The Buffalo Boy's Flute (Part 1/2)

The Buffalo Boy's Flute is a Chinese animated short, originally released in 1963, and directed by Te Wei, one of China's most prominent animation auteurs. This was the second film made using the "brush painting" animation technique, with the first being Tadpoles Looking For Their Mother, in 1960. The technique was developed by the artists at Shanghai Animation Film Studio beginning in the late 50s; although details of how the animation was achieved are still speculated on today, the actual technique is kept secret by the studio. Despite being banned shortly after its release (because it "didn't reflect the class struggle, and thus would numb the consciousness of the public") The Buffalo Boy's Flute remains one of China's most famous and acclaimed animated films.

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Film & Animation

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• buffalo
• boy
• flute
• 1963
• chinese animation
• animated short
• short film
• animated film
• animation art
• cartoons
• watercolor painting
• te wei
• cel animation
• experimental
• nature
• landscapes
• brush painting
• shanghai animation film studio
• shanghai
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[ObscureAnimation]

@erutufon I bought my copy (as well as the other Chinese animations I own) through Yesasia, but the collection is now listed as "out of stock" unfortunately (products on that website go mysteriously "out of stock" or "out of print" all the time). You may have better luck on eBay. Try searching "Te Wei", "Chinese animation", "Cowboy's Flute" or something like that if you want to buy this film. Keep in mind though, the DVDs are PAL format only.

[erutufon]

Where did you buy these videos? I'm searching for these cartoons in dvd but no luck