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Big Fish & Begonia

Big Fish & Begonia

Two worlds. One destiny.

20167.41h 41m

Overview

Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.

Directed by Liang Xuan
Written by Liang Xuan
Produced by Zhang Chun, Wang Changtian, Liang Xuan
Box OfficeBudget: $4.5MRevenue: $84.6M

Top Cast

Ji Guanlin

Ji Guanlin

Chun (voice)

Pan Shulan

Pan Shulan

Old Chun (voice)

Su Shangqing

Su Shangqing

Qiu (voice)

Timmy Xu

Timmy Xu

Kun (voice)

King Shih-Chieh

King Shih-Chieh

Ling Po (voice)

J

Jiu'er

Kun's Sister (voice)

X

Xang Yuanyuan

Feng (voice)

X

Xue Lifang

Chun's Father (voice)

Ajie

Ajie

Zi Chisong (voice)

Yang Ting

Yang Ting

Rat Woman (voice)

Themes & Keywords

self sacrificemagicoceansupernaturalhuman animal relationshipromancecoming of ageadult animationanimeanimal transformation

About Big Fish & Begonia

Big Fish & Begonia is a animation, adventure, fantasy film released in 2016 exploring themes of self sacrifice, magic, ocean, supernatural, human animal relationship, romance. Directed by Liang Xuan, it stars Ji Guanlin, Pan Shulan, Su Shangqing. Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.

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