Year of the Fish

A rotoscope-animated modern-day Cinderella story set in the underbelly of New York's Chinatown.

Cast

Tsai Chin

as Mrs. Su

Ken Leung

as Johnny

Randall Duk Kim

as Auntie Yaga / Old Man / Foreman

An Nguyen

as Ye Xian

Hettienne Park

as Hong Ji

Constance Wu

as Lucy

Corrine Hong Wu

as Katty

Lori Tan Chinn

as Shuk Yee

Anna Kim

as Seamstress #1

Wai Ching Ho

as Seamstress #2

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