Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.
Directed by Domee Shi
friendship
canada
concert
temple
shapeshifting
toronto, canada
coming of age
teenage girl
female protagonist
east asian lead
animals
domineering mother
perfectionist
aftercreditsstinger
woman director
ancestor
boy band
mother daughter relationship
hilarious
red panda
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Rosalie Chiang
Meilin Lee (voice)
Sandra Oh
Ming (voice)
Ava Morse
Miriam (voice)
Hyein Park
Abby (voice)
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Priya (voice)
Orion Lee
Jin Lee (voice)
Wai Ching Ho
Grandma (voice)
Tristan Allerick Chen
Tyler (voice)
James Hong
Mr. Gao (voice)
Lori Tan Chinn
Auntie Chen (voice)
Sherry Cola
Helen (voice)
Lillian Lim
Auntie Ping (voice)
Crew
Domee Shi
Director
Julia Cho
Screenplay
Domee Shi
Screenplay
Ludwig Göransson
Original Music Composer
Jonathan Pytko
Director of Photography
Mahyar Abousaeedi
Director of Photography
Dan Scanlon
Executive Producer
Lindsey Collins
Producer
Pete Docter
Executive Producer
Ren Klyce
Sound Designer
Terri Douglas
ADR Voice Casting
Danielle Feinberg
Visual Effects Supervisor
Popular Reviews
7246 reviews
Davy Got BoredPRO
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I watched this movie drunk as fuck and still hated it, it’s that’s bad. Also this is a story about something I can’t relate to as a guy so it double sucked
I watched this movie drunk as fuck and still hated it, it’s that’s bad. Also this is a story about something I can’t relate to as a guy so it double sucked
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LueC
5.0★ · 08/06/25
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A
1.7★ · 04/20/25
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karoliiiinPRO
8.0★ · 01/19/25
so so lovely 💗
so so lovely 💗
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rukuzii
3.0★ · 11/06/23
Turning piece of shit, wish i could say more than this
It would be ½ Star, but it has a beautiful animation
Turning piece of shit, wish i could say more than this
It would be ½ Star, but it has a beautiful animation
