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Nezha
A series of Chinese animation stills posted by Lili made me recall an animation film I had seen on Ciné-Cadeau (series of films for children aired before Christmas time on Télé-Québec) a long time ago.
What I remember of the 1979 film, 《哪咤闹海》 in Chinese (「ナーザの大暴れ」 / "Nezha Conqueers the Dragon King" / « Le Prince Nezha triomphe du Roi-Dragon »), is that it's about a powerful little girl (even though the French title makes it sound like it's really a boy) who lives by the sea and fights dragons of different colors, armed with a long red scarf/ribbon and a golden ring.
I had first been reminded of the film a few years ago when I had seen this DVD called "Chinese Animation Film Works Vol.1" on the shelves at Tower Records. This is a collection of 5 films including this one plus 5 short others. I was tempted to pick it up but had found it a bit pricey around ¥6000. But this time I found this remastered 25th anniversary edition out just a few months ago, only $9.99 at movieSville! Of course I couldn't resist. :)
Check out this [slow-loading] Chinese page which contains a lot of nice stills from the film!
Posted on September 24, 2005 at 20:31 | Tweet
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it looks very familiar. I think i've seen a piece of it when i was little
Posted by Papigiulio on September 25, 2005 at 17:40
je cherche quant à moi un vieux film d'animation racontant l'histoire d'Aladdin. mon premier souvenir de cinéma, c'est la scène où Aladdin est enfermé dans une caverne aux fruits lumineux. il paraît que le film est japonais. ça te dit quelque chose?
Posted by chienloup on September 26, 2005 at 17:17
J'ai déjà vu ça moi aussi! Je n'avais pas réalisé que c'était japonais.
Peut-être est-ce celui-ci?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202239/
Malheureusement je n'ai pas trouvé beaucoup plus d'information.
Posted by Patrick on September 26, 2005 at 19:44
hum! je ne sais pas, comme c'est une histoire célèbre il y a aussi beaucoup d'autres adaptations, et sans images, pas facile de s'y retrouver. sinon, dans le dessin animé chinois "le roi des singes" il y a aussi un prince nezha (enfin ils l'appellent Nacha ou un truc comme ça), il est rasé et monté sur des roues enflammées. il fait partie des "méchants".
Posted by chienloup on September 26, 2005 at 20:49
Hi Chipple,
Thanks for these links! I am tempted to order the Nezha DVD too...
I especially love the design of Nezha in the "Uproar/Havoc In Heaven" film - I have added more stills to my flickr set.
- Lili
Posted by Lili on October 16, 2005 at 12:08
I haven't yet received my order from movieSville. Hopefully within a few days now!
Thanks for the stills, they look great!!
Posted by Patrick on October 16, 2005 at 12:23
francais
Posted by nezha on February 22, 2007 at 04:57
oh my god! Thank you so much... I have been going on about this film to my friends for years , beginning to think I was going mad, that it didn't really exist. I remember it so well in great detail. I need to see it again!
Posted by Erin on April 4, 2007 at 06:07
Erin: Glad you finally found it!
chienloup, si tu lis ceci(!), le film d'Aladin dont je parlais est sorti récemment sur DVD en Italie..! Même si c'est un film d'animation japonaise, il ne sort même pas ici, et je trouve pas moyen de me procurer le DVD italien. Merde. :)
Y'a quelques images sur le site du fabricant:
http://www.yamatovideo.com/customer/product.php?productid=1670
Posted by Patrick on April 4, 2007 at 10:56
Wow old time nezha animation movies :)
Sure love'em
http://chinese-tales.blogspot.com
Posted by Juandy on July 23, 2008 at 22:47
I know this post was made four years ago, but I feel the need to point out that Nezha IS a boy. You're not alone in thinking he's a girl, though; when I was watching the film in my dorm, my room mate glanced at the screen and asked, "why is the dragon chasing that little girl?" I said, "it's a boy," and she wouldn't believe me until she saw the opening scene where he appears without clothes. Anyway, wonderful film, you can get it cheap (along with many others) at yesasia dot com. =)
Posted by Lorikeet on March 25, 2009 at 04:52
Thanks for your comment Lorikeet!
I found out about Nezha being a boy not long after writing this, but I hadn't corrected it here. Thanks for clearing it up!
Posted by Patrick on March 25, 2009 at 07:47