Deep Sea (film)

2023 Chinese film

Deep Sea

Promotional release poster

Directed by| Tian Xiaopeng (田晓鹏)
Screenplay by| Tian Xiaopeng[2]
Produced by| Qiao Yi[3]
Starring|

* Tingwen Wang (王亭文)
* Xin Su (苏鑫)
* Kuixing Teng
* Ting Yang
* Jing Ji
* Taochen Fang

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Cinematography| Mazhiyuan Cheng[5]
Edited by| Aner Lin[6]
Music by| Mao Buyi
Tang Hanxiao [zh]
MIUMIU

Production
companies

* October Media (Chinese: 十月文化, OCTMEDIA)
* Coloroom Pictures (simplified Chinese: 光线彩条屋影业; traditional Chinese: 光線彩条屋影業)

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Release date

* 22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) (China)

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Running time

| 105 minutes[11][12]
Country| China
Language| Standard Chinese
Budget| 200 million RMB[13]
Box office| US$136.1 million[14]

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.

## 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.

## External links

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* October Media official web page of the work (Chinese)
* October Media official web page of the work (English)
* Deep Sea at Douban (in Chinese)
* Deep Sea at IMDb

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Films directed by Tian Xiaopeng

* Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)
* Deep Sea (2023)
* Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven (TBA)

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