The Nine-Colored Deer

The Nine-Colored Deer

25 mins | Animation, Fantasy | June 28, 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

The Nine-Colored Deer

25 mins | Animation, Fantasy | June 28, 1981

The Nine-Colored Deer
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
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Original title 九色鹿
Directors Dai Tielang, Qian Jiajun
Writers Pan Jiezi

Cast

Ding Jianhua

as 九色鹿

Yang Chengchun

as 捕蛇人

Cheng Xiaohua

as 王后

Yu Ding

as 国王