The Proud General () is a Chinese animated featurette produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the animator Te Wei. It is also translated as The Conceited General.
Plot After a victorious military campaign, a general returns home to glory and prosperity. The king rewards him and claims that all enemies will be intimidated by the general. From then on, the general no longer practices martial arts. He eats, drinks, lives the glamorous life, and doesn't bother anymore with sharpening his weapons. When the enemy one day returns, his own arrogance leads to his defeat and eventually to the downfall of the whole nation.
Creators English Production Original Version Romanized Original Credit Screenwriter 編劇 Hua Junwu 华君武 Director 导演 Te Wei 特伟 Chief Designer 总設計 Jiajun Quan 钱家骏 Composer 作曲 Chen Gexin 陈歌辛 Assistant Director 副導演 Li Kuero 李克弱 Background Design 背景設計 Liu Fengzhan 劉鳳展 Animation Design 动画設計 Du ChunxiTang ChengPu JiaxiangDuan YiLu QingHu JinqingYan DingxianDai TielangLin Wenxiao 杜春甫唐澄浦家祥段浚陆青胡进庆严定宪戴铁郎林文肖 Performance Director 奏演指导 Chen Furui 陈富瑞 Photography 攝影 Chen ZhenxiangGe Fangxiong 陈震祥葛方雄 Painting 绘景 Gao YangJiang AijianFang PengjianXu Jingda 高陽江爱坚方澎年徐景達 Editing 剪辑 Lee Kai-ki 李开基 Recording 錄音 Zhou Yunlin 周雲林 Special Skill 特技 Lu Jingtang 吕敬棠 Played by 演奏 The Upper Film Orchestra 上影乐团 Conductor 指挥 Chen Gixin 陳歌辛
Production The film was heavily influenced by Disney from the perspective of character design, movement and storytelling point of view. The music is derived from the Beijing Opera. The clothing, architecture, and props do have a strong sense of Chinese cultural influence.Toon Zone. "Toon Zone ." "The Conceited General." Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
DVD The film has been re-released as part of the Chinese Classic Animation Te Wei Collection set. The Conceited General does have English subtitles.
References
External links
The Proud General at China's Movie Database