Princess Iron Fan (1941) 鐵扇公主
Director: Wan Laiming / Wan Guchan
Screenwriter: Wang Ganbai
Starring: Bai Hong / Yan Yueling / Jiang Ming / Han Langen / Yin Xiucen
Genre: Drama / Animation / Fantasy
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Date: 1941-01-01 (Mainland China)
Duration: 72 minutes (China) / 65 minutes (Japan)
Also know as: Princess Iron Fan
IMDb: tt0471945
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
The four master and disciples of Tang Monk rushed to the west, and gradually felt the heat steaming over them. When asking about the countryside, they learned that this place is called the Flame Mountain. There is no spring or autumn, it is hot all year round, and there are 800 miles of flames surrounding the mountain. Frustrated by the Flame Mountain, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie went to the Banana Cave in Cuiping Mountain to ask Princess Iron Fan to borrow a banana fan to extinguish the fire, but Princess Iron Fan refused to lend it. Sun Wukong turned into a bug and got into Princess Iron Fan’s belly to make a fuss, but what he got was a fake fan. Zhu Bajie transformed into the Bull Demon King and tricked Princess Iron Fan into getting a real fan. The Bull Demon King was having fun with the Vixen at this time. When he heard that the fan had been taken away, he quickly returned home, and then transformed into the appearance of Sun Wukong and deceived the fan back from Zhu Bajie. At the end of the film, Wukong, Bajie, and the villagers teamed up to defeat the Bull Demon King, finally obtain the treasure fan, extinguish the fire of the Flame Mountain, and embark on the journey to learn the scriptures.
The Bull Demon King in the film is actually an allusion to the Anti-Japanese War, and the Wan brothers wanted to use this film to inspire the enthusiasm of the people across the country. This film is China’s first full-length three-dimensional sound cartoon (animated film). Osamu Tezuka was also influenced by “Princess Iron Fan” and decided to engage in the animation industry.
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