
Lotus Lantern
Jul 30 1999
•1h 25m
•Animation
A young boy named Chen Xiang uses a magical lotus lantern to search for and rescue his mother, a goddess, from the cruel punishment she received from her brother, the king of the gods, for falling in love with a mortal man.
Cast
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Jiang Wen
Niro Go (voice)

Xu Fan
The Third Virgin Mary (voice)

Chen Pei-Si
Sun Wukong (voice)

Ning Jing
Ga Mei (voice)
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