Summary
A few years after the Anshi Rebellion, Tang dynasty military commander Gao Shi suffers a defeat in a battle threatening Chang'an. Trapped in the besieged city, he recalls his lifelong friendship with the acclaimed poet Li Bai.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 74
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.5/5
Running time
2 h 48 min
Longer than 9 in 10 animated movies, +79 min on the typical 89
typical 89168Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2023
July 2, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
AnimationHistoryLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-Provoking24 of 24
Yang TianxiangGao Shi (voice)
Ling ZhenheLi Bai (voice)
Junquan WuGao Shi (old) (voice)
Xuan XiaomingLi Bai (old) (voice)
Lu LifengCheng Jianjun (voice)
Sun LuluDu Fu (voice)
Liu XiaoyuDu Fu (young) / Li Bai Zong (voice)
Lu XiranGao Shi Shu Tong / Gao Shi (young) (voice)
Li ShimengPei Shi'er (voice)
Hu YajieGe Shuan (voice)
Ba HeGuo Ziyi (voice)
Xu JiaqiPrincess Yuzhen (voice)
Qiu QiuYangzhou Dancer (voice)
Shang HongZhang Xu (voice)
Chen ZheLi Guinian (voice)
Shuiyu TangWang Changling (voice)
Jiang QiuzaiWang Wei (voice)
Li HaojiaLi Yong / Veteran of Pujin Post Station (voice)
Tom FuCen Shen (voice)
Yan YanshengHe Zhizhang / Gao Tianshi (voice)
Fan ZhechenZhang Shougui (voice)
Cai ZhuangzhuangChang Jian (voice)
Yihui XiePipa Girl (voice)
Luan LishengSeibei Veterans (voice)
Directing · 2
- Zou Jing Director
- Xie Junwei Director
Writing · 1
- Gary Wang Writer
Production · 1
- Yu Zhou Producer
Sound · 1
- Guo Haowei Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Li Bai Poem
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