Mind Game vs The Mermaid
Mind Game has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.5/10 for The Mermaid). The Mermaid is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 43m. Mind Game is the older of the two (2004 against 2016). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mind Game
The Mermaid| Mind Game | The Mermaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | Japan | China |
| Director | Masaaki Yuasa | Stephen Chow |
| Main cast | Koji Imada, Sayaka Maeda, Takashi Fujii, Seiko Takuma, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi | Kris Wu, Tsui Hark, Chiu Chi-Ling, Deng Chao, Wen Zhang |
Synopsis
Mind Game
Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
The Mermaid
A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to succumb to illness or die. Xuan's business ventures in the area are threatened when he crosses paths with the mermaid, Shan, who is sent to avenge her people.
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