The Proud General is a Chinese animated featurette produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the animator Te Wei. It is also translated as The Conceited General.
After a victorious military campaign, a general returns home to glory and prosperity. The king rewards him and claims that all enemies will be intimidated by the general. From then on, the general no longer practices martial arts. He eats, drinks, lives the glamorous life, and doesn't bother anymore with sharpening his weapons. When the enemy one day returns, his own arrogance leads to his defeat and eventually to the downfall of the whole nation.
| English Production | Original Version | Romanized | Original Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenwriter | 編劇 | Hua Junwu | 华君武 | |
| Director | 导演 | Te Wei | 特伟 | |
| Chief Designer | 总設計 | Jiajun Quan | 钱家骏 | |
| Composer | 作曲 | Chen Gexin | 陈歌辛 | |
| Assistant Director | 副導演 | Li Kuero | 李克弱 | |
| Background Design | 背景設計 | Liu Fengzhan | 劉鳳展 | |
| Animation Design | 动画設計 | Du Chunxi Tang Cheng Pu Jiaxiang Duan Yi Lu Qing Hu Jinqing Yan Dingxian Dai Tielang Lin Wenxiao | 杜春甫 唐澄 浦家祥 段浚 陆青 胡进庆 严定宪 戴铁郎 林文肖 | |
| Performance Director | 奏演指导 | Chen Furui | 陈富瑞 | |
| Photography | 攝影 | Chen Zhenxiang Ge Fangxiong | 陈震祥 葛方雄 | |
| Painting | 绘景 | Gao Yang Jiang Aijian Fang Pengjian Xu Jingda | 高陽 江爱坚 方澎年 徐景達 | |
| Editing | 剪辑 | Lee Kai-ki | 李开基 | |
| Recording | 錄音 | Zhou Yunlin | 周雲林 | |
| Special Skill | 特技 | Lu Jingtang | 吕敬棠 | |
| Played by | 演奏 | The Upper Film Orchestra | 上影乐团 | |
| Conductor | 指挥 | Chen Gixin | 陳歌辛 |
The film was heavily influenced by Disney from the perspective of character design, movement and storytelling point of view. The music is derived from the Beijing Opera. The clothing, architecture, and props do have a strong sense of Chinese cultural influence.[1]
The film has been re-released as part of the Chinese Classic Animation Te Wei Collection set. The Conceited General does have English subtitles.