Havoc in Heaven (大闹天宫)

Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Produced in 1961 and 1964
Length: Two episodes (50 min + 70 min)
Director: Wan Laiming, Tang Cheng

Awards:

Special Awards for short films at the 13th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Excellent Film Awards at the 22nd London International Film Festival
Third prize at the 5th Quito International Children’s Film Festival in Ecuador
Jury prize at the 12th Figueira Da Foz International Film Festival of Portugal
Awards at the 2nd Chinese Film "Hundred Flowers" Festival

 

Plot outline:

Havoc in Heaven is a Chinese animated feature film with the two episodes produced in 1961 and 1964 respectively. The story is based on the first seven chapters of the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. It vividly portrays Sun Wukong, a fabulous Chinese hero. The film employs strong colors, fantastic models, and magnificent scenes, exaggerates models for gods and Buddhas on the basis of traditional ones, and highlights the decorative nature and typical characters of the figures. It fully displays the thoughts and artistry of the original work through unique artistic conception and expression methods.