Wan Guchan was a Chinese

Chinese people

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 filmmaker. Born in Nanjing

Nanjing

' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...

, China

China

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, he was one of the Wan brothers

Wan brothers

The Wan Brothers were born in the early 20th century in Nanjing, China. They became the founders and pioneers of the Chinese animation industry and made the first Asian animation feature-length film, Princess Iron Fan in 1941.-Background:...

 who pioneered the Chinese animations industry.

Early history

Wan Guchan joined his twin brother Wan Laiming

Wan Laiming

Wan Lai-Ming was born in Nanjing, China. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animation industry, and became 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...

 in most of the animation projects and experimentations.

Achievements

Throughout his career, Wan Guchan 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

Pigsy Eats Watermelon

Pigsy Eats Watermelon is a chinese animation produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. It is also referred to as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon".-Story:...

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Wan Guchan would also take part in the 1964 film Havoc in Heaven

Havoc in Heaven

Havoc in Heaven , also known as Uproar in Heaven, is a Chinese animated feature film directed by Wan Laiming and produced by all four of the Wan brothers. The film was created at the height of the Chinese animation industry in the 1960s, and received numerous awards...

, which would bring China recognition internationally.

External links

• China Movie DB