Pigsy Eats Watermelon
1958 Chinese film
- Wan Laiming
- Wan Guchan
- Wan Laiming
- Wan Guchan
Release date
- 1958 (1958)
Running time
Pigsy Eats Watermelon (Chinese: 猪八戒吃西瓜; pinyin: Zhu Bajie Chi Xigua) is a 1958 Chinese animation short film produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. It is also translated as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon". Wan Guchan innovated a new paper-cut technique and this film was the first to utilize the method.
Story
The main character was Zhu Bajie, the Chinese folklore character from the literature Journey to the West. Though the story was considered more of a spin-off. The character was used, since pigs were often associated with greed in the culture.
Creators
| English | Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Bao Lei | 包蕾 |
| Directed by | Wan Guchan | 萬古蟾 |
| Assistant Director and Photography | Chen Zhenghong | 陈正鸿 |
| Music by | Wu Yingju | 吴应矩 |
| Graphic Design | Zhan Tongxuan Xie Yougen | 詹同渲 谢友根 |
| Choreography | Hu Jinqing Qian Jiajun Shen Zuwei Che Hui | 胡进庆 钱家俊 沈祖慰 车慧 |
References
- CCTV cartoon history
External links
- China's Movie Database
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