The Panda's boutique

A delightful Chinese animation about a family of pandas who run a boutique. Complete chaos is caused, one morning, when customers in all different shapes and sizes arrive and request some oddly shaped items.

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Credits

co-director

Louis Elman

Shen Zuwei

Zhou Keqin

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Shanghai Meishu

Duration

00:49:27:00

Production places

China

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016378

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Giant panda

Animation

Animation → Animated films - China

Childrens Films

Literature → Storytelling

Short films

Short films → Short films - China

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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China, 1982

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