Kong)
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Mermaid Fat (as Wilson Chin Kwok Wai)
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Technician (as Lam Tze Chung)
Jifeng Zheng ...
Cheng
Shuzhen Fan ...
Mermaid Shitai
Ivan Kotik ...
George
Pierre Bourdaud ...
The Auctioneer
Lun Yeung ...
Curator (as Yeung Lun)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shuang Gao
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Art buyer / journalist (voice)
Fuyi Liu ...
Dancer (as Eva Lau)
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Mermaid
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Laughing man
Bo Xiaolong

Directed by

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Stephen Chow ... (as Xingchi Zhou)

Written by

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Hing-Ka Chan ... ()
 
Stephen Chow ... ()
 
Chi-Keung Fung ... ()
 
Miu-Kei Ho ... ()
 
Ivy Kong ... ()
 
Si-Cheun Lee ... ()
 
Zhengyu Lu ... ()
 
Kan-Cheung Tsang ... ()

Produced by

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Bill Borden ... consulting producer
Yuan Cai ... co-executive producer
Alice Chow ... associate producer
Stephen Chow ... executive producer / producer
Ivy Kong ... producer (as Y.Y. Kong)
Peikang La ... executive producer
Zhonglun Ren ... co-executive producer
Jiaren Karren Wang ... executive producer
Wei Yang ... co-producer

Music by

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Fuhua Huang
Wendyz Zheng ... (as Wendy Zheng)

Cinematography by

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Sung Fai Choi

Editing by

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Ka-Fai Cheung
Man-To Tang

Editorial Department

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Stéphane Ma ... colorist (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Bruce Yu

Art Direction by

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Raymond Chan
Bruce Yu

Costume Design by

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Pik Kwan Lee

Makeup Department

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Laura Calvo ... special makeup effects artist

Production Management

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Yu Ching Wong ... production manager
Hongtao Yang ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Wilson Chin ... associate director (as Wilson Chin Kwok Wai)
Tze-Chung Lam ... associate director
Zheng Yu Lu ... associate director

Art Department

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Adrian Chan ... conceptual designer

Sound Department

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Cuson Liu ... sound designer

Visual Effects by

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Nidhi Agarwal ... matchmove supervisor
HyunJin Cho ... Integration artist: macrograph
Taegyun Kang ... visual effects
Hyejin Kim ... visual effects artist: Macrograph
Ken Law ... visual effects supervisor
Inho Lee ... visual effects
Marco Ng ... visual effects
Keun-Pyo Park ... cgi supervisor
Sunny Sung-Yong Park ... visual effects producer
Sunho Song ... compositor
Chi-Tat Wong ... Technical Director
Danyo Donghyun Yoon ... pre-visualization
Sung-min Alvin Yun ... stereoscopic supervisor

Stunts

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Huen-Chiu Ku ... action choreographer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Hu Gao ... cinematographer
Kevin Lau ... Stereographer
Stego Zhang ... Stereographer

Animation Department

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Hunjin Park ... animation lead

Music Department

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Ryan Thomas ... additional composer

Additional Crew

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Deepan Boopathy ... domestic distribution
Wen-Chia Chang ... development executive
Talia Goldman ... international sales

Thanks

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Gordon Chan ... thanks
Zheng Xu ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Xuan's estate project involving reclamation of the sea threatens the livelihood of the mermaids who rely on the sea to survive. Shan is dispatched to stop Xuan and this leads them into falling for each other. Out of his love for Shan, Xuan plans to stop the reclamation. Unfortunately, Shan and the other mermaids are hunted by a hidden organisation and Xuan has to save Shan before it's too late... Written by Hasri Hassan

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Taglines Half fish. Half human. 100% assassin. See more »
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Also Known As
  • 美人鱼 (China, Mandarin title)
  • The Mermaid (Canada, English title)
  • The Mermaid (World-wide, English title)
  • Mei Ren Yu (India, English title)
  • The Mermaid (Asia, English title)
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Runtime
  • 94 min
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Box Office

Budget $60,720,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $553,810,228

Did You Know?

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Trivia This was the highest-grossing movie in China until Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) dethroned it in August 2017. It was also the first film to gross CN¥3 billion (equivalent to roughly $431.1 million in U.S. dollars). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Box Office Number Crunching (2016). See more »
Soundtracks Invincible See more »
Quotes Mermaid: [Speaking to Shan] Very flat chested. Like they were run over by a steamroller.
Shan: [soft fake laugh] Thank you.
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