Big Fish & Begonia
7.0
“Two worlds. One destiny.”
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.
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Part of Big Fish & Begonia Collection
3 films
Cast
13 people
Ji Guanlin
Chun (voice)
Known for
Ling Cage
Throne of Elves
Pan Shulan
Old Chun (voice)
Also in
山村会计
Su Shangqing
Qiu (voice)
Known for
LINK CLICK
The Founder of Diabolism
Timmy Xu
Kun (voice)
Known for
Addicted
The Rookies
Xu Weizhou
Kun (voice)
King Shih-chieh
Ling Po (voice)
Known for
Terrorizers
Reset
Zhang Jie
Zi Chisong (voice)
Also in
Age of Gunslingers
Our Inn
Jiu'er
Kun's Sister (voice)
No other roles listed
Xang Yuanyuan
Feng (voice)
Also in
钧瓷蛤蟆砚
此后春秋不共度
Xue Lifang
Chun's Father (voice)
No other roles listed
Ajie
Zi Chisong (voice)
Known for
The Founder of Diabolism
Hitori No Shita - The Outcast
Yang Ting
Rat Woman (voice)
Known for
Deep Sea
Liang Xuan Director · Zhang Chun Director Kiyoshi Yoshida Composer
Worldwide gross $85M · Budget $4.5M · United States release April 6, 2018
Box office
Budget
$4,531,653
Worldwide gross
$84,552,250
Gross vs. budget
18.7×
Production
Studio Mir
Production
Beijing Enlight Pictures
Production
Horgos Coloroom Pictures
Production
China · South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
大鱼海棠
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · July 8, 2016
Theatrical
United States · April 6, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · December 15, 2022
Digital · Crunchyroll
Australia
December 15, 2022 · Digital · Crunchyroll
Brazil
August 17, 2018 · Digital
China
June 19, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
August 17, 2018 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
February 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 4, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
June 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Poland
May 25, 2018 · Limited theatrical
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Kino Swiat VOD official YouTube channel
Russia
August 9, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 15, 2017 · Theatrical
Ukraine
August 23, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 18, 2018 · Limited theatrical
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