A story about a panda

シュンマォタォタォ

The Story of Panda Tao Tao

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Production: Production Committee of Tianjin Arts and Crafts Design and Research Institute.

198 1. 12.28

87-minute color widescreen

Production and marketing company

198 1 China's first animated film co-produced with other countries.

Tianjin craft art design institute

Co-produced by Japan Panda Animation Production Committee

Color cartoon film

Shanghai film copy factory copy

producer

China manufacturer unknown.

Japanese side

Producer: Ichiro Miyamoto

Producer: Shiro Sato

Director: Tokio Shimamura

Producer: Yoji Yamada

Producer of painting: Sakamoto Xiongzuo

Script: Gao Qiao, Kenichi Tanaka

Screenwriter: Yoji Yamada

Photography: Gao Qiao Red

Music: Masaru Sato

Art supervision: the first art in Central Plains

Editor: Shi Jingyan

Middle match: Tong Dai Yan Chongde Li Zicheng Xiaohua Cao Shenzhi

Japan: しのぶぶぶぶぶぶぶぶぶぶぶぶぶぶぶ ;ぶぶぶぶぶぶぶ124

2 Content introduction editing

Caught in a snare, waded through mountains and seas,

I miss my hometown and my soul returns to my hometown.

Minshan, Sichuan, China, is covered with mountains and peaks.

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This is a natural paradise for pandas. Panda Tao Tao and his good friend Golden Monkey live freely. One day, a group of foreign poachers shot and killed Tao Tao's mother to catch pandas. From then on, Tao Tao became an orphan.

Four years later, Tao Tao was a handsome "teenager" and fell in love with the panda girl. Unfortunately, a group of fierce hounds suddenly came at him. Tao Tao struggled with the hounds to save his companion and fell into the net. It was shipped to Europe.

Tao Tao, who is used to living in nature, can't adapt to human life: he misses his hometown and his friends, and his body is getting weaker and weaker. Thanks to the careful care of breeder Mary and veterinarian George, his health has improved slightly. However, the director of the zoo, eager for profit, insisted that Tao Tao should hold public exhibitions and performances as soon as possible. Mary and George offended their employers for this.

Lonely Tao Tao was kept in a dark cage. Joe and Julie, a mouse couple, often visited and established friendship. Sparrows also comforted Tao Tao. People keep many animals here. They all miss their hometown, but they just can't get out.

Snow covered the earth, and Mary asked Tao Tao to play outside the cage. Tao Tao touched the scene and fled over the wall. It went through many risks and came to the port. I didn't understand until I saw the vast sea. It will never return to its hometown. I have to worry about going back to the zoo.

World War II broke out,

Mary stroked Tao Tao.

George died in battle and Mary lost her beloved companion. Mouse Joe's wife and children were killed. Joe's leg was disabled and he had to be evacuated to the country. Tao Tao and Mary spent the rest of their lives together.

The war is over. Mary and Tao Tao are both old. On Christmas Eve, Mary comforted Tao Tao. What gift does she want? Tao Tao's answer is: "I want to go home and go back to Minshan!" "Mary can't satisfy Tao Tao's wishes.

At night, Tao Tao stares at the sky, only to see snowflakes all over the sky. "As long as I close my eyes, my hometown will always be by my side." On his deathbed, Tao Tao returned to his dream hometown in a dream. His childhood friends gathered around him, and the beautiful scenery, laughter and songs of the past reappeared before his eyes. This time, it will never leave them again.

3 behind-the-scenes editing

This film was made by the シュンマォ production committee at 198 1.

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(Japan Panda Animation Production Committee) and Tianjin Institute of Arts and Crafts Design jointly produced. At that time, the teachers of Tianjin Institute of Arts and Crafts were invited to Japan to be mainly responsible for the design of animation background. It took three years to leave. How can you not be moved by such a serious attitude towards an animation and such a persistent passion for creating an animation Doesn't this spirit make those who dream of becoming famous overnight blush? Unfortunately, I still don't know their real names.

As the script, music and image of the story are all produced by the Japanese side, the list of Chinese producers is not mentioned in the subtitles at the end of the film. However, from the list of Japan, we still found some important information, such as Yoji Yamada, the producer of this film. Many people will be familiar with the films he directed, that is, the story of Tiger Jiro series and the call of distant mountains. The painting supervisor is Yukio Sakamoto. He participated in the creation of the animated film Legend of the White Snake in Dongying from 65438 to 0958, but he was only one of more than 20 painters who participated in the background design (except music, script, photography and art, there were as many as 45 people in the light background and animation production, and this legendary masterpiece was really mouth-watering). Speaking of the legend of the white snake,

Official stills of Panda Story (8 photos)

Because this person is the protagonist who participated in the dubbing of まんがばなし (a selection of world fairy tales), not only that, but she also sang songs at the beginning and end of the Japanese version. Speaking of seiyuu, Tao Tao's mother voiced Miao Zi in little big panda, and she also participated in the voice of Bai Niao Lake (Swan Lake) produced by Dongying. I don't think it's Ogto, hehe. Let's go back and look at the voice actors translated on the production line:,, Tong, Dai,,, Yan Chongde, Li Zi, John Cheng, Cao Lei, Zhao and so on. If it's not gold, it's definitely a super gold lineup. Just looking at the names of these dubbing teachers is shocking enough. 1 1 Teachers are just like 1 1 books in the dubbing industry! I am very grateful to these teachers. It is because of their appearance that we have an era when we can be obsessed with sound.

4 Full-film appreciation and editing

The story of the panda is an animated masterpiece with exquisite pictures and fresh style. The people involved in the production were impressed by their exquisite painting skills. Not only that, its touching plot, profound ideological theme and extremely special artistic expression techniques used in many places make the film concise and unique.

The combination of reality and surplus is always appropriate.

In Panda, the perfect combination of animation and real scene is widely used, which makes the audience experience extraordinary visual experience, which is rare in the cartoons we saw at that time.

Extreme lens language description

Many scenes in Panda are very expressive, especially in the interpretation of tone and layering, which makes the film more attractive to us adults. Two of them left the deepest impression on me. One is the scene description after Tao Tao's mother was shot. The stream turned red, and so did the sky. These are all hints of bleeding and heartache, which reminds me of the ending of the movie Red Sorghum, which is really shocking. The second picture shows Tao Tao in a cage and taken to the zoo. There are cheering crowds on both sides of the street, but he is not happy. His heart is still in the big forest of Minshan, Sichuan, not in this noisy city. This strong contrast is the creator's reflection on life, which is unforgettable. This shocking scene reminds me of Wong Kar-wai's film Chongqing Forest. One of these two scenes is that the protagonist is moving as the background and the foreground is static. The other is that the protagonist is static as the background and the foreground scenery is moving. Although there are some differences, the inner feelings expressed are the same, showing the loneliness, helplessness and difficulty of integrating with the surrounding environment of the hero.

General mobilization of China elements

I really appreciate the implication, restraint and forbearance of the "pure oriental way" used in the emotional expression of this animation. For example, when Tao Tao ran out of the zoo, he realized that when he ran to the seaside, he could never go back. But at that time, he didn't scream wildly, didn't catch the crazy running and bumps, just stared at the sea silently and endured silently. How can this deep and calm way of expressing loss and sadness make people unmoved? In addition, the landscape of Suzhou gardens and the effect of paper-cut shadow play make this film more oriental.

A heartbreaking sad ending

At that time, the panda story was rarely broadcast, and it has not been replayed for 20 years. Many people can't remember the details of the story today, but they still remember the cold and sad ending! Why? Because the ending is unforgettable, the narrative and foreshadowing of the whole film for nearly 90 minutes is just for the soul shock of those seconds. We are moved, but it also shows that the creator's goal has been achieved. Whether it is to awaken conscience or to stimulate a re-examination of life, it confirms the success and greatness of the animated panda story from one side. In my opinion, it is the theme that determines that this animation will not have a happy ending. Let's compare the Spanish animation Maofuli, which also belongs to the theme of environmental protection. When we appreciate the beautiful scenery in this animation, we can also feel the faint sadness in the creator's heart from the story. Maybe these people who advocate environmental awareness are pessimistic and good people. I saw on China dubbing network and many forums that many children left sad tears after watching this movie. This is really a sad fairy tale. In the early days, no matter translated comics or domestic art films, most of them had happy endings. This film can be regarded as a subversion of the existing model.