Dai Tielang (; 17 October 1930 – 4 September 2019) was a Singaporean-born Chinese animator, best known for directing ''
Black Cat Detective
''Black Cat Detective'' (, "Black Cat Sheriff") is a Chinese animated television series based on a 1982 manhua written by Zhu Zhixiang produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is sometimes shortened as Mr. Black. The main charac ...
''.
Born in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
in 1930, Dai was brought to China in 1940. After graduating from
Beijing Film Academy in 1953, he worked in
Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
Dai's father, Dai Langying was a native of
Huiyang. He was a painter, and began to work in Singapore in the 1930s.
Works
*''
Where is Mama'' (1960)
*''
A Deer of Nine Colors
''A Deer of Nine Colors'' (Chinese character, Chinese: 九色鹿; Pinyin: Jiǔ Sè Lù) is a Chinese animation, Chinese animated film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is also referred to as ''"The Nine Colored Deer"''.
Background
...
'' (1981)
*''
Black Cat Detective
''Black Cat Detective'' (, "Black Cat Sheriff") is a Chinese animated television series based on a 1982 manhua written by Zhu Zhixiang produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is sometimes shortened as Mr. Black. The main charac ...
'' (1984–1987)
References
External links
Interview transcriptionHistorical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema
*Hong Kong Movie Database
Mr. Black
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1930 births
2019 deaths
Chinese animators
Chinese animated film directors
Beijing Film Academy alumni
Singaporean emigrants to China
Singaporean film directors
Chinese film directors