The director of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" is Dumpling. According to inquiries on Celebrity.com, the director is Dumpling, whose real name is Yang Yu. He was born in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province in 1980. He is an animation director, screenwriter and producer in Mainland China. He graduated from West China School of Pharmacy at Sichuan University. On August 24, 2020, he was nominated for the Director of the Year at the 11th China Film Directors Association 2019 Annual Commendation Conference for "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World". On September 26, he won the Best Screenplay Award at the 35th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards for "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World".