China Synopsis
宝莲灯
A young boy named Chen Xiang uses a magical lotus lantern to search for and rescue his mother, a goddess, from the cruel punishment she received from her brother, the king of the gods, for falling in love with a mortal man.
Other Titles From Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 4 other China films in 1999.
The 71st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
20
Reviews
39th
Review-volume percentile
20th
Popularity percentile
20 audience reviews — more than 39% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 20th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
7.2
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier
Ranked #289 of 946 China films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Animation productions specifically: #43 of 97 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shanghai Animation Film Studio |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | July 30, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0262264 |