The Conceited General (1956)
1956 · Animation · 23 min · dir. Te Wei (特伟)
- Animation
Synopsis
After a victorious military campaign, a general returns home to glory and prosperity. The king rewards him and claims that all enemies will be intimidated by the general. From then on, the general no longer practice martial arts. He eats, drinks, lives the glamorous life, and didn't bother anymore with sharpening his weapons. When the enemy one day returns, his own arrogance led to his defeat and eventually to the downfall of whole nation.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Te Wei (特伟)
- Studio
- Shanghai Animation Film Studio
- Released
- 1956-05-08
- Original title
- 骄傲的将军
- Running time
- 23 minutes
Cast & crew
Te Wei (特伟) Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Great! · waza · 2009-06-15
You don't need to speak a word of Chinese to appreciate this. It isn't too difficult to understand what is going on, and the animation is a treat: nice & fluid, with an unusual color scheme compared to American cartoons. There's a beautiful traditional dance sequence about 8 minutes in; if you have a minute, it's worth a watch.
