LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese animated film "Jiang Ziya," also known as "Legend of Deification," opened Thursday in a limited theatrical release in North America on the occasion of China's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival.
The long-awaited animated feature is directed by Cheng Teng and Li Wei, and produced by Beijing Enlight Pictures, the company which also produced international blockbuster "Ne Zha." The latter topped the 2019 China box office chart, grossing more than 5 billion yuan (around 736 million U.S. dollars).
"Jiang Ziya" will be released by Well Go USA Entertainment in Mandarin with English and Chinese subtitles in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, San Diego, Vancouver, Toronto and a few other major cities across the United States and Canada.
Jiang Ziya, is a mythological figure from the novel "Fengshen Yanyi," or "The Investiture of the Gods," a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) book that inspired "Ne Zha," the Chinese film about its eponymous hero.
To earn his place amongst the gods, celestial army commander Jiang Ziya must vanquish a terrifying fox demon threatening the very existence of the mortal realm. After learning the creature's fate is tied to that of a young girl, Jiang Ziya disobeys Heaven's edict and spares the demon, resulting in his banishment to the mortal realm. Enditem
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