Korean full-length animation to premiere in China

Korean animation "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild" [Myung Film]

A local full-length animation will premiere in China this summer, notified the film’s producer Myung Film on Wednesday.

An official at Myung Film confirmed with 10Asia that the local animation titled “Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild” (tentative title) will open simultaneously in Korean and Chinese theaters in a few months time.

The official added that the latest film, which will be the first Korean animation to be featured on the big screen in China, has secured over 1,000 theaters to be screened in throughout some 10 major cities on mainland China.

“Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild,” helmed by director Oh Sung-yoon and co-produced by Myung Film and Odoltogi Studio, is about an adventure of a hen who leaves her chicken farm to realize her dream of hatching her own egg.

Originally based on a children’s novel published in 2000, the story deals with the themes of life, death, and freedom.

Several well-recognized actors in Korea will lend their voices to the upcoming animation including actress Moon So-ri who will voice “Leafie” the hen, actor Yoo Seung-ho the orphaned baby mallard, actor Choi Min-sik the guardian mallard, and actor Park Chul-min the wild otter.

Moon is particularly well known for 2002 film “Oasis,” Yoo for his 2002 film “The Way Home,” Choi from 2003 film “Old Boy” and Park as a supporting actor on various roles in many major Korean films.

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