Pigsy Eats Watermelon (1958)

Directed by

Wan Laiming, Wan Guchan

Country

People's Republic of China

How it feels

A lazy pig character sneaks a melon that isn't his. He learns a lesson about greed through a series of silly mishaps.

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What happens

Pigsy Eats Watermelon (Chinese: 猪八戒吃西瓜; pinyin: Zhu Bajie Chi Xigua) is a 1958 Chinese animation short film produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. It is also translated as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon". Wan Guchan innovated a new paper-cut technique and this film was the first to utilize the method. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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