Mythological creatures come alive in Big Fish

Rushou 蓐收 is the harvest god and has tiger paws. He rides two dragons to work and has a pet snake.

Rushou 蓐收 is the harvest god, which explains the giant fortune cookie costume. He rides two dragons to work and has a pet snake.

Learn about mythological creatures from The Classic of Mountains and Seas with this beautiful set of character posters from currently-screening animated feature Big Fish and Begonia 大鱼海棠.  Continue reading

Big Fish and Begonia releases trailers

I think those of you interested in Chinese animation will be pleasantly surprised.

Big Fish & Begonia (previously Big Fish & Chinese Flowering Crabapple) has released trailers and is planning for a July 8th release.  This is a co-production between a Chinese (Beijing Enlight Media) and South Korean company (Studio Mir behind The Legend of Korra and The Boondocks) and seems to draw inspiration from various sources as well as Chinese texts.  The project is directed by Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun.

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