- Pigsy Eats Watermelon
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name = Pigsy Eats Watermelon
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director =Wan Laiming Wan Guchan
producer =Wan Laiming Wan Guchan
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released =1958
runtime = 20 min
country =China
language = mandarin
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amg_id =Pigsy Eats Watermelon (Chinese: 猪八戒吃西瓜) is a
chinese animation produced at theShanghai Animation Film Studio byWan Laiming andWan Guchan . It is also referred to as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon".tory
The main character was
Zhu Bajie , the Chinese folklore character from the literatureJourney 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.Background
In
1958 Wan Guchan innovated a new paper-cut technique and this film was one of the first to utilize the method.References
* [http://www.cctv.com/cartoon/20040915/101529.shtml CCTV cartoon history]
External links
* [http://www.cnmdb.com/title/12912/ China's Movie Database]
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