The Dreams of Jinsha

The Dreams of Jinsha
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese梦回金沙城
Simplified Chinese梦回金沙城
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMèng huí jīnshā chéng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingmung6 wui4 gam1 sa1 sing4
Directed byChen Deming
Written byXiaohong Su
Wang Fang
Screenplay byXiaohong Su
Wang Fang
Produced byXiaohong Su
Gu Guoqing
Starring
  • Zhan Jia
  • Xu Gang
  • Cheng Yuzhu
  • Zhang Xin
  • Xie Tiantian
  • Jiang Yuling
  • Wang Xiaobing
  • Hu Pingzhi
  • Wu Lei
Edited byChen Xiaohong
Music byShi Jiayang
Production
company
Hangzhou C&L Digital Production
Distributed byHuaxia Film Distribution Co.
Release dates
  • 10 July 2010 (2010-07-10) (China)
  • 3 December 2010 (2010-12-03) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Budget$11 Million (US)[1]
Box office$100 million

The Dreams of Jinsha (Chinese: 梦回金沙城; pinyin: Mèng huí jīnshā chéng) is a 2010 animated film released in China. It was directed by Chen Deming and produced by Hangzhou C&L Digital Production.[2] It was China's most expensive animated film ever.[3]

Plot

The plot of this story revolves around the character of Xiao Long, who is whisked back over 3,000 years into the past and ends up in an ancient kingdom known as Jinsha.[2]

Cast and characters

Character Voice cast
Princess Hua'er Zhan Jia
Xiao Long Xu Gang
Xiao Long's Mother Cheng Yuzhu
Grandma Zhang Xin
King of Jinsha Xie Tiantian
Maid Jiang Yuling
General Wang Xiaobing
Minister Hu Pingzhi
The Elephant God Wu Lei

Accolades

The film was shortlisted for the 2011 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.[4]

References

  1. ^ Desowitz, Bill (10 December 2010). "Chinese Animation Comes of Age with Dreams of Jinsha". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (3 December 2010). "Home » Features » 'The Dreams of Jinsha' Opens in L.A." Animation Magazine. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ^ Hardy, Ernest (2 December 2010). "The Dreams of Jinsha". LA Weekly. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ^ Xinlei, Xu (3 December 2010). "Road to the Oscars". China Culture. Retrieved 28 February 2013.