The Nine-Colored Deer (1981)

In ancient times, a Persian merchant gets lost in a windstorm. Suddenly a spiritual deer of nine colors appears to guide the man. Later on, the deer rescues a man drowning in a river. In exchange, the man promises not to reveal the deer's whereabouts. The man reaches an imperial palace. The king insists on hunting down the spiritual deer down to make clothes out of the deer skin. The man gives in to his greed and leads an army of warriors to the spot. He falls into the river again, hoping the deer will show up to rescue him. This time, all the warriors' arrows turn into dust and the man is drowned

Released June 28, 1981 25 min None+

Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Short

Keywords: tmdb.buddhist, tmdb.deer, tmdb.rescue, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.chinese-animation, imdb.deer

Production Companies: Shanghai Animation Film Studio

Country: China
Production Country: China
Languages: Mandarin