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Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Dunk for Future (喜羊羊与灰太狼之筐出未来, Xǐ Yángyáng yǔ Huī Tàiláng zhī Kuāng Chū Wèilái) is the eighth donghua film installment in the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf franchise. It is a sequel to the television donghua Dunk for Victories.
Plot[]
With all the attentions and expectations, Team Defenders made their way to the world-class basketball event — The Basketball Metropolis Cup. They were the most competitive team to grasp the trophy but unexpectedly they lost it because of the last shot of discord. The team seemed to fall away when Weslie and Wolffy had a dispute after the finals.
However, true friendships will not be destroyed easily. Jonie decided to assemble the members again and join the new Basketball Metropolis Cup. Will their determination and devotion to basketball complete their basketball championship this time?
Staff[]
General directed by | Huang Weiming |
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Animation directed by | Huang Junming, Chen Lijin |
Scripted by | Wu Chaowei, Geng Yimiao, Liu Zemin, Liu Wei |
Supervised by | Huang Xiaoxue |
Producer | Kinny Choi |
Produced by | Alpha Group Co., Ltd. Creative Power Entertaining Co., Ltd. Shanghai Tao Piao Piao Movie and TV Culture Co., Ltd. ZheJiang DongYang Microcosmic Pictures Co., Ltd. Youku Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Msc Co., Ltd. Beijing Weimeng Chuangke Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Distributed by | ZheJiang DongYang Microcosmic Pictures Co., Ltd. |
Cast[]
Role | Mandarin Voice Actor |
Cantonese Voice Actor |
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Weslie | Zu Qing | Leung Siu Ha |
Wolffy | Zhang Lin | Lo Wai Kit |
Paddi | Liang Ying | Lam Tsz Kwan |
Tibbie | Deng Yuting | Keung Ka Lui |
Sparky | Liu Hongyun | Tsang Sau Ching |
Jonie | Deng Yuting | Ching Man Yi |
Slowy | Gao Quansheng | Wong Chi Ming |
Wilie | Liang Ying | Ng Man Hei |
Wolnie | Zhao Na | Lau Wai Wan |
Blazey | Li Tuan | Ko Hon Man |
Tiger Wing | Deng Yuting | Kan Kin Yiu |
Tiger Wing’s father | Li Tuan | Wong Kai Ming |
Moki | Hu Yanyan | Mak Ho Fung |
Lion Jay | Li Tuan | Chan Yan |
Photographer | Huang Weiming |
Music[]
- Theme Song Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yi Zhi Yang 2022 by Bibi Zhou
- Insert Song Jiu Shi Guanjun by Luo Weiluo
- Insert Song Nifeng Shengzhang by Lu Shilang
- Insert Song Guanlan Qingchun by Lu Shilang
Trivia[]
- Part of the setting of this movie is inherited from the Dunk for Victories.
- This is the first animated film in the series that is not based on a Chinese zodiac, but a rival of Team Defenders in the film is a tiger team, and 2022 is the year of the tiger in the Chinese calendar.
- This is the first film in the series to premiere in February.
- The production team behind this film, hoping to perfect their idea for this movie using trial and error, made 37 scripts, 74 storyboards, and 2,142 shots in order to find a version that worked.[1]
From left to right in the front row, the inspirations for the characters are Chen Huiyan, Liang Jiaqi, Huang Junming, Chen Lijin, and Huang Xiaoxue.
- Some of the supporting characters in the film were designed based on the staff’s appearances.
- Msc Co., Ltd., one of the companies involved in the production of the film, produces Happy Heroes, another series created by “father of Pleasant Goat” Huang Weiming. Part of it is owned by Alpha Group, who also owns Pleasant Goat production company Creative Power Entertaining.
- This is the first Pleasant Goat film to have a 2.39:1 aspect ratio, while the movies before it had a widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio.
- In the subtitled version released in Japan at a film festival in September 2022, Team Defenders is translated as ガーディアンズ (Gādianzu, Guardians), different from the English translation.
Continuity[]
- When Weslie asks Wolffy how long they’ve known each other for, Wolffy responds “About 5,000 episodes”, breaking the fourth wall as he does so. This is a reference to episode 41 of Rescue Across Time, where the exact same exchange is used.
Cultural references[]
- Sparky is seen playing on a Nintendo Switch console a few times.
- Tiger Wing’s first game of basketball with Weslie features the polar bear Bernard, from the South Korean-Spanish series of the same name, as a spectator. Alpha Group, who owns Pleasant Goat, has the rights to Bernard in China.
- The metro Weslie rides is based on Guangzhou Metro, specifically Line 5, though it features the color scheme and platform screen doors of Line 1. The stations are elevated, and the in-movie “Lanqiu Jie Station” is inspired by the real-life Huanghuagang station of Line 6, the nearest metro station to CPE’s office.