Secrets of the Heavenly Book
Seen it?1983 | 89 min | Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Yuangong, the deacon, opened the shrine and exposed the holy book to the human world. He is now punished to guard the book for life by the jade emperor for breaking heaven’s law. In order to pass this holy book to human beings, he would have to get by the antagonist fox.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wang Shuchen, Qian Yunda
- Ding JianhuaDan Sheng (voice)
- Bi KeYuan Gong (voice)
- Su XiuThe Old Fox (voice)
- Cheng XiaohuaThe Beauty Fox (voice)
- Shi RongOld Legend Fox (voice)
- Yu DingOld Monk (voice)
- Sun YufengJade Emperor (voice)
- Hu QinghanLord of Land (voice)
- Shang HuaCounty Magistrate (voice)
- Liu GuangningVillage Woman (voice)