‘Ne Zha 2’ Spurs Debate on Future of Chinese Cinema as 2025 Blue Book Launches at Tokyo Market
At the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market, the launch of the Blue Book of China Film 2025 jointly edited by Peking University’s Chen Xuguang and Zhejiang University’s Fan Zhizhong framed Chinese cinema at a crossroads between crisis and renewal. According to the report, annual box office revenue in 2024 fell 22. 6% year-on-year [.].