The Buffalo Boy's Flute is a Chinese animated short,
originally released in 1963, and directed by Te Wei, one of China's most
prominent animation auteurs. This was the second film made using the
"brush painting" animation technique, with the first being Tadpoles
Looking For Their Mother, in 1960. The technique was developed by the artists
at Shanghai Animation Film Studio beginning in the late 50s; although details
of how the animation was achieved are still speculated on today, the actual
technique is kept secret by the studio. Despite being banned shortly after its
release (because it "didn't reflect the class struggle, and thus would
numb the consciousness of the public") The Buffalo Boy's Flute remains one
of China's most famous and acclaimed animated films.
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