Chang'an (film)

Chang'an, also known as 30,000 Miles from Chang'an, is a 2023 Chinese 3D animated historical drama film directed by Xie Junwei and Zou Jing. It follows the story of the decades-long friendship of Li Bai and Gao Shi, amid the Tang dynasty's transition from peak prosperity to the turmoil caused by the rebellion led by An Lushan, one of Emperor Xuanzong's most favored generals. The film was produced by Light Chaser Animation Studios, Alibaba Pictures, Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media, Weibo Corporation, in association with China Film Co., Ltd.. The film premiered in China on 8 July 2023. At 168 minutes long, the film is also tied with In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World as the longest theatrically released animated films.

A total of 48 poems by various Tang period poets appeared in the film.

Cast

 * Yang Tianxiang as Gao Shi (young), a poet, politician, and general, also close friend of Li Bai.
 * Wu Junquan as Gao Shi (elderly)
 * Ling Zhenhe as Li Bai (young), one of the greatest and most important poets of the Tang dynasty and in Chinese history as a whole.
 * Xuan Xiaoming as Li Bai (elderly)
 * Liu Jiaoyu as Du Fu (early youth)
 * Sun Lulu as Du Fu (youth)
 * Ya Jie as Geshu Han, a general.
 * Ba He as Guo Ziyi, a military general and politician.
 * Xu Jiaqi as Princess Yuzhen
 * Jiang Qiuzai as Wang Wei, a musician, painter, poet, and politician.
 * Li Haojia as Li Yong, a politician, writer, and calligrapher.
 * Yang Kaiqi as Chang Jian, a poet.
 * Fu Bowen as Cen Shen, a poet.

Release
Chang'an was released on 8 July 2023, in mainland China, and on August 25, in Hong Kong and Macau. The movie then opened in the US and Canada on 6 October 2023, distributed by Niu Vision Media.

Reception
Douban, the influential Chinese film reviews website, gave the drama 8.3 out of 10 rating, one of the highest for wide-release animated films.

Box office
Chang'an grossed 1.823 billion yuan in Chinese box office, making it the second highest-grossing animated film in China.