Deep Sea (Chinese: 深海; pinyin: Shēnhǎi) 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 his company October Media and Coloroom Pictures.

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

Plot

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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 fish.[17]

Original voice cast

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

Release

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Deep Sea was scheduled for release on 22 January 2023 (Chinese New Year).[18]

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

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 26 critics' reviews for Deep Sea are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "深海 - 电影 - Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.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. ^ "Fortissimo Films | Films". fortissimofilms.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  8. ^ "Welcome to Octmedia!". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  9. ^ "《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.
  10. ^ "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.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "How Deep Sea Brings Chinese Animation to a New Level". The World of Chinese. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  18. ^ "《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.
  19. ^ "Deep Sea". Rotten Tomatoes.
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