Pigsy Eats Watermelon
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| Directed by | Wan Laiming Wan Guchan |
| Produced by | Wan Laiming Wan Guchan |
| Release date(s) | 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".
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Background
In 1958 Wan Guchan innovated a new paper-cut technique and this film was one of the first to utilize the method.
