The Legend of Hei
Seen it?2019 | 102 min | Animation, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Audiences rate it highly (8.4 out of 10), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesStrong
8.4 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$48 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 202K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by MTJJ
- Shan XinLuo Xiaohei / Nezha (voice)
- Liu MingyueWuxian (voice)
- Hao XianghaiFengxi (voice)
- Ding DangLuozhu (voice)
- Yuntu CaoXuhuai (voice)
- Sheng FengTianhu (voice)
- Chen SiyuJiulao (voice)