Directing
Xi Jin
Born October 10, 1919 · Tianjin, China
Died June 1, 1997 · aged 77
No biography available.
Known For
The Mountain of Flames · 1958The Mountain of Flames
1958
MovieAnimationFamily
It is said that on this day, the Tang monk, master and apprentice went through thousands of mountains and rivers, and came to a place called Flame Mountain. The flames here stretched for hundreds of miles, blocking the road to the west. It turned out that Sun Dasheng made a disturbance in the Heavenly Palace five hundred years ago and knocked over the alchemy furnace of the Supreme Lord. The true fire of samadhi descended from the sky, accomplishing another tribulation on the path of learning the scriptures. Tang Seng is frowning, Zhu Bajie retreats before the battle, and Monkey King plans to ask the wife of the Bull Demon King to extinguish the fire with a plantain fan.
Magic Brush · 1955Magic Brush
★ 5.81955
MovieAnimation
The Magic Brush is a Chinese animated stop-motion film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. A young and kind peasant boy named Ma Liang helped a rich man to tend cattle. He liked drawing and drew pictures everywhere and had the greatest dream to be an artist. He works very hard to achieve this dream even though he doesn't own a paintbrush.
The Dream of Xiaomei · 1954The Dream of Xiaomei
1954
MovieAnimationFamily
During the Lantern Festival, mother took her daughter Xiaomei to a temple fair. Mother bought a beautiful doll for Xiaomei, and asked the master in the toy store to repair the little wooden figure that Xiaomei had damaged. Not long after Xiaomei returned home to play, she burned the legs of the little wooden man, stained the dolls, and threw them in the corner in disgust. Xiaomei falls asleep and dreams of the toys.
Saving Mother · 1984Saving Mother
1984
MovieAnimationFantasy
Another classic film from Shanghai Animation Film Studio, "Saving Mother" was one of the most popular animations in China. The story is based on the traditional Chinese folklore about a boy named Chen Xiang. His mother was a goddess and his father a mortal. His uncle, Erlang Shen, punished Chen Xiang's parents because their marriage was against the rules of the heavens. Chen Xiang's mother was locked in a mountain until her son split the mountain and saved her.
The Art of Chinese Puppetry · 1956The Art of Chinese Puppetry
1956
MovieAnimation
An introduction to Chinese puppet shows, including two plays: "Jiang Gan Steals Books" and "The Road Fights the Injustice" ("Lei Wanchun Fights the Tiger") performed by Yang Sheng and Chen Nantian.
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant · 1982Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
★ 6.01982
MovieAnimation
Set in the Three Kingdoms Period, ancient China, India presents Cao Cao an elephant. Cao Cao wants to know the elephant's weight, only his youngest son Cao Chong comes up with an idea to weigh the jumbo.
The Clever Goat · 1956The Clever Goat
1956
MovieAnimationFamily
The appearance of the tiger made the bustling forest instantly quiet, and the small animals fled to safe places to hide. When the tiger stopped at the entrance of a cave, the goats in the cave were frightened, but with an idea, it thought of a good way. The goat pretended to be the king, shouted that the tiger meat was delicious, and told the tiger to enter the cave quickly. Later, thinking about it, he was worried that the tiger might really break in, so he simply walked out of the cave, and then used his wisdom to scare the tiger out of his wits.
A Little Hero · 1953A Little Hero
1953
Movie
"Little Heroes" describes the story of the little animals uniting together and bravely fighting hungry wolves.
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