Wish Dragon
A determined teen named Din longs to reconnect with his childhood best friend when a chance encounter with a wish-granting dragon reveals to him the magic of endless possibilities.
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Chris Appelhans
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sank99
To be fair, I didn't expect much. Having pretty much watched everything on Netflix over the past 18 months, I had spent over 30 minutes scrolling and clicking, seemingly in vain, for something interesting. So, in an effort to avoid defeat and an early bedtime, I thought that I'd at least give Wish Dragon a try. So glad I did. It turned out to be a heartwarming, well animated, expertly acted gem. It would be easy to think that this is a simple re-telling of the Arabian Aladdin story but in a Chinese setting, yet it's so much more than that. Indeed, a little research shows that the Aladdin tale originated in China. Instead, it's a well woven story of promises lost and refound, the value and endurance of real friendships, the importance (or lack thereof) of monetary riches and the true meaning of success in life. Animation and other production values are superb and polished, characters are eminently likeable (sometimes quite loveable!) and believably evil in equal parts. It's an hour and a half of pure joy. It has a warm, wholesome, fuzzy feeling in the same vein that The Iron Giant once did. Even for a cynical old sci-fi addicted geek like myself. Highly recommended.
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Chris Appelhans is the director of Wish Dragon.
The cast of Wish Dragon includes Alexandre Chen as Various characters (voice), Will Yun Lee as Dad (voice), Ronny Chieng as Pipa God (voice), Cathy Cavadini as Additional Voices (voice), John Cho as Long (voice), Jimmy O. Yang as Short Goon / Security Guard 2 (voice), Will Collyer as Additional Voices (voice), Willow Geer as Additional Voices (voice), Malana Lea as Additional Voices (voice), Jeremy Maxwell as Additional Voices (voice), Levi Nunez as Additional Voices (voice), Regina Taufen as Additional Voices (voice), and more.
The duration of Wish Dragon is 1h 39 mins.
Yes. Wish Dragon has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Wish Dragon | Official Trailer | Netflix. Watch them on this page.
You can watch Wish Dragon on Netflix (Subscription). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Wish Dragon was released on 15 Jan 2021.
Wish Dragon is listed under Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, and Adventure on Fanbiz.
Wish Dragon has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 10.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "To be fair, I didn't expect much. Having pretty much watched everything on Netflix over the past 18 months, I had spent over 30 minutes scrolling and clicking, seemingly in vai..."
