Underplayed Gems

Renshen Guniang (1961)

Renshen Guniang poster
Country
People's Republic of China
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A stop-motion puppet film tells a folk tale about a ginseng spirit. The story follows the spirit's encounters in a natural setting.

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What happens

Renshen Guniang (xinès simplificat: 人参姑娘, pinyin: Rénshēn Gūniáng, literalment 'la xica del Ginsheng') és una pel·lícula d'animació amb titelles xinesa, produïda per l'estudi de cinema de Changchun, dirigida per Rong Lei i estrenada el 1961. Fou la tercera i última de les pel·lícules d'animació produïdes per l'estudi des de la creació de l'estudi d'animació de Shanghai, i fins al 1985, quan es reobre oficialment la secció d'animació. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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