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SYNOPSIS

A young girl named Shenxiu is unexpectedly swept into the sea during a family cruise and stumbles upon a mysterious restaurant under the waves. There, she meets the scheming head chef Nanhe, and his ragtag crew of adorable otters and sarcastic walruses. They join forces to save the restaurant and reunite Shenxiu with her long-lost mother in a kaleidoscopic, dreamlike world of swirling color and dazzling views.

PRoDUCTION NOTES

Over the course of seven years, director TIAN XIAOPENG dedicated himself to crafting a distinctive visual aesthetic rooted in Chinese ink painting, distinct from the realms of Japanese and American animation. Through his ingenious use of particle-based techniques, he successfully translated the ethereal forms of Chinese ink painting into the realm of 3D animation, resulting in a mesmerizing and uninhibited visual style reminiscent of a dream.