New Gods: Yang Jian

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New Gods: Yang Jian
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Simplified Chinese 新神榜:杨戬
Literal meaningNew Gods: Yang Jian
Hanyu Pinyin Xin Shen Bang: Yang Jian
Directed byZhao Ji
Screenplay byMu Chuan
Based on Investiture of the Gods
by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing
Produced byLu Xi
Music by Guo Haowei
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
  • August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)(China)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageChinese
Box officeUS$82.4 million [1]

New Gods: Yang Jian is a Chinese 3D animated fantasy action film directed by Zhao Ji and written by Mu Chuan. The film is based on the character of Yang Jian from the Ming dynasty novel Investiture of the Gods , [2] and was released on August 19, 2022, as a prequel to the 2021 film, New Gods: Nezha Reborn . [3] [4]

Contents

The film's distribution rights in North America was bought by GKIDS who also produced an English dub of the film. [5] The GKIDS version was released on January 20, 2023. [6]

Plot

Twelve years after imprisoning his sister underneath a mountain, Erlang Shen, a god known for his all-seeing third eye, now works as a bounty hunter. A woman hires him and his crew to prevent his nephew, Chenxiang, from obtaining a magical lotus lantern that holds great power. [5]

Characters

Yang Jian/Erlang Shen
Voiced by: Nicholas Andrew Louie [6] (English)
Wanluo
Voiced by: Christine Lin [6] (English)
Master Yuding
Voiced by: Parry Shen [6] (English)
Chenxiang
Voiced by: Luke Naphat Sath [6] (English)
Shen Gongbao
Voiced by James Sie [6] (English)

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