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Ne Zha 2 (2025)

Ne Zha 2 poster
Original title
哪吒之魔童闹海
Directed by
Jiaozi
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, action film, adventure film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 752 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Chinese mythological hero named Ne Zha carries the spirit of his friend Ao Bing inside his own recreated body. He must fight a powerful enemy named Master Shen while dealing with this shared existence.

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What happens

Ne Zha 2 (Chinese: 哪吒之魔童闹海; pinyin: Nézhā zhī Mótóng nào hǎi; also known as 哪吒2; Nézhā èr) is a 2025 Chinese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Jiaozi based on the titular mythic figure of Chinese legend and Xu Zhonglin's 16th-century novel Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen Yanyi). It is the direct sequel to Ne Zha (2019). The film takes up the story of Chinese mythological character Ne Zha and his friend Ao Bing. After a sacrifice, only Ne Zha's body can be recreated, although he carries Ao Bing's spirit within. Ne Zha calls on this spirit in his fight against Master Shen. Ne Zha 2 was released in theaters across China on 29 January 2025, coinciding with the first day of the Chinese New Year. Like its predecessor, the film received highly positive reviews from critics, and achieved even greater commercial success at a gross of $2.2 billion worldwide against a production budget of US$80 million. Ne Zha 2 broke numerous box office records inside and outside China, including becoming the highest-grossing film in a single box office territory, the highest-grossing animated film, being the first adult animated film in this position, the highest-grossing non-English language film and the first animated film in history to cross the $2 billion mark, as well as being the highest-selling animated film based on ticket sales, overtaking The Jungle Book (1967). It also became the highest-grossing film of 2025 and the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time. A sequel is currently in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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