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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Cuckoo Sang Too Late
1959 0h 10m ZH
Animation
Synopsis
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Spring is here, and the cuckoo leads the children to fly to the mountain village as in previous years, calling "cuckoo", "cuckoo", wanting to remind people to sow grain seeds quickly. Its cry attracted good-natured ridicule from many animals and birds. They all said that it was late this year, and people had already sown the grain seeds, and now the seedlings have grown.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Qian Jiajun
- Writers
- Jin Jin
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- China
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
Did you know
67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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RUNTIME
Did you know
Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Qian Jiajun directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 267 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 10 min · 0h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
Also by
Qian Jiajun
Production companies
Who made it
Shanghai Animation Film Studio
CN
Key crew
- Action DirectorQiang Wu
- AnimationLu Qing
- AnimationYesong Jiao
- Background DesignerHan Bin
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1959-07-10
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