Name: Dragonkeeper
Director: Jian-Ping Li
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Released: 2024-04-11
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Mario Gas, Lucía Pérez, Fernando Castro, Carlos de Luna, José Gómez Adán

The dragon's not the chosen one. The orphan girl is. Finally.

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underdog energyStudio Ghibli's scrappy cousinancient China but make it cozy

Overview

Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Action

Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi. Dragons had been banished from the kingdom. Ping, an orphan, finds one of the last remaining dragon eggs. Palace guards force Ping to run away in order to return the dragon egg to the ocean and save all dragons from extinction. Ping discovers that she is a true Dragonkeeper.

ES Spanish

Content warning

fantasy world animation giant dragon

self-discovery beyond assigned statusintergenerational trauma and healingfound familyhumanity's relationship with nature

Best for:Family·Solo

Director

Jian-Ping Li

ReleasedApr 11, 2024

Runtime1h 39m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Budget$25.6M·Revenue$6.2M

Top Cast

Mario Gas

Danzi (voice)

César Díaz Capilla

Master Lan (voice)

Álvaro Navarro

Cara de rata / Walla #2 (voice)

Jonathan D. Mellor

Hua hua (voice)

Manuel de Andrés

Danzi (sonidos) (voice)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Based on Carole Wilkinson's 2003 novel, but the Spanish-Chinese co-production took 15 years to animate.

Cultural

The Han Dynasty setting deliberately avoids the 'exotic China' tropes common in Western animation—note the mundane palace politics alongside the magical.