Deep Sea
Promotional release poster
深海
Directed byTian Xiaopeng (田晓鹏)
Screenplay byTian Xiaopeng[1]
Produced byQiao Yi[2]
Starring
  • Tingwen Wang (王亭文)
  • Xin Su (苏鑫)
  • Kuixing Teng
  • Ting Yang
  • Jing Ji
  • Taochen Fang
[3]
CinematographyMazhiyuan Cheng[4]
Edited byAner Lin[5]
Music byMao Buyi
Tang Hanxiao
MIUMIU
Production
companies
[6][7][8][9]
Release date
  • 22 January 2023 (2023-January-22) (China)
[10]
Running time
105 minutes[11][12]
CountryChina
LanguageStandard Chinese
Budget200 million RMB[13]
Box officeUS$136.1 million[14]

Deep Sea (Chinese: 深海; pinyin: Shēn hǎi) is a 2023 Chinese 3D animated fantasy film, written and directed by Tian Xiaopeng who previously directed Monkey King: Hero Is Back,[15] co-produced by October Media that his company and Coloroom Pictures.

Plot

A young girl explores a strange underwater environment.[16] Shenxiu, a little girl whose parents were recently divorced goes on a sea trip with her new family. Still not having dealt with not having her mother around, she hears a hum similar to a song her mother used to sing and by following the sound she enters the fantastical Deep Sea Restaurant run by sea animals serving humanoid fishes.

Original voice cast

  • Su Xin (苏鑫) as Nanhe
  • Wang Tingwen (王亭文) as Shenxiu
  • Teng Kuixing
  • Yang Ting
  • Ji Jing (吉静)
  • Fang Taochen (方韬辰)
  • Dong Yi (董一)

Release

Deep Sea was scheduled for release on 22 January 2023 (Chinese New Year).[17]

It was nominated for screening as part of Generation Kplus at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.[15] And will be nominate for screening as Animation category at 36th Tokyo International Film Festival.

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 20 critics' reviews for Deep Sea are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Fortissimo Films | Films". fortissimofilms.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Fortissimo Films | Films". fortissimofilms.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  3. ↑ "Fortissimo Films | Films". fortissimofilms.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  4. ↑ "Fortissimo Films | Films". fortissimofilms.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Fortissimo Films | Films". fortissimofilms.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to Octmedia!". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  8. ↑ "《大圣闹天宫》《深海》《哪吒之魔童降世》海报齐发，十月彩条屋联手打造国漫力作 - 十月动态 - Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  9. ↑ "Posters of Monkey King: Hero Is Back, Deep Sea, Ne Zha all released, October Media and Coloroom Pictures jointly create Chinese animation masterpiece - Headlines - Welcome to Octmedia!". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  10. ↑ "深海 - 电影 - Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  11. ↑ "深海 - 电影 - Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  12. ↑ "Deep Sea - Movie - Welcome to Octmedia!". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  13. ↑ "下一部国漫热片，制作成本两亿《深海》有苏州制造的身影！". 搜狐. 2021-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  14. ↑ "Deep Sea". 搜狐. 2021-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  15. 1 2 "Movie box office ready to soar over holiday". China Daily. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  16. ↑ Rosser, Michael. "Fortissimo boards Berlinale Generation animation 'Deep Sea'". Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "《深海》官宣定檔大年初一 《大聖歸來》導演新作". 香港新浪. 2023-01-03. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  18. ↑ "Deep Sea". Rotten Tomatoes.
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