Directing
Jan 17, 1900
中国,江苏,南京
Wan Laiming
Directing
Biography
Wan Laiming (simplified Chinese: 万籁鸣; traditional Chinese: 萬籟鳴; pinyin: Wàn Làimíng; 18 January 1900 – 7 October 1997) was a Chinese animator. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animation industry, and is commonly considered as China's first animator. As the director of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, he would raise the standard to International level before other historical events affected the industry. Brother of Wan Guchan.
Feature Films (3)
The story was liberally adapted from a short sequence in the popular Chinese folk tale Journey to the West. Princess Iron Fan is a main character. Specifically, the film focused on the duel between the Monkey King and a vengeful princess, whose fan is desperately needed to quench the flames that surround a peasant village.
Princess Iron Fan
Lost film. Commonly regarded as the first animated short film in China. The film was combined with live footage, about an artist working in his studio. Suddenly he is disturbed by a small paper person jumping out of the page causing an uproar. Modeled after the American "Out of the Inkwell" series.
