The Legend of Hei

{{Infobox film

| name = The Legend of Hei

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|zh|罗小黑战记大电影}}

| image = The_Legend_of_Hei_poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| director = MTJJ(Ping Zhang)

| producer = Joy Pictures

| writer =

| starring = {{plainlist|

Xin Shan
Wang Zhen
Xianghai Hao
Mingyue Liu

}}

| editing =

| music =

| studio = HMCH

| distributor = Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd{{Cite web|url=http://english.entgroup.cn/672715/|title=The Legend Of Hei China Boxoffice, China film Boxoffice, Weekly Boxoffice, Yearly Boxoffice (2019)-EntGroup|website=english.entgroup.cn|access-date=2023-02-10|archive-date=2023-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205135518/http://english.entgroup.cn/672715/|url-status=live}}

| released = {{Film date|2019|09|07|df=yes}}

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = China

| language = Chinese

| budget =

| gross = US$48.5 million{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10734928/?ref_=bo_se_r_19 |title=The Legend of Hei (2019) |website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=August 9, 2024 |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809131531/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10734928/?ref_=bo_se_r_19 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Luo-Xiaohei-zhan-ji-(China)#tab=summary|title=Luo Xiaohei zhan ji (2019) - Financial Information|access-date=August 9, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=August 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809132121/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Luo-Xiaohei-zhan-ji-(China)#tab=summary}}

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The Legend of Hei ({{lang-zh|罗小黑战记大电影|lead=yes}}) is a 2019 animated film prequel to the animated series, The Legend of Luo Xiaohei. It details various events in the life of the cat spirit Luo Xiaohei which take place before the series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/the-chinese-web-series-the-legend-of-luo-xiaohei-is-getting-a-feature-spinoff-177712.html|title=The Chinese Web Series 'The Legend of Luo Xiaohei' Is Getting A Feature Spinoff|date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802190354/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/the-chinese-web-series-the-legend-of-luo-xiaohei-is-getting-a-feature-spinoff-177712.html |archive-date=2019-08-02 }}

Synopsis

Xiaohei begins his wandering journey because his home is destroyed by humans. On a search for a new home, he encounters other monsters as well as human allies, some of which share his dislike of humans. This leaves him with the dilemma of which side to choose.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10734928/plotsummary|title=The Legend of Hei (2019) - Plot - IMDb|via=m.imdb.com|access-date=2023-02-10|archive-date=2023-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210161241/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10734928/plotsummary/|url-status=live}}

Characters

Xiao Hei/Hei ({{lang|zh|小黑}})

{{Voiced by|Xin Shan (Chinese), Kana Hanazawa (Japanese), Emi Lo (English)}}

Wuxian/Infinity ({{lang|zh|无限}})

{{Voiced by|Wang Zhen (Chinese), Mamoru Miyano (Japanese), Aleks Le (English)}}

Feng Xi/Storm End ({{lang|zh|风息}})

{{Voiced by|Xinghai Hao (Chinese), Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), Howard Wang (English)}}

Releases

The Legend of Hei was released September 2019 in China.{{Cite web |title='The Legend of Hei' to open in China and Japan - China.org.cn |url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2019-09/06/content_75180088.htm |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=www.china.org.cn |archive-date=2024-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930013112/http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2019-09/06/content_75180088.htm |url-status=live }} Its Japanese-language official dub aired in Japan a month afterwards, distributed by Toho Cinemas.{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/352510|title=猫妖精の冒険描く中国アニメ「羅小黒戦記」京都・出町座で公開|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=January 24, 2024|archive-date=January 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124201939/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/352510|url-status=live}} It was released in the US and Canada with an English dub by Shout! Studios in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/chinese-animation-the-legend-of-hei-set-for-u-s-release-1234853732/|title=Chinese Animation 'The Legend of Hei' Set for U.S. Release by Shout! and Play Big (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Patrick|last=Frater|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2023|archive-date=September 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930013112/https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/chinese-animation-the-legend-of-hei-set-for-u-s-release-1234853732/|url-status=live}}

References

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Category:2019 films

Category:2019 animated films

Category:Chinese animated feature films

Category:Animated films about cats

Category:Animated films about talking animals

Category:Chinese prequel films