A pearl so powerful it'll make you forgive the bargain-bin animation.
An animated story derived from a Chinese folk tale. Follows the magical journey of a sister and brother as they travel with their grandmother to a mystical world. In this world, they confront a talking frog, a fierce dragon, a wicked witch, etc. Protecting them during their travels is a bright, white pearl that possesses extraordinary powers.
Production
Wildly ambitious for clearly limited resources.
Director
Bob Curtis
Lana McKissack
Jamie (voice)
George Takei
Ha Ping (voice)
Tsai Chin
Additional Voices (voice)
Amy Hill
Additional Voices (voice)
France Nuyen
Additional Voices (voice)
Jack Ong
Additional Voices (voice)
Robert Ito
Priest / Benjamin (voice)
Radmar Agana Jao
Wu Sung (voice)
Reggie Lee
Wu Lung (voice)
Kim Miyori
Ghost Girl / Joyce (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a direct-to-video release capitalizing on 90s multicultural animation trends, with a voice cast far more prestigious than the production values suggest.
The folk tale source material has deeper roots in Chinese mythology than this adaptation explores—the pearl symbolizes spiritual enlightenment in tradition, not just deus ex machina.
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