Friday, October 3, 2008

Why Is the Crow Black-Coated

Why is the Crow Black-Coated is the first Chinese animation in color produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan.

Story


The story is about an arrogant bird that enjoys life. He sang and dance in the forest in China, showing off his beautiful tail to everyone. Autumn would come and the other animals in the forest are busy preparing food for the winter. The bird continues to live life leisurely.

The winter would come instantly with a heavy snow storm. The bird is now homeless in the cold without preparation. To warm up, he found a random wild fire in the forest. The bird accidentally burned his tail and also lost his singing voice. From there on, the bird is no longer beautiful and is known as the black crow.

Background


Two of the Wan brothers took part in the production. The film was created right before Shanghai Animation Film Studio became a government sponsored division which would later be affected by the cultural revolution under Mao Zedong.

Awards


It is the first Chinese animation to be recognized internationally in 1956 at the Venice Film Festival. In 1957 it was also awarded by China's .

Warrior (2007 film)

Warrior is a film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

Background


Shanghai Animation Film Studio produced the film as its sixth animated feature, to mark its 50th anniversary. It took four years to produce and cost 15 million yuan . .

Story


Based on a Mongolian folklore, the story begins with a young warrior Barter coming to Balin Grassland. He rescues a young girl from a herd of running horses and finds out she is the daughter of the wrestling coach working for the grassland lord. Barter starts learning wrestling while working for the grassland lord as a coolie. Barter falls in love with the girl he saved. However, there is a reason for his coming to the grassland – he is looking for the man who killed his father.

Uproar in the Studio

Uproar in the Studio is a black and white Chinese animation made in 1926 by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. The mini-film helped the Wan brothers become recognized as the official pioneer of the animation industry in China.


Translations


The film was combined with live footage. It is about an artist in his studio working and suddenly he is disturbed by a small paper person jumping out of the page causing an uproar. The artist in the footage was Wan Guchan

History


The segment was created for non-commercial use by the Wan brothers when they were working at the Great Wall Film Company. The animation ran for 10 ~ 12 minutes in black and white to showcase the technology.

Controversy


In 1985 Marie-Claire Quiquemelle's essay "The Wan Brothers and 60 years of Animated Film in China" in stated that there are really 2 separate films produced in 1926. "Uproar in the Studio" is modeled after the U.S film Out of the Inkwell by Max Fleischer. The "Paperman makes Trouble" is called or . The content has to do with the paper person receiving a letter. Because the contents between the productions are so similar, there are a lot of confusion about the fact. It is believed the younger Wan brother's studio was bombed as part of the January 28 Incident.

Thru the Moebius Strip

Thru the Moebius Strip is the first - feature film, made in mainland China. The original story is based on a sci-fi adventure from comic book artist Jean Giraud.

Plot



The story is about the coming of age of a 14 year old boy who grew up refusing to accept the loss of his father. He reaches the planet Raphicca 27.2 million light years away to find that his father is prisoner in a kingdom of giant aliens who believe in magic and a medieval code of chivalry. In the midst of a raging battle between good and evil, Jac rescues his father, his new found family of aliens, the planet of Raphicca, and ultimately, the universe.

Background


The film was financially backed by "GDC Entertainment" in Hong Kong and rendered in Shenzhen, China by the Institute of Digital Media Technology . The project began with 200 animators in 2000 and grew to employ more than 400 by the end of production. Unlike traditional Chinese films, the movie was dubbed into English first. Previewed at the Second International Animation and Cartoon Festival at Hangzhou, China on April 27 and May 3rd, 2006, it is considered a critical first for Chinese animation products in the international market.

Reaction


The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005 and received good reviews for the animation work. However film critics have emphasized that the story was mostly catered to the west with eastern elements added in, making it difficult to satisfy any group of audience in any one particular region. Most reviews also claim that it is more of a graphical showcase.

Characters


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! width=25%|Name
! width=30%|Voiced by
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| Narrator || Andrea Miller
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| Young Jac || Michelle Ruff
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| Simon Weir || Mark Hamill
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| Caroline Weir || Peri Gilpin
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| Young Ragis || Daisy Torme
|-
| Shepway || Jean Simmons
|-
| Jac Weir || Chris Marquette
|-
| Allana || Kellie Martin
|-
| Prince Ragis || Jonathan Taylor Thomas
|-
| King ichael Dorn
|-

Crew


*Directed by Glenn Chaika
*Animation director Kelvin Lee
*Written by James Cox and Paul Gertz
*Based on the Story by Jean Giraud
*Produced by Anthony Neoh, David Kirschner and Frank Foster
*Executive producers Raymond D. Neoh, Jun Aida, Christopher Tuffin, Fred DeWysocki, Gordon Steel, Roxane Barbat and C. Scott Votaw
*Co-producers Jean Giraud and Arnie Wong
*Art director Fred Cline
*Production designer Jean Giraud
*Editors Bob Bender and Lois Freeman-Cox
*Music by Nathan Lanier, Peter Breiner, Patrick Copeland and Oliver Lliboutry
*Visual effects supervisor Manny Wong
*Special effects department Wayne A. Kennedy
*Sound designer Stephen P. Robinson
*Casting and voice director Jack Flecther

Three Monks

Three Monks is a feature film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. After the cultural revolution and the fall of the political Gang of Four in 1976, the film was one of the first animation created as part of the rebirth period. It is also referred to as ''"The Three Buddhist Priests"''.

Background


The film is based on the ancient Chinese proverb "One monk will shoulder two buckets of water, two monks will share the load, but add a third and no one will want to fetch water." The film did not contain any dialogues allowing it to be watched by any culture, and a different music instrument was used to signify each monk . The film also tell the story from the aspect of the bhikkhu.

Story


A young monk lives a simple life in a temple on top of a hill. He has one daily task of hauling two buckets of water up the hill. He tries to share the job with another monk, but the carry pole is only long enough for one bucket. The arrival of a third monk prompts everyone to expect that someone else will take on the chore. Consequently, no one fetches water though everybody is thirsty. At night, a rat comes to scrounge and then knocks the candleholder, leading to a devastating fire in the temple. The three monks finally unite together and make a concerted effort to put out the fire. Since then they understand the old saying "unity is strength" and begin to live a harmonious life. The temple never lacks water again

Staff


Director: A Da

Screenwriter: Pao Lei

Cinematography: You Yong

Animation: , Ma Kexuan, Fan Madi

Awards


* Won the outstanding film award at China's Ministry of Culture.
* Won the Best animated film prize at the first Golden Rooster Awards in 1981.
* Won 4 international awards including a Silver Bear for Short Film at the 32nd Berlin Film Festival in 1982.

The Warrior (2006 film)

The Warrior is a feature film produced in Hong Kong by famous director Tsui Hark.


Background


The film is an animation adaptation on the legendary story of kungfu master Wong Fei Hung in a fictional sense.

Story


Once upon time, a war was waged and Huang Di defeated Chi You with the mystic power of the sacred stone that was used by Nu-WQ mended from the heavens. After the war, Huang Di created 4 treasures to seal the stone and ordered 4 Guardians to look after them. Yuan Boo led a group of hitmen including the legendary kung fu master Wong Fei Hung. Driven to protect the sacred stone, the party would eventually find the treasure only to be seized by the westerner Patton. Now the world has fallen into a catastrophe and only Fei Hung can save it

The Proud General

The Proud General is a featurette produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as ''"The Conceited General"''.


Background


The film was heavily influenced by Disney from the perspective of character design, movement and storytelling point of view. The music are derived from Beijing Opera. The clothing, architecture, and props do have a strong sense of influence. It was one of the first films to use the art of water ink painting in a lengthy production.

Story


After a victorious military campaign, a general returns home to glory and prosperity. The king rewards him and claims that all enemies will be intimidated by the general. From then on, the general no longer practice martial arts. He eats, drinks, lives the glamorous life, and didn't bother anymore with sharpening his weapons. When the enemy one day returns, his own arrogance led to his defeat and eventually to the downfall of whole nation.

DVD


The DVD has been re-released under the ''Chinese Classic Animation Te Wei Collection'' set. The Conceited General do have English subtitles.

The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam

The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam is a film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as ''"Snipe Clam Grapple"''.

Background


It is based on the Chinese proverb concept of when neighbors fight, nobody wins. It was shown as a short at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 1984.

Story


A clam was sitting out in the sun when suddenly a snipe flew down to peck at the clam. Suddenly the clam slammed the shell shut, gripping the snipe's beak in between. The snipe said, "If it doesn't rain today, and it doesn't rain tomorrow, I shall see a dead clam on the beach." The clam said, "If I don't open today, and I don't open up tomorrow, I shall see a dead snipe on the beach." While they were still grappling with each other, a fisherman passed by and netted them both.

The Deer's Bell

The Deer's Bell is a film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as ''"Bell on a Deer"'' and ''"Lu Ling"''.

Story


An old man and his grand daughter rescued an injured young deer. The girl and the young deer would develop a close relationship. After the recovery, the deer returned to the wild. Feeling sad the girl put a bell on the deer. Disappearing into the mountain valley, the deer's bell continues to echo.

Awards


* The film won best animation in the 1983 Golden Rooster Awards.
* Awarded the best fine arts piece prize in 1983 by China's Ministry of Culture.
* Won the outstanding movie prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival animated cartoon special prize in 1982.

The Cowboy's Flute

The Cowboy's Flute is a short film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as ''"The Cowboy's Flute"'', ''"The Cowherd's Flute"'', ''"The Buffalo Boy and his Flute"''.

Background


The film did not contain any dialogues allowing it to be watched by any culture. The animation is essentially Chinese painting in motion, with a heavy emphasis on the flute melody.

Story


The story is about a relationship between a young cow herding boy with an extraordinary flute playing ability. He is accompanied by his faithful , and falls asleep in a tree. Soon he was dreaming that he has lost his buffalo. The dream sequence is delightfully whimsical, beginning with falling leaves that turn into butterflies and gradually lead the cow herder to a beautiful mist-filled valley. Here the buffalo refuses to budge from his hiding spot, leaving the cow herder to find an alternate musical solution to his problem.

DVD


The DVD has been re-released under the ''Chinese Classic Animation Te Wei Collection'' set.

Awards


More than a decade later, the film would win an award at the in 1979.

A Deer of Nine Colors

A Deer of Nine Colors is a film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as ''"The Nine Colored Deer"''.

Background


The original story is based on the Buddhist Jataka tale of the same name, which were discovered as cave paintings from the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China. The animated plot is essentially a spinoff.

Story


In ancient times a Persian trade merchant was lost in a windstorm. Suddenly a spiritual deer with 9 colors appear to guide the man with directions. Later on the deer would rescue a man drowning in a river. In exchange the man makes a promise not to talk about the deer's whereabouts. The man would reach an imperial palace. The king insisted on hunting down the spiritual deer down to make clothes out of the deer skin. With an army of warriors, the man could not resist the profit opportunity and led them to the same spot as before. He falls back into the same water, hoping the deer would show up to rescue him. This time all the warrior arrows turned into dust and the man is drowned..

Chuang Tapestry

Chuang Tapestry is a film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as ''"Chwang Tapestry"''.

Story


Once upon a time the Chuang family chopped firewood for a living. Mother Tanja spent three years day and night weaving this tapestry. One day a wind storm came and the tapestry flew away. Kam Tong, one of the children, would venture off to the dangerous Tibet mountains to try to get the tapestry back. Very few have ever survived the cave.

DVD


The film has since been republished on a DVD along with other animation movies.

Awards


* The film was nominated in the Czech Republic 1960 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang

DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang is the first - feature film from and directed by Antony szeto. It was produced by ''"DCDC"'' and ''"China Film"'' company, and is also considered the first 3D rendered martial arts film.

Background


The reigning all-China champions gathered together in Shandong where the director and animators flew to learn more about the diversity of martial arts for the film. Although DragonBlade was completely made in Hong Kong the film was originally animated and lip-synced to English first. This is because it is technically easier to dub from English to Cantonese than the other way around. The transportation service promoted the movie with a Dragonblade octopus card. Since this movie is the first 3D-CG film fully rendered in Hong Kong, the card is now a rare collectible item.

Story


A town is attacked by a deadly creature, it can only be stopped with the Dragon Blade. The one person who knows where the blade is won't tell Lang, and even if he did, untold peril will fall on anyone who dares to find this legendary weapon.

Characters


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! width=25%|Name
! width=30%|Voiced by
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| Ying Ying || Karen Mok
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| Hung Lang || Daniel Wu, Stephen Fung
|-
| Bali-Ba || Sandra Ng
|-
| Master Wu || Sui-man Chim
|-
| Lord Ko || Doug Baker
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| Short Youngster || Sam Bobertz
|-
| Mr. Hung and Guardian Spirit || Stephen Bolton
|-
| Sifu || Simon Broad
|-

Awards


* Won the 2nd annual Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Excellence Award

Production notes


* Scriptwriter Trevor Morris is the brother of actress Karen Mok.
* The idea of using "outtakes" during the end credits was used by the director as a homage to Jackie Chan films.

Emperor's Dream

Emperor's Dream is a puppet film produced by the in China.


Background


In October 1, 1946 the Northeast Film Studio was merged with the Yan'an Film Studio . The film is known to be produced in 1947 when the northeast company was being disintegrated from the Japanese company Manchukuo Film Association. The new studio would later be renamed to Changchun Film Studio. In the midst of all the changes, Emperor's Dream is considered the first puppet film made after the declaration of the People's Republic of China.

Story


The story is about exposing the corruption of the Kuomintang nationalist party using puppets in an exaggerated fashion.

Feeling from Mountain and Water

Feeling from Mountain and Water is a short film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as ''"Love of Mountain and River"'', ''"Feelings of Mountains and Waters"''.

Background


The film did not contain any dialogues allowing it to be watched by any culture. The only noises are that of the sound of the wind or other earthly elements. The film is considered a masterpiece at the artistic level, since it was essentially a landscape painting in motion. Artistically, it uses a Shan shui painting style through out.

Story


The story is about an impoverished elderly scholar and a young girl who cares for him briefly in return for guqin lessons.

Awards


* Won the Best animated film prize at the Golden Rooster Awards in 1989.

Fishing Child

Fishing Child is a featurette produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as ''"Fisher Boy"''.


Translation


The title in Chinese is closely translated to "Yu Tong" or the Fishing Bowl. The story supposedly takes place after the Opium War when the imperialists occupied China's sea port.

Story


An old fisherman who usually earns a living by fishing at the river risk of his own life to find this white jade fish-jar. On the fish-jar is engraved a tiny fisher boy. The fisher boy can become alive and grow and, with his fishing-rod, can hook the fish which are engraved on the bottom part of the fish-globe and which also can become alive and grow. The oldman is later accused of stealing the fish jar from the pastor.

Go After an Easy Prey

Go After an Easy Prey is a film in black and white from 1948. It is also referred to as ''"Turtle Caught in a Jar"''.


Translation


The title of the film is a phrase describing something as easy to catch as a turtle. The off English translation maybe "shooting fish in a barrel".

Background


The film was produced by the Northeast Film Studio during its transitional phase with the downfall of the puppet government Manchukuo.

Story


The film is believed to be more of a documentary view of in the 1940s when Chiang Kai-shek was considered to be favored and aided by U.S imperialism. He was metaphorically described as trapped like a turtle by the People's Liberation Army. This is possibly China's first use of animation directly as a propaganda tool.

Lao Mountain Taoist

Lao Mountain Taoist is a produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio with stop motion-animated puppets and .


Background


The production was finished in 1981, and in 2006 the film was voted as one of the most popular domestic animations. Numerous novels and publications have been released under the same name in the past. The story, characters and contents are based on the ancient Chinese folklore story collection Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.

Story



A long time ago, there was a young man called Wang Qi. When he heard that there were many immortals in Lao Mountain, he went there at once. There was a who still looked young although he was very old. Wang Qi became one of his pupils. During the first month, Wang Qi went to the hills for woods with others every day and listened to the instructions of his teacher patiently. In the second month, he felt that he could not stand the hard and tiring life, but he still waited for the teacher to teach him the magical skills. In the third month, he could not bear the suffering any longer. Upon requests, the Taoist taught Wang Qi the incantations to recite for walking through walls.

VCD release


The first known packaged release of the film was in the 1996 VCD.

Legend of Sealed Book

Legend of Sealed Book is a feature film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as ''"Book Which Came from the Sky"'', ''"Tales about the Heavenly Book"'' and ''"Secrets of the Heavenly Book"''.

Background


The film was produced with rigorous dubbing, fluid combination of music and vivid animations. The story is based on the classic literature Ping Yao Zhuan meaning "The Suppression of the Demons" authored by Feng Menglong.

Story


Yuangong, the deacon, opened the shrine and exposed the holy book to the human world. He also carved the contents of the book on the stone wall of white cloud cave in the mountains. He is now punished to guard the book for life by the jade emperor for breaking heaven's law and betraying the holy secret to human. In order to pass this holy book to human beings, he would have to get by the antagonist fox.

DVD


The movie was republished on two disc DVDs. The first disk contains the movie, the second contain other work from the director Wang Shuchen.

List of Chinese animated films

This is a list of Chinese animation produced in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan sorted by year then alphabetical order.


1920s


{|class="wikitable"
! English Name
! Alternate English Name
! Year
! Chinese Name
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| ''Shuzhendong Chinese Typewriter'' || || 1922 || 舒振东华文打字机
|-
| '''' || || 1924 || 狗请客
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| '''' || || 1924 || 过年
|-

1930s


{|class="wikitable"
! English Name
! Alternate English Name
! Year
! Chinese Name
|-
| ''The Camel's Dance'' || || 1935 || 骆驼献舞
|-

1940s


{|class="wikitable"
! width=30%|English Name
! width=30%|Alternate English Name
! width=18%|Year
! width=22%|Chinese Name
|-
| '''' || || 1941 || ?扇公主
|-
| '''' || || 1947 || 皇帝梦
|-
| ''Go After an Easy Prey'' || ''Turtle Caught in a Jar'' || 1948 ||瓮中捉鳖
|-

1950s


{|class="wikitable"
! width=30%|English Name
! width=30%|Alternate English Name
! width=18%|Year
! width=22%|Chinese Name
|-
| || || 1952 || 小猫钓鱼
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| ''Little Hero'' || || 1953 || 小小英雄
|-
| ''Pigsy Eats Watermelon'' || || 1958 || 猪八戒吃西瓜
|-
| ''Magic Brush'' || ''Magical Pen'' || 1954, 1955 || 神笔
|-
| ''The Dream of Xiao Mei'' || || 1954 || 小梅的梦
|-
| ''The Proud General'' || ''The Conceited General'' || 1956 || ?傲的??
|-
| ''Why is the Crow Black-Coated'' || || 1956 || 乌鸦为什么是黑的
|-
| || || 1956 || 机智的山羊
|-
| || || 1956 || 骄傲的将军
|-
| || || 1958 || 过猴山
|-
| || || 1958 || 小鲤鱼跳龙门
|-
| || || 1958 || 木头姑娘
|-
| ''Chuang Tapestry'' || ''Chwang Tapestry'' || 1959 || 一幅僮锦
|-
| ''Fishing Child'' || ''Fisher Boy'' || 1959 || 渔童
|-
| ''The Radish Comes Back'' || || 1959 || 萝卜回来了
|-
| || || 1959 || 蜜蜂与蚯蚓
|-
| ''Cricket Fighting by Ji Gong'' || || 1959 || 济公斗蟋蟀
|-
| ''Inscription of Dragons'' || || 1959 || 雕龙记
|-

1960s


{|class="wikitable"
! width=30%|English Name
! width=30%|Alternate English Name
! width=18%|Year
! width=22%|Chinese Name
|-
| ''A Clever Duckling'' || || 1960 || 聪明的鸭子
|-
| ''Where is Momma?'' || ''Little Tadpole Looks for Mamma'' || 1960 || 小蝌蚪找??
|-
| || || 1960 || 小燕子
|-
| ''Havoc in Heaven'' || ''Uproar in Heaven'' || 1961, 1964 || 大闹天宫
|-
| ''Ginseng Baby'' || || 1961 || 人参娃娃
|-
| || || 1961 || 谁的本领大
|-
| || || 1962 || 丝腰带
|-
| || || 1962 || 等明天
|-
| || || 1962 || 小溪流
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| ''Scatterbrain and Crosspath'' || ''Scatterbrain and Crosspatch'' || 1962 || 没头脑和不高兴
|-
| ''Peacock Princess'' || || 1963 || 孔雀公主
|-
| ''Golden Conch'' || || 1963 || 金色的海螺
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| '''' || ''The Buffalo Boy and his Flute'' || 1963 || 牧笛
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| || || 1963 || 半夜鸡叫
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| || || 1964 || 差不多
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| || || 1964 || 湖上歌舞
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| || || 1964 || 红军桥
|-
| ''Campo Hero Sister'' || || 1965 || 草原英雄小姐妹
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| || || 1965 || 我们爱农村
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| || || 1965 || 画像
|-

1970s


{|class="wikitable"
! width=30%|English Name
! width=30%|Alternate English Name
! width=18%|Year
! width=22%|Chinese Name
|-
| || || 1972 || 放学以后
|-
| ''Little 8th Route Army'' || || 1973 || 小八路
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| ''Little Sentinel of East China Sea'' || || 1973 || 东海小哨兵
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| ''Little Trumpeter'' || || 1973 || 小号手
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| || || 1975 || 大橹的故事
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| || || 1975 || 渡口
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| || || 1976 || 试航
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| || || 1976 || 金色的大雁
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| || || 1976 || 长在屋里的竹笋
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| ''One Night in an Art Gallery'' || || 1978 ||
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| ''The Fox and the Hunter'' || ''The Hunter Hunted'' || 1978 || 狐狸打猎人
|-
| || || 1978 || 两只小孔雀
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| || || 1978 || 愚人买鞋
|-
| '''' || ''Nezha Fights the Sea'' || 1979 || 哪吒闹海
|-
| || || 1979 || 喵呜是谁叫的
|-
| || || 1979 || 好猫咪咪
|-
| || || 1979 || 母鸡搬家
|-

1980s


{|class="wikitable"
! width=30%|English Name
! width=30%|Alternate English Name
! width=18%|Year
! width=22%|Chinese Name
|-
| ''Duckling Yaya'' || || 1980 || 小鸭呷呷
|-
| ''My Dolphin Friends'' || || 1980 || 我的朋友小海豚
|-
| ''Snow Kid'' || ''Snow Child'' || 1980 || 雪孩子
|-
| ''Three Monks'' || ''Three Buddhist Priests'' || 1980 || 三个和尚
|-
| ''Three Wolves'' || || 1980 || 三只狼
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| || || 1980 || 丁丁战猴王
|-
| || || 1980 || 老狼请客
|-
| || || 1980 || 张飞审瓜
|-
| '''' || || 1981 || 老夫子
|-
| ''Lao Mountain Taoist'' || || 1981 ||崂山道士
|-
| ''A Deer of Nine Colors'' || || 1981 || 九色鹿
|-
| ''Reed Pipe'' || ''Mr Nan Guo'' || 1981 || 南郭先生
|-
| ''Story of Effendi'' || ''Avanti'' || 1981 - 1988 || 阿凡提的故事
|-
| ''Monkeys Fishing on the Moon'' || ''Monkeys Catching the Moon'' || 1981 || 猴子捞月
|-
| ''Ginseng Fruit'' || ''Stealing the Ginseng Fruit'' || 1981 || 人参果
|-
| || || 1981 || 咕咚来了
|-
| || || 1981 || 善良的夏吾冬
|-
| || || 1981 || 摔香炉
|-
| || || 1981 || 真假李逵
|-
| || || 1981 || 蛐蛐
|-
| '''' || ''Lu Ling'' || 1982 || 鹿铃
|-
| '''' || || 1982 || 老夫子水虎?
|-
| ''The Naughty'' || || 1982 || 淘气的金丝猴
|-
| || || 1982 || 假如我是武松
|-
| || || 1982 || 小熊猫学木匠
|-
| || || 1982 || 小红脸和小蓝脸
|-
| || || 1982 || 抬驴
|-
| || || 1982 || 狐狸送葡萄
|-
| || || 1982 || 瓷娃娃
|-
| ''Fox and the Bear'' || || 1983 ||
|-
| ''Old Master Q'' || || 1983 || 老夫子
|-
| ''Passing the Bridge'' || || 1983 || 过桥
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| ''The Butterfly Spring'' || || 1983 || 蝴蝶泉
|-
| ''The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam'' || ''Snipe Clam Grapple'' || 1983 || 鹬蚌相争
|-
| ''Legend of Sealed Book'' || ''Secrets of the Heavenly Book'' || 1983 || 天书奇谭
|-
| || || 1983 || 老猪选猫
|-
| ''The Mouse Marries'' || || 1983 || 老鼠嫁女
|-
| || || 1983 || 蝴蝶泉
|-
| || || 1983 || 长了腿的芒果
|-
| ''Black Cat Detective'' || ''Marshall the Black Cat'' || 1984 || 黑猫警长
|-
| ''Happy Numbers'' || || 1984 ||
|-
| ''Monkey King Conquers the Demon'' || || 1984 - 1985 || 金猴降妖
|-
| ''Wandering of Sanmao'' || || 1984 || 三毛流浪记
|-
| ''36 Characters'' || || 1984 || 三十六个字
|-
| ''Fire Child'' || || 1984 || 火童
|-
| ''Crocodile, Witch and the little Girl'' || || 1985 || 巫婆、鳄鱼、小姑娘
|-
| || || 1984 || 西岳奇童
|-
| || || 1985 || 女娲补天
|-
| ''Strawman'' || || 1985 || 草人
|-
| || || 1985 || 夹子救鹿
|-
| || || 1985 || 水鹿
|-
| || || 1985 || 网
|-
| ''New Doorbell'' || || 1986 || 新装的门铃
|-
| ''The Adventures of Sloppy King'' || || 1986 - 1987 || 邋遢大王奇遇记
|-
| ''Super Soap'' || || 1986 || 超?肥皂
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| || || 1986 || 大扫除
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| ''Calabash Brothers'' || ''Hulu Brothers'' || 1987 || 葫芦兄弟
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| ''Selecting Beauty'' || || 1987 ||
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| || || 1987 || 不怕冷的大衣
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| || || 1987 || 擒魔传
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| || || 1987 || 长大尾巴的兔子
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| ''Little Pig'' || || 1988 || 孤独的小猪
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| ''Real Effendi'' || || 1988 || 真假阿凡提
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| ''A Story in Summertime'' || ''Mantis Stalks Cicada'' || 1988 || 螳螂捕蝉
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| ''Feeling from Mountain and Water'' || || 1988 || 山水情
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| ''Fushanosha'' || || 1988 || 不射之射
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| ''Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea'' || || 1988 || 八仙与跳蚤
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| || || 1988 || 选美记
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| || || 1988 || 强者上钩
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| ''Fish Dish'' || || 1988 || 鱼盘
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| ''Reineke Fuchs'' || ''Reynard the Fox'' || 1989 || 狐狸列那
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| || || 1989 - 1990 || 葫芦小金刚
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| || || 1989 - 1992 || 舒克和贝塔
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| || || 1989 || 牛冤
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| || || 1989 - 1990 || 奇异的蒙古马
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| || || 1989 || 独木桥
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1990s


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! width=30%|Alternate English Name
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! width=22%|Chinese Name
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| ''Deer and Buffalo'' || ''Deer and Bull'' || 1990 || 鹿与牛
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| || || 1990 ||
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| || || 1990 || 一半儿
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| || || 1990 || 森林小鸟和我
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| || || 1990 || 舒克和贝塔
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| || || 1991 || 医生与皇帝
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| || || 1991 || 抬驴
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| || || 1991 || 眉间尺
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| ''Goose: the video'' || || 1991 || 雁阵
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| ''Music Island'' || || 1992 ||
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| ''Princess Lotus'' || || 1992 || 莲花公主
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| || || 1992 || 十二只蚊子和五个人
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| || || 1992 || 麻雀选大王
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| || || 1992 - 1993 || 特别车队
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| || || 1992 || 舒克和贝塔——第十二集罗丘遇难
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| || || 1992 || 谁怕谁
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| || || 1992 || 谁是冠军
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| || || 1992 || 舒克和贝塔——第十三集人鼠之战
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| || || 1992 || 舒克和贝塔——第十一集秘密武器
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| || || 1992 || 桥下拾履
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| || || 1992 || 小黄鼠狼的故事
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| || || 1992 || 古书新说
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| || || 1992 || 怪老头儿
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| || || 1992 || 怪老头儿 爸爸就是爸爸
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| || || 1992 || 怪老头儿 鼻子
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| || || 1992 || 怪老头儿 我的代表
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| || || 1992 || 大气球
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| || || 1992 || 春天里的小田鼠
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| || || 1992 || 狐狸分饼
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| ''Cat and Rat'' || || 1992 || 猫与鼠
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| || || 1992 || 漠风
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| || || 1992 || 魔方大厦第四集蜻蜓飞行团
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| || || 1992 || 魔方大厦第五集三探樱桃塔
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| ''Deer Girl'' || || 1993 || 鹿女
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| ''Pistachio Nuts'' || || 1993 || 开心果
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| || || 1993 || 葫芦小金刚
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| || || 1993 || 魔方大厦第九集科洛城
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| || || 1993 || 魔方大厦第八集头盔城
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| || || 1993 || 红鼻子第一集比吃公开赛
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| || || 1993 || 隐身探长第一集梦幻花
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| || || 1993 || 小和尚第一集游方僧
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| || || 1993 || 小黄鼬的故事
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| || || 1993 || 十二生肖第二集机灵鼠
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| || || 1993 || 十二生肖第三集大力牛
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| || || 1993 || 十二生肖第四集
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| || || 1993 || 十二生肖第一集闯妖洞
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| ''Kid Monkey and Kid Pigsy'' || || 1994 ||
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| || || 1994 || 隐身探长第二集恐龙蛋
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| || || 1994 || 珍珠泉
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| || || 1994 || 红鼻子第二集菜谱惹麻烦
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| || || 1994 || 胡僧
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| || || 1994 || 魔方大厦第十集黑蝉乐队
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| || || 1994 || 哭鼻子大王
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| ''Cyber Weapon Z'' || || 1995 || 超神Z
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| ''Little Heroes'' || ''Young Heroes'' || 1995 - 1996 || 自古英雄出少年
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| ''The Blue Mouse and the Big Faced Cat'' || || 1995 || 蓝皮鼠和大脸猫
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| || || 1995 || 十二生肖第八集雪白马
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| ''Journey to the Fantasy World'' || || 1996 || 西游漫记
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| || || 1996 || 神马与腰刀
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| ''Sun Moon Lake'' || || 1996 || 日月潭
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| ''Jingjing the Panda'' || || 1996 || 熊猫京京
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| ''Little God of Confusion'' || || 1997 ||
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| ''Kingdom of Ginseng'' || || 1997 || 人参王国
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| || || 1997 || 神笛
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| || || 1997 || 妖树与松鼠
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| ''A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation'' || ''Xiao Qian'' || 1997 || 小倩
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| ''Big Head Son and Small Head Dad'' || || 1997, 2001 || 大头儿子和小头爸爸
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| ''Kerabans phantastische Reise'' || ''Kerabans Fantastic Journey'' || 1997 ||
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| || || 1997 || 傻鸭子欧巴儿
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| || || 1997 || l的旅程
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| || || 1997 || 开心街
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| || || 1997 || 月亮街
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| || || 1998 || 阿笨猫
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| || || 1998 || 小糊涂神
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| ''Dragon Guardian'' || || 1998 ||
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| ''Korla Pear'' || || 1998 || 库尔勒香梨
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| ''Little Grey Bean'' || || 1998 ||
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| ''Piggy Heng-Heng'' || || 1998 ||
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| ''Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen'' || ''Around the World in 80 days'' || 1998 || 八十天环游地球
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| ''Snow Fox'' || || 1998 || 雪狐
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| ''Spoony Cat'' || || 1998 ||
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| ''The Girl and The Monster'' || || 1998 || 泼水节
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| ''Toys Family'' || || 1998 ||
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| ''Torch Festival'' || || 1998 || 火把节
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| || || 1998 || 学问猫教汉字
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| || || 1998 || 怎么来的
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| ''Haier Brothers'' || || 1998 || 海尔兄弟
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| || || 1998 || 红石峰
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| ''3000 Whys of Blue Cat'' || || 1999 || 蓝猫淘气3000问
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| ''Animated Karoke'' || || 1999, 2000, 2002 ||
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| ''Jay-Jay Bear and Di-Di Bird'' || || 1999 ||
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| ''Legends of Monkey King'' || || 1999 || 西游记
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| ''Lotus Lantern'' || || 1999 || 宝莲灯
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| ''Reise zum Mond, Die'' || || 1999 ||
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| ''The Little God and Little Fairy'' || || 1999 ||
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| ''The Space Police'' || || 1999 ||
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| ''Trip on the Moon'' || || 1999 || 登月之旅
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| ''Wonder Boy'' || || 1999 || 霹雳贝贝
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| || || 1999 || 熊猫小贝
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| || || 1999 || 的笃小和尚
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2000s


油王子
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| ''The Butterfly Lovers'' || || 2004 || 梁山伯?祝英台
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| ''Zentrix'' || || 2004 ||
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| '''' || || 2005 || 龙刀奇缘
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| ''Panda Monium'' || || 2005 || 魔豆传奇
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| ''Little Soldier Zhang Ga'' || ''Zhang Ga, The Soldier Boy'' || 2005 || 小兵张嘎
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| ''Rest On Your Shoulder'' || || 2005 ||
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| ''The Dreaming Girl'' || || 2005 || 梦里人
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| ''Thru the Moebius Strip'' || || 2005 || 魔比斯环
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| ''I Go Youngster'' || || 2005 ||
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| ''Century Sonny'' || || 2006 || 精灵世纪
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| ''Devil Soldiers in Mao-er Mountain'' || || 2006 || 帽?山的鬼子兵
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| ''Saving Mother'' || || 2006 || 西岳奇童
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| ''SkyEye'' || || 2006 || 天眼
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| '''' || || 2006 || ???勇?天下
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| ''Tortoise Hanba's Stories'' || ''Hanbagui'' || 2006, 2007 || 憨八龟的故事
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| ''Wandering of Sanmao'' || || 2006 || 三毛流浪记
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| '''' || || 2007 || 忍者神龟
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| ''Monkey King vs. Er Lang Shen'' || || 2007 || 孙悟空大战二郎神
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| ''Qin's Moon'' || || 2007 || 秦时明月
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| ''Sparkling Red Star'' || || 2007 || ??的?星 孩子的天空
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| ''Storm Rider Clash of the Evils'' || || 2008 || ???

Little 8th Route Army

Little 8th Route Army is a puppet film. It is also referred to as ''"Little 8th Route Heroes"'' and ''"Small 8th Route Army"''.

Background


The film was produced and released under the term of chairman Mao Zedong when the cultural revolution was still ongoing. The plot backdrop is based on the , when it was under the control of Communist Party of China instead of the opposing Kuomintang. Despite numerous movie adaptations, this is the only animation piece ever produced on the subject. A story book was also released as a companion to the film.

Story


The story took place during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The imperial Japanese army entered a northern village in China where young Huzi was involved in the anti-Japanese movement. His sister was taken as part of the village sweep. Huzi went on the revenge and was rescued by an 8th Route Army chief named Yang. After Huzi and the party restored the grain supplies and went on the offensive against the Japanese forces. Eventually Huzi himself was admitted to the 8th Route division.

Adaptations


The first documentary on the subject was the 1938 . The first movie to come before this puppetry animation was the 1961 ''"Little Heroes"'' . Two movies were also made in 1978 ''"Two Young 8th Route Army Soldiers"'' and ''"We are the 8th Route Army Men"'' .

Little Soldier Zhang Ga

Little Soldier Zhang Ga is a feature film from mainland China. It is also referred to as ''"Zhang Ga, The Soldier Boy"''. It is a non-fictional piece based on a true story.

Background


Two films with the same name precede the animated version, with more mature contents in 1963 and 2004. The animation version was a 12 million investment , modified for younger audiences. The production crew also consist of about 600 people. This version aims to target audiences of all age groups.

The film was made in a collaboration between "Ai Yi Mei Xun Animation Production Company", an unnamed US-funded Chinese company in association with BTV, and the Youth Film Production Unit at Beijing Film Academy. The students and faculties from the academy contributed to keep production costs down. It is the first film created entirely with private investments. In the cinemas, it was shown due to the 60th anniversary of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese in 2005.

Story


The story is based on the backdrop of the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War with character Zhang Ga in the middle of the chaos along with the Eighth Route Army. The real story is based on the actual person Yan Xiufeng, whose childhood name was Gazi. He was born in Baiyangdian in the Hebei Province.

Lotus Lantern

Lotus Lantern is a feature film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

Plot



The story is based on the traditional Chinese about a boy named Chenxiang. His mother is a goddess and his father is a mortal. His uncle Erlang Shen, punishes them by killing the father. The mother escapes and gives birth, but the little boy grows up without knowledge of his ancestry. His mother possesses a magical Lotus Lantern whose light can scare away evil. When his uncle, a strict and powerful god, kidnaps Chenxiang, his mother fights to save her son.

Unfortunately, his uncle is victorious and Chenxiang is forced to live in his palace on the sacred mountains. Erlang Shen then imprisons his sister beneath a mountain for her crimes. Although he is quite young, Chenxiang manages to escape from the palace, taking the magical lotus lantern that his mother lost during the battle.

After surviving adventures with many beloved characters of Chinese mythology, Chenxiang finally matures into a courageous boy who must battle his uncle to win his mother's freedom and fall in love at the same time.

Background


The production took four years and required over 150,000 animation cels and over 2,000 painted backgrounds. It was the most popular film in China in 1999.

DVD


Released in 2004, it contains and along with the original Mandarin dialogue.

Magic Brush

The Magic Brush is a stop-motion film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. There were 2 versions of the film. In 1954 the first film was called ''"Ma Liang and his Magic Brush"'' . In 1955 the second film was called ''"Magic Brush"'' . They are also interchangeably referred to as the ''"Magic Pen"'' or ''"Magical Pen"''.

Background


The story is based on the folklore story tale.

Story


In a village, there lived a boy called Ma Liang, whose family was so poor that he could not go to school. But he loved painting and worked very hard at it. One day, he got a brush, which had a magical power -- if you draw anything with it, it will become reality.
So he started to help everyone in his village with his magic brush. This information reached a local officer. He put Ma Liang into the prison and confiscated his brush.
The officer found that the bush did not have any power when it was in his hands, so he forced Ma Liang to draw a golden mountain. Ma Liang agreed and drew a golden mountain, but he also drew a big ocean around it. After the officer and his servants sailed across the sea, Ma Liang waved his brush and the officers sank into the water.

Adaptations


The story has been readapted a number of times by Chinese authors, common versions include the story of the same name from author Han Xing as well as Hong Xuntao. There are also American versions in "Tye May and the Magic Brush" by Molly Bang.

Awards


* Won the outstanding film award in the 1957 Poland Warsaw International Film Festival children's competition.
* Won the children's entertainment films award at the Venice, Italy 8th International Children's Film Festival
* Won the silver award at the Damascus, Syrian 1st International Film Festival Expo
* Won the outstanding children's film award at the Belgrade Yugoslavia 1st International Children's Film Festival
* Recognized at the Canada 2nd Stratford International Film Festival awards
* In 1955 awarded for outstanding film by China's Ministry of Culture.