Pigsy Eats Watermelon
| Pigsy Eats Watermelon | |
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| Directed by |
Wan Laiming Wan Guchan |
| Produced by |
Wan Laiming Wan Guchan |
Release dates | 1958 |
Running time | 20 min |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Pigsy Eats Watermelon (Chinese: 猪八戒吃西瓜) is a chinese animation produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. It is also referred to as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon".
Story
The main character was Zhu Bajie, the Chinese folklore character from the literature Journey to the West. Though the story was considered more of a spin-off. The character was used, since pigs were often associated with greed in the culture.
Background
In 1958 Wan Guchan innovated a new paper-cut technique and this film was one of the first to utilize the method.
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