Zhu Zhixiang Explained

Native Name:诸志祥
Alt:A photo of Zhu Zhixiang
Birth Date:1941
Death Date:September 11, 2015
Occupation:Animator
Novelist
Language:Chinese
Nationality:Chinese
Notable Works:Black Cat Detective
Years Active:1982-2015
Birth Place:Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Death Place:Shanghai, China

Zhu Zhixiang (; 1941 - September 8 2015)[1] with the pen name Haogu, was a Chinese writer of children's books and manhua born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang and a mainland Chinese writer. His main works include Bajie Returns Home, Black Cat Detective, and Alien, among which Black Cat Detective was adapted into a donghua and broadcast on CCTV in China and NHK in Japan.

He worked at Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

Legal action

In June 1987, Zhu Zhixiang brought Dai Tielang to court, suing Dai Tielang for infringing his copyright and authorship of Black Cat Detective. In the end, the court ruled that Dai Tielang was negligent in publishing the Black Cat Detective comics and periodicals.

After mediation by the court, Dai Tielang compensated Zhu Zhixiang 2,880 yuan from the writing remuneration, and Zhu Zhixiang withdrew the lawsuit.[2]

References

  1. News: 11 September 2015 . 'Black Cat Detective' creator dies at 74 . China.org.cn . 21 September 2015.
  2. Web site: 2015-09-23 . 《黑猫警长》之父诸志祥去世 当年前为何选猫当警长黑猫警长1983年_凤凰文化 . 2023-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923074753/http://culture.ifeng.com/a/20150910/44622778_0.shtml . 2015-09-23 .