Wan Laiming

Born: 1900-01-18

Wan Laiming (simplified Chinese: 万籁鸣; traditional Chinese: 萬籟鳴; pinyin: Wàn Làimíng; 18 January 1900 – 7 October 1997) was a Chinese animator. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animation industry, and is commonly considered as China's first animator. As the director of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, he would raise the standard to International level before other historical events affected the industry. Brother of Wan Guchan.


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Princess Iron Fan

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Released: 1941-11-19

The story was liberally adapted from a short sequence in the popular Chinese folk tale Journey...

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万氏兄弟和《大闹天宫》

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Released: 2004-07-25

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Uproar in an Art Studio

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Released: 1927-01-01

Lost film. Commonly regarded as the first animated short film in China. The film was combined...

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上美影动画短片

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-02-07

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