Thursday, October 2, 2008

Wan Guchan

Wan Gu-Chan was born in Nanjing, China. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animations industry.

Early History


He joined his twin brother Wan Laiming in most of the animation projects and experimentations.

Achievements


Through out his career he would be the closest to Wan Laiming in assisting him in all major projects. In 1958 he would be credited as the innovator of a new paper-cut method. The technique was demonstrated in the animation ''Pigsy Eats Watermelon''.

He would also take part in the 1964 film ''Havoc in Heaven'' which would bring China recognition internationally.

Filmography

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