''Fishing Child'' (Chinese: 渔童) is a
Chinese animated featurette short
In the American film industry, a featurette is a kind of film that is shorter than a full-length feature, but longer than a short film. The term may refer to either of two types of content: a shorter film or a companion film.
Medium-length film ...
produced by the
Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Shanghai Animation Film Studio () also known as SAFS () is a Chinese animation studio based in Shanghai, China, as part of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation. Shanghai Animation Film Studio was officially established in April, 1957, led by pione ...
. It is also referred to as ''"Fisher Boy"''.
Translation
The title in Chinese is closely translated to "Yu Tong" or the Fishing Bowl. The story supposedly takes place after the
Opium War
The First Opium War (), also known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Sino War was a series of military engagements fought between Britain and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chinese enforcement of the ...
when the imperialists occupied China's sea port.
Story
An old fisherman who usually earns a living by fishing at the river risk of his own life to find this white jade fish-jar. On the fish-jar is engraved a tiny fisher boy. The fisher boy can become alive and grow and, with his fishing-rod, can hook the fish which are engraved on the bottom part of the fish-globe and which also can become alive and grow. The old man is later accused of stealing the fish jar from the pastor.
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(2005). Folklore Research in Communist China. Folklore papers
References
External links
The film at China's Movie Database
1959 animated films
1959 films
Animated featurettes
Chinese animated short films
1950s Mandarin-language films
1959 short films
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