A small shop owner catches a little mutant Octopus and accidentally becomes involved in a conspiracy involving genetic mutation experiments and a giant kaiju Octopus.
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Liu Mu
Candice Zhao
Zhang Haocheng
Big Octopus is a science fiction, fantasy, adventure, action, horror film released in 2020. Directed by Frank Xiang, it stars Liu Mu, Candice Zhao, Zhang Haocheng. A small shop owner catches a little mutant Octopus and accidentally becomes involved in a conspiracy involving genetic mutation experiments and a giant kaiju Octopus.
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