Pigsy Eats Watermelon () is a 1958 Chinese animation short film produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. It is also translated as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon". Wan Guchan innovated a new paper-cut technique and this film was the first to utilize the method.
Story The main character was Zhu Bajie, the Chinese folklore character from the literature Journey to the West. Though the story was considered more of a spin-off. The character was used, since pigs were often associated with greed in the culture.
Creators English Chinese Screenplay by Bao Lei 包蕾 Directed by Wan Guchan 萬古蟾 Assistant Director and Photography Chen Zhenghong 陈正鸿 Music by Wu Yingju 吴应矩 Graphic Design Zhan TongxuanXie Yougen 詹同渲谢友根 Choreography Hu JinqingQian JiajunShen ZuweiChe Hui 胡进庆钱家俊沈祖慰车慧
References CCTV cartoon history
External links China's Movie Database