Writing
Bao Lei
Born January 1, 1918 · Zhenhai, Zhejiang province, China
Died January 1, 1989 · aged 71
Bao Lei was a Chinese playwright and children's literature writer. He wrote several scripts for the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
Known For
Secrets of the Heavenly Book · 1983Secrets of the Heavenly Book
★ 7.81983
MovieAnimationFantasy
Yuangong, the deacon, opened the shrine and exposed the holy book to the human world. He is now punished to guard the book for life by the jade emperor for breaking heaven’s law. In order to pass this holy book to human beings, he would have to get by the antagonist fox.
Three Monks · 1981Three Monks
★ 7.81981
MovieAnimation
Adaptation of the Chinese folk tale that gave rise to the proverb “One monk will shoulder two buckets of water, two monks will share the load, but add a third and no one will want to fetch water”.
The Monkey King Conquers the Demon · 1985The 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.
Ginseng Baby · 1961Ginseng Baby
★ 5.71961
MovieAnimation
The spirit ginseng baby helps a teenage tenant to pay his debts to the greedy landlord with a high quality ginseng, but the landlord wants to catch the ginseng baby and present him as a tribute to the emperor.
Crossing the Monkey Mountain · 1958Crossing the Monkey Mountain
★ 4.51958
MovieAnimationFamily
In the hot summer, a group of little monkeys jumped up and down tirelessly on several trees on the mountain, having a great time. Wearing a straw hat on his head and shoulders, and with two wine gourds hanging on his chest, the old man struggled up from the bottom of the mountain. When he saw a large shade of trees, he stopped to rest and fell asleep after a while. The little monkeys sized up the old man, and became interested in the straw hat and wine gourd he threw on the ground.
The Radish Comes Back · 1959The Radish Comes Back
1959
MovieAnimationFantasy
In winter, the little white rabbit found two radishes in the snow, ate the small one by himself, and decided to give the big one to the deer. The little deer was not at home, so the little white rabbit put down the radish and left. When Xiao Lu came home, he saw a big carrot on the table. He felt very strange. When he just wanted to eat it, he thought of it.
Three Wolves · 1980Three Wolves
★ 10.01980
MovieAnimation
Is It an Elephant or Not? · 1978Is It an Elephant or Not?
1978
MovieAnimation
Xiao Ming gazes around in the zoo when the teacher explains characteristics of animals to the class. The teacher assigns homework of drawing an elephant, but Xiao Ming draws an elephant with a monkey face.











