Dayu haitang

"Two worlds. One destiny."

Jul 8 2016 PG-13 1h 40m
Adventure, Animation, Drama

Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.

Official Trailer
Plot

It is a world within our world, yet unseen by any human, and the beings here control time and tide and the changing of the seasons. On the day Chun turns sixteen, she is transformed into a dolphin to explore the human world. She is rescued from a vortex by a human boy at the cost of his own life. Chun is so moved by the boy's kindness and courage that she decides to give him life again. But to do this, she must protect the boy's soul, a tiny fish, and nurture it to grow. Through adventure and sacrifice, love grows, yet now she must release him back to the sea, back to life in the human world.

Written by

Daniel Chuba, Xuan Liang

Directed by

Xuan Liang, Chun Zhang

Cast

Guanlin Ji, Shangqing Su, Timmy Xu

Crew

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Production Countries

China

Production Companies

Studio Mir, Horgos Coloroom Pictures, Beijing Enlight Pictures

Languages

Awards

3 wins & 10 nominations total

Trailers
Official Trailer [UK]
Official Trailer [English Sub]
Big Fish & Begonia [Coming Soon] - Official Trailer [English Language] (HD)
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7,086
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
72
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