A 16-year-old girl travels to the human world in the form of a dolphin and forms a connection with a human boy.
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Title: Big Fish & Begonia (2016)
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3 wins & 9 nominations.
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Guanlin Ji | ... | Chun (voice) |
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Shangqing Su | ... | Qiu (voice) |
| Timmy Xu | ... | Kun (voice) | |
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Shulan Pan | ... | Chun, old age (voice) |
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Yuanyuan Zhang | ... | Feng (voice) (as Yuanyuan Xang) |
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Jiu'er | ... | Kun's Sister (voice) |
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Lifang Xue | ... | Chun's Father (Shu) (voice) |
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Jie Zhang | ... | Chisong Zi (voice) |
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Xiaoyu Liu | ... | Leizu (voice) |
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Zhongyang Baomu | ... | Goumang (voice) |
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Yu Cheng | ... | Tingmu (voice) |
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| JB Blanc | ... | Lingpo (voice) (as John White) | |
| Johnny Yong Bosch | ... | Qiu (voice) | |
| Greg Chun | ... | Houtu / Chun's Father (Shu) / Chisong Zi (voice) | |
| Cam Clarke | ... | Zhurong (voice) | |
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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. Written by Liang Xuan
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scene during end credits | brother sister relationship | anime | chinese anime | dolphin |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Chun: There's a soul I'm looking for: the soul of a human boy
Lingpo: What time was it he died?
Chun: It was two days before the wheat harvest.
Lingpo: You need to be sure of the date. Otherwise you're searching for a needle in a haystack. So many die every day.
Chun: I'm sure. It was my birthday.
Lingpo: I know what you're trying to do, girl, and it goes against the laws of nature!
Chun: I don't care. I've got to save him!
Lingpo: The punishment is harsh for those who defy nature, no matter who you are, so you *...
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Composed by Christopher Chak
Lyrics by Xi Lin
Performed by Eason Chan
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Upon its 2016 release, it became China's second-highest-grossing locally produced animated feature of all time. See more »Quotes
Lingpo: What brings you to the Island of Souls?Chun: There's a soul I'm looking for: the soul of a human boy
Lingpo: What time was it he died?
Chun: It was two days before the wheat harvest.
Lingpo: You need to be sure of the date. Otherwise you're searching for a needle in a haystack. So many die every day.
Chun: I'm sure. It was my birthday.
Lingpo: I know what you're trying to do, girl, and it goes against the laws of nature!
Chun: I don't care. I've got to save him!
Lingpo: The punishment is harsh for those who defy nature, no matter who you are, so you *...
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Meet in this WorldComposed by Christopher Chak
Lyrics by Xi Lin
Performed by Eason Chan
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Country:
ChinaLanguage:
MandarinRelease Date:
8 July 2016 (China) See more »Also Known As:
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CNY30,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I had the chance to see "Big Fish and Begonia" in the cinema yesterday. I was a little bit disappointed. Liang created a beautiful fantasy world and quite an original story background. Also the animations look fantastic. There are indeed many things to like about this movie. So it's all the more of a shame that the story is not very well told. Cuts between scenes always seems to come at the wrong moment and a lot of the characters and dialogues are redundant in regard to the main story. A lot of the movie is just a chain of depictions of cute little details in Liang's fantasy world. It feels a little bit like he tries so hard to be Miyazaki that he forgets all about the plot. Because of this, it's hard to get a feel for the movie. Which is a shame because it had a lot of potential. I hope that Liang's future works will try less to be Miyazaki and dare to be more Chinese. Although this movie may not be great, it might well be the start of a new age in Chinese animation cinema. I recommend this movie to people who are hugely into Chinese cinema and/or animation films. Otherwise, wait for something more worthwhile.