The Legend of Hei

Name: The Legend of Hei
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Action
Released: 2019-08-27
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Shan Xin, Liu Mingyue, Hao Xianghai, Ding Dang, Yuntu Cao

2019·Movie·PG·102 min·★ 8.3(481)

Animation Fantasy Action

“One Small Spirit Will Determine the Fate of the World.”

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.

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About The Legend of Hei

The Legend of Hei is a 2019 Chinese-language animation, fantasy and action film directed by MTJJ. The cast is led by Shan Xin, Liu Mingyue, Hao Xianghai. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 8.3/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Crunchyroll, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, The CW.

The Legend of Hei was produced by MTJJ, Beijing Guangying Gongchang Wenhua Chuanbo, and Dream Castle and made in China. It was released on August 27, 2019, and carries a PG certification. At the box office it grossed around $48 million worldwide.

Director: MTJJ
Writers: MTJJ, Kexin Peng, Fengxishenlei
Release date: August 27, 2019
OTT release: April 20, 2021
Original language: Chinese
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: China
Box office: $48 million
Production: MTJJ, Beijing Guangying Gongchang Wenhua Chuanbo, Dream Castle

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The Legend of Hei cast & crew

The Legend of Hei was directed by MTJJ and written by MTJJ, Kexin Peng, and Fengxishenlei.

The cast features Shan Xin as Luo Xiaohei / Nezha (voice), Liu Mingyue as Wuxian (voice), Hao Xianghai as Fengxi (voice), Ding Dang as Luozhu (voice), Yuntu Cao as Xuhuai (voice), and Sheng Feng as Tianhu (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Sun Yujing, cinematography is by Liang Shuang, and it was produced by Cong Fangbing and Ma Whenzhuo.

Is The Legend of Hei worth watching?

The Legend of Hei holds an audience score of 8.3/10 from 481 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed animation films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy animation, fantasy, and action, The Legend of Hei is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Legend of Hei

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It first became available to stream digitally on April 20, 2021.

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