China Synopsis
深海
“Animation”
Shenxiu has felt a deep sadness since her mother left. A storm plunges her into a dreamlike, 3D world of swirling colour. Led by the Hyjinx, and joined by inventive underwater chef Nanhe, she embarks on a quest to find solace in the Eye of the Deep Sea.
Audience Engagement
52 audience reviews — more than 65% of China films in our index.
Popularity (98th percentile) outruns review volume (65th) — a trending, discussed title among China films.
Animation + Adventure in China
46 China titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Deep Sea itself).
The 2022–2024 China Window
Deep Sea holds position #33 of 77 China films in the 2022–2024 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
Deep Sea premiered in 2023 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 35 titles in our catalog. The 2020s overall landed 216 films and series across 4 years of activity.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent $273K per minute on screen and earned $1.3M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other China films in 2023.
The 916th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Deep Sea, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- 3d animation · 2
- 幻境 · 1
- 深海 · 1
- 拯救 · 1
- 感动 · 1
- female protagonist · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #312 of 946 China films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Animation productions specifically: #47 of 97 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | October Media, Horgos Coloroom Pictures, Enlight Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | January 22, 2023 |
| IMDb | tt25434854 |