The Legend of Hei explained

The Legend of Hei
Native Name:
Director:MTJJ(Ping Zhang)
Producer:Joy Pictures
Starring:
  • Xin Shan
  • Wang Zhen
  • Xianghai Hao
  • Mingyue Liu
Studio:HMCH
Distributor:Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd[1]
Runtime:101 minutes
Country:China
Language:Chinese
Gross:US$48.5 million[2] [3]

The Legend of Hei (Chinese: 罗小黑战记大电影|lead=yes) is a 2019 animated film prequel to the animated series, The Legend of Luo Xiaohei. It details various events in the life of the cat spirit Luo Xiaohei which take place before the series.[4]

Synopsis

Xiaohei begins his wandering journey because his home is destroyed by humans. On a search for a new home, he encounters other monsters as well as human allies, some of which share his dislike of humans. This leaves him with the dilemma of which side to choose.[5]

Characters

Releases

The Legend of Hei was released September 2019 in China.[6] Its Japanese-language official dub aired in Japan a month afterwards, distributed by Toho Cinemas.[7] It was released in the US and Canada with an English dub by Shout! Studios in 2021.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Legend Of Hei China Boxoffice, China film Boxoffice, Weekly Boxoffice, Yearly Boxoffice (2019)-EntGroup. english.entgroup.cn.
  2. Web site: The Legend of Hei (2019) . . . August 9, 2024.
  3. Web site: Luo Xiaohei zhan ji (2019) - Financial Information. August 9, 2024. live.
  4. Web site: The Chinese Web Series 'The Legend of Luo Xiaohei' Is Getting A Feature Spinoff. August 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802190354/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/the-chinese-web-series-the-legend-of-luo-xiaohei-is-getting-a-feature-spinoff-177712.html . 2019-08-02 .
  5. Web site: The Legend of Hei (2019) - Plot - IMDb. m.imdb.com.
  6. Web site: 'The Legend of Hei' to open in China and Japan - China.org.cn . 2024-04-12 . www.china.org.cn.
  7. Web site: 猫妖精の冒険描く中国アニメ「羅小黒戦記」京都・出町座で公開. October 24, 2019.
  8. Web site: Chinese Animation 'The Legend of Hei' Set for U.S. Release by Shout! and Play Big (EXCLUSIVE). Patrick. Frater. December 15, 2020.