A Deer of Nine Colors 九色神鹿~ Chinese Movies&TV

Today, I will introduce a Chinese animated feature produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio which called A Deer of Nine Colors (九色神鹿jiǔ sè shén Lù). It is also referred to as “The Nine Colored Deer”.So let us have a brief introduction.

The original story is based on the Buddhist Jataka tale of the same name, which were discovered as cave paintings from the Mogao Caves（莫高窟Mògāokū） in Dunhuang (敦煌Dūnhuáng), China. The animated plot is essentially a spinoff.

Plot

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 outstanding animation has received a variety of awards. It is really very famous.