China Synopsis
西游魔童红孩儿
It tells the story of Hong Hai Er, who was already adopted by Guanyin Bodhisattva as the Fortune Kid. He followed the mentor’s order to practice at the Test of Fate. Hong Hai Er wanted to become a hero but was excluded by others due to his mixed heritage of immortal and demon. Facing misunderstandings and the imminent catastrophe, Hong Hai Er abandoned stereotypes and aggressiveness resolutely at the critical moment and battled the evil bravely with Ne Zha and Miss Dragon. Eventually, he beat the evil and won the recognition of everyone.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Awakened Demon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Fantasy in China
53 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Awakened Demon itself).
The 2020–2022 China Window
Awakened Demon holds position #116 of 181 China films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 83 titles released, including Awakened Demon. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (216 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 82 other China films in 2021.
The 846th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 23% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Awakened Demon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- fantasy · 5
- chinese mythology · 5
- historical · 28
- dragon · 26
- martial arts · 369
- fight · 60
- death · 43
- wuxia · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #452 of 946 China films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Drama productions specifically: #285 of 547 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | iQiyi International |
| Runtime | 1h 22m |
| Release Date | September 1, 2021 |