Classic Animation Collection: Shanghai Animation Film Studio Retro

85 Min. | CN

Language: OV | Original language: chinese/no dialogue

The Magic Brush (Xi JIN, Lei YOU, Chinese dialogue, 1955)
Poor boy Ma Liang loves drawing and practices hard. One day he gets a magic brush from a god, and everything he draws with the brush will become real.

Where is Mother (Wei TE, Jiajun QIAN, Cheng TANG, 1960)
A short Chinese animated film under the artistic guidance of Te Wei. The narrated film describes the adventures and misadventures of a group of tadpoles in search of their mother.

Three Monks (Ada, 1980)
A story of three Buddhist monks based on a traditional Chinese folk tale about cooperation. Without cooperation, one monk can fetch two buckets of water, two monks will only be able to fetch one bucket of water, and three monks will fetch no water at all.

The Nine-Color Deer (Jiajun QIAN, Tielang DAI, 1981)
In the form of Dunhuang frescoes, the film tells the story of The Nine-Colored Deer often helping the people who are in trouble. After helping the snake charmer, the snake charmer informs the king to sell The Nine-Colored Deer. The Nine-Colored Deer magically transforms the danger and the snake charmer receives due retribution.