Wan Dihuan (; born 1907, date of death unknown) was a

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filmmaker. Born in

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, he was one of the

Wan brothers The Wan Brothers () were 20th century animators born 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

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industry. His date of birth is unknown.

History

Wan Dihuan assisted his brothers in pioneering many of the film projects up until 1932, when he voluntarily left the

Great Wall Film Company Great Wall Film Company () was one of the first Chinese film production companies based in Shanghai, China, in the 1920s. History The company was founded by Mei Xuechou (梅雪俦) and Liu Zhaoming (刘兆明) in the 1920s. The company's first k ...

for his own photography studio.Qing Yun.
Qing Yun
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would take shape by 1937. It is believed that he only came back in 1941 to assist with ''

Princess Iron Fan Princess Iron Fan () is a character from the 16th century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. She is one of the most popular ''Journey to the West'' villains, alongside her husband the Bull Demon King, her son Red Boy, and Baigujing. In ' ...

'' and 1964 ''

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''.

Filmography

References

External links

China Movie DB
1907 births Year of death missing Film directors from Jiangsu 20th-century Chinese inventors Cinema pioneers Artists from Nanjing Chinese animated film directors Chinese animated film producers {{animator-stub