Te Wei

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Te Wei

Born August 22, 1915 · Shanghai, China

Died February 4, 2010 · aged 94

Te Wei (22 August 1915 in Shanghai – 4 February 2010 in Shanghai) was a Chinese manhua artist and animator. He is probably best known for the 1956 short animated film The Proud General. From about 1960, he worked in an ink-wash animation style that was influenced by the painter Qi Baishi. Not permitted to carry on his animation during the Cultural Revolution, Te Wei regained a position of artistic…

Known For

Feeling from Mountain and WaterFeeling from Mountain and Water · 1988
Feeling from Mountain and Water
6.71988
MovieAnimation
The story is about an impoverished elderly scholar and a young girl who cares for him briefly in return for guqin lessons.
Where is MamaWhere is Mama · 1961
Where is Mama
7.51961
MovieAnimationFamily
The narrated film describes the adventures and misadventures of a group of tadpoles in search of their mother.
The Monkey King Conquers the DemonThe Monkey King Conquers the Demon · 1985
The Monkey King Conquers the Demon
8.11985
MovieDramaFantasy
In the heart of wild mountains, a dreadful devil, disguised as a pretty young woman, tries to seize Xuan Zang to devour him. The holy monk is an easy prey because, naive and good, he is easily misled by appearances. But fortunately he is accompanied by the Monkey King, who is clairvoyant.
The Buffalo Boy and His FluteThe Buffalo Boy and His Flute · 1963
The Buffalo Boy and His Flute
7.01963
MovieAnimation
A young boy who likes to play the flute dreams that he has lost his water buffalo.
Mushroom PickingMushroom Picking · 1953
Mushroom Picking
1953
MovieAnimation
Two little rabbits one with long ear and the other with a short tail are good friends. One day, they found a big mushroom in the woods and started a fight for this mushroom. The two good friends quarreled. It suddenly rained heavily in a thunderstorm, and short tail was washed down a waterfall to the bottom of a ravine. Long ear tried to find short tail and finally rescued him from the moat. In the end both are good friends again.
The Golden Wild GooseThe Golden Wild Goose · 1976
The Golden Wild Goose
1976
Movie
The story of a revolutionary Tibetan youth who discovers and defeats an old landlord and tribal leader who is plotting against the Communist government’s plan to end the locust plague.
Demo of Water Ink AnimationDemo of Water Ink Animation · 1960
Demo of Water Ink Animation
1960
MovieAnimation
Duan Xiaoxuan, A Da and Te Wei's exploration of the ink wash animation technique.
Good FriendsGood Friends · 1954
Good Friends
1954
MovieAnimation
The little duck's mother is going to go to grandma's house, but she is worried about the babysitting, so she entrusts the little duckling to the mother hen to take care of.

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The Monkey King Conquers the DemonThe Monkey King Conquers the Demon · 1985
The Monkey King Conquers the Demon
8.71985
SeriesAnimationKids
Sun Wukong, the Great Sage of Heaven, Zhu Bajie, the Marshal of the Canopy, and Monk Sha, the Great General of the Curtains, protected the Tang Monk to the West for Buddhist scriptures. They went through countless hardships along the way and subdued countless demons and ghosts. On that day, the four disciples came to a wild mountain. At this time, a young village girl came to ask for help. Sun Wukong, with his golden eyes, recognized that it was the monster Baigujing, and came forward to beat it away. However, Tang Sanzang, with his naked eyes, blamed Wukong for harming the living creatures. In addition, Zhu Bajie fanned the wind and ignited the fire. The incantation made Wukong feel unbearable pain. After that, the white bone essence turned into a child and an old man to lure them, and they were both beaten away by Wukong. Monk Tang was so angry that he drove away Wukong in a fit of anger that he was caught in the devils' tricks

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