Little Soldier Zhang Ga
Little Soldier Zhang Ga is a Chinese animated feature film from mainland China. It is also referred to as "Zhang Ga, The Soldier Boy". It is adapted from the Chinese children's novel of the same name, by Xu Guangyao 徐光耀, which was based on the true story of Yan Xiufeng.
Background
One film and one TV series with the same name precede the animated version, with more mature contents in 1963 and 2004. The animation version was a 12 million RMB investment, modified for younger audiences. The production crew also consist of about 600 people. This version aims to target audiences of all age groups.The film was made in a collaboration between "Ai Yi Mei Xun Animation Production Company", an unnamed US-funded Chinese company in association with BTV, and the Youth Film Production Unit at Beijing Film Academy. The students and faculties from the academy contributed to keep production costs down. It is the first film created entirely with private investments. In the cinemas, it was shown due to the 60th anniversary of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese in 2005.