US Trailer for Animated Adventure Movie ‘The Royal Cat’ from China
by Alex Billington
October 3, 2025
Source: YouTube
“No one can stop me from rewriting history…” “You can’t change this world!” Well Go USA has revealed an official trailer for the movie The Royal Cat, an animated adventure movie from China. This first opened in China last year after playing at the Shanghai Film Festival – now set for a VOD release in the US starting on October 14th this fall. In an ancient city full of magic and mystery, a curious young apprentice and a clever, tailless talking cat team up to solve two strange cases: the missing crown prince and townspeople turning into animals! With the Mid-Autumn Festival fast approaching, this unlikely duo must uncover a royal secret and save the day before it’s too late. In Jinling City, General Kou’s bodyguard cat Zhan Ao partners with the young Bao Zheng, Jinmaoshu and General Kou’s daughter Kou Zhu to find truth, solve the mysterious case together, exposed a huge conspiracy. The original Chinese voice cast includes Tutehameng (aka Tu-Te-Ha-Meng), Zhengyang Ma, Jie Zhang, Yi Zhu, Xiaoyu Liu, Cong Liu, Ai Zhang, Linhao Qing, Nan Li, Chenyang Fu, Mingzhou Zhao, Lu Zhang, Yajie Hu, Bahu, Duo Xu, Deyu Miao, Ying Yang. However, this new trailer is for the English dub version featuring English voice actors in all the main roles.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Liang Cao’s animated movie The Royal Cat, direct from YouTube:
In ancient Jinling City, General Kou’s guard cat Zhanao (voiced by Tu-Te-Ha-Meng) lost his fighting spirit due to the general’s sacrifice and became a stray cat. Soon after, several bizarre cases of humans turning into beasts occurred in the city, and even the prince mysteriously disappeared, and the stray cat Zhanao was involved. The young Bao Zheng tracks down and investigates and takes care of the injured Zhan Ao. Their partners Jin Mao Shu and Kou Zhu, the daughter of General Kou, find the real culprit behind the scenes & expose the conspiracy. The Royal Cat, also titled Jin Ling Yu Mao, is made by Chinese animation filmmaker Liang Cao, making their feature directorial debut. The screenplay is written by Yue Luo. This already opened in China last year after premiering at the 2024 Shanghai Film Festival. Well Go USA debuts Liang Cao’s The Royal Cat direct-to-VOD in the US starting October 14th, 2025 this fall. Want to watch?