1st rated Chinese film declares release date

The poster of "Dahufa" [Photo:mtime.com]

Chinese animation "Dahufa," the first mainland film that labels itself as "PG-13" is scheduled to hit screens on July 13.

Though China has not adopted a rating system for the film industry, the producer of "Dahufa" has become the forerunner by suggesting an audience group above the age of 13.

The mark of "PG-13", meaning parental guidance suggested, appears on the animation's poster and trailer.

With an ink painting style, the trailer has disclosed some bloody fighting scenes and the so-called violent aesthetics that the full film features.

Dahufa was a job position of the imperial court of the Yiwei State. The current Dahufa in the story came from a family that has shouldered the responsibility to protect the country for generations. He ran into a town named Peanut to find a missing Prince, and is entangled in a malicious plot involving the locals.

Director Busifan said he hoped to discuss the complex human nature though a simple form.

"Dahufa" took nearly three years for the team to produce.