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Princess Iron Fan

Based On the book by Wu Cheng'en

Princess Iron Fan (traditional Chinese: 鐵扇公主; simplified Chinese: 铁扇公主; pinyin: Tiě shàn gōngzhǔ), is the first full-length Chinese animated feature film. It is also considered the first Asian animated feature film. The film is based on an episode of the 16th-century novel Journey to the West. It was directed in Shanghai under difficult conditions in the thick of World War II by Wan Guchan and Wan Laiming (the Wan brothers) and was released on 19 November 1941.

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Release date:
1941
Genre:
Adventure
Country:
Republic of China
Language:
Chinese
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The Trailer

Book vs Film

Cover of Journey to the West
The Book · 1592

Journey to the West

Wu Cheng'en, Li Chunfang
Poster for Princess Iron Fan
The Animation · 1941

Princess Iron Fan

Wan Laiming, Wan Guchan

★ 6.3 / 10 376 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 349 years after publication.

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