You know, yesterday was the first time since the 1950s that a Vietnamese football team managed to beat a team from Central Asia, even though just three days earlier, we had an easy victory against Jordan, another representative from West Asia. From the Soviet era to the present day, Central Asian teams have always been a nightmare for generations of Vietnamese football fans. However, there's a paradox or irony : All West Asian teams have lost to Vietnam at least once. Although West Asia and Central Asia aren't very different in many aspects, and that region even has advantages in climate and ocean, it turns out that sports is their weakest point. Clearly, even with all the advantages, you still risk getting fewer points than your opponent. That's why I always try to learn about the culture and history of Central Asia, a land that is truly fascinating.
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Cynir
2026-01-09 18:53:54
You know, yesterday was the first time since the 1950s that a Vietnamese football team managed to beat a team from Central Asia, even though just three days earlier, we had an easy victory against Jordan, another representative from West Asia. From the Soviet era to the present day, Central Asian teams have always been a nightmare for generations of Vietnamese football fans. However, there's a paradox or irony : All West Asian teams have lost to Vietnam at least once. Although West Asia and Central Asia aren't very different in many aspects, and that region even has advantages in climate and ocean, it turns out that sports is their weakest point. Clearly, even with all the advantages, you still risk getting fewer points than your opponent. That's why I always try to learn about the culture and history of Central Asia, a land that is truly fascinating.
You know, yesterday was the first time since the 1950s that a Vietnamese football team managed to beat a team from Central Asia, even though just three days earlier, we had an easy victory against Jordan, another representative from West Asia. From the Soviet era to the present day, Central Asian teams have always been a nightmare for generations of Vietnamese football fans. However, there's a paradox or irony : All West Asian teams have lost to Vietnam at least once. Although West Asia and Central Asia aren't very different in many aspects, and that region even has advantages in climate and ocean, it turns out that sports is their weakest point. Clearly, even with all the advantages, you still risk getting fewer points than your opponent. That's why I always try to learn about the culture and history of Central Asia, a land that is truly fascinating.
Comment on Castling (A Confession from the Aquarium) (1979)
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Admin
2026-01-07 00:32:27 (edited 2026-01-09 20:24:46)
This was among the earliest batch of Soviet cartoons I subtitled, way back in 2008. Back then (and until just a few years ago), only the Russian version was available. Seeing the Ukrainian version for the first time has been a bit of a revelation. It's like seeing the "full" version of the film for the first time, because the Russian version is simplified and a number of witty lines have been removed from the script.
For example, at the very beginning, the fish's "bubbling" is subtitled in the Ukrainian version, but left untranslated in the Russian one. Also, not a few later lines spoken by main character were removed. Despite this, I found the point of the film to be still almost as clear in the Russian version. Though some dialogue was removed, what happens is still the same.
And yet, I'm left a bit confused. Not by what was removed, but by why the film was allowed through at all.
So let's analyze who or what exactly is being satirized here. On Oleh Olifer's "Ukrainian animation" YouTube channel (where the 2022 restoration was posted), the description says: The film was created in the era of "Stagnation" and to some extent became a satire on this historical period. But I think that's only telling part of the story.
Who is the main character, at the start? Powerful, fat, lazy, indolent. In charge of a world of "little people" (fish) that mildly interest him, but for whom he does nothing, not even the most basic maintenance. Somehow (did it come in from elsewhere?), a real predator fish appears in the aquarium that eats every other fish.
He still does nothing. He feels utterly secure. His loyal cat, Vasya, is still by his side. In a line that was removed in the Russian version, he muses, "I'll say, 'look at that, Vasya! Just what exactly is going on here?!'". He is sure that will be the end of the matter, since everyone knows that cats eat fish.
Except that's not what happens here, and he then loses his last chance to save his only friend and himself through his utter cowardice and indecision.
Up to this point, does any of this sound like it's describing the pre-Revolutionary Russian Empire peasant population? No way, but it does describe the aristocracy. The "Whites". Those who reluctantly acceded to their new poverty after losing the Russian Civil War, kept their heads down, but to make themselves feel better would sometimes "protest" in a completely ineffective way.
Wasn't this film a bit of a call to that slice of the population to wake up, remember who they were, and realize that it's the whole system that needs overturning if they are ever to regain what they lost?
About a decade after this film (give or take), that's just what ended up happening (well, part of it). Another "castling" occurred, and the Whites ended up back in charge (or at least, their ideas and symbols were back in favour).
Did nobody in 1979 see the message? Or am I missing something?
In any case, I always thought it was brilliant film, though "The Tree and the Cat" (a very different sort of movie) is still my favourite by Sivokon.
Also, it's interesting to note that the animation was done entirely by Aleksandr Tatarskiy and Igor Kovalyov, who would later team up as directors. But not in Kiev - the studio management thought they were too young, and they had to move to Moscow to make their own films. That whole period is described in Tatarskiy's 1986 essay "Making Animation", which I translated in 2008.
This was among the earliest batch of Soviet cartoons I subtitled, way back in 2008. Back then (and until just a few years ago), only the Russian version was available. Seeing the Ukrainian version for the first time has been a bit of a revelation. It's like seeing the "full" version of the film for the first time, because the Russian version is simplified and a number of witty lines have been removed from the script.
For example, at the very beginning, the fish's "bubbling" is subtitled in the Ukrainian version, but left untranslated in the Russian one. Also, not a few later lines spoken by main character were removed. Despite this, I found the point of the film to be still almost as clear in the Russian version. Though some dialogue was removed, what happens is still the same.
And yet, I'm left a bit confused. Not by what was removed, but by why the film was allowed through at all.
So let's analyze who or what exactly is being satirized here. On Oleh Olifer's "Ukrainian animation" YouTube channel (where the 2022 restoration was posted), the description says: The film was created in the era of "Stagnation" and to some extent became a satire on this historical period. But I think that's only telling part of the story.
Who is the main character, at the start? Powerful, fat, lazy, indolent. In charge of a world of "little people" (fish) that mildly interest him, but for whom he does nothing, not even the most basic maintenance. Somehow (did it come in from elsewhere?), a real predator fish appears in the aquarium that eats every other fish.
He still does nothing. He feels utterly secure. His loyal cat, Vasya, is still by his side. In a line that was removed in the Russian version, he muses, "I'll say, 'look at that, Vasya! Just what exactly is going on here?!'". He is sure that will be the end of the matter, since everyone knows that cats eat fish.
Except that's not what happens here, and he then loses his last chance to save his only friend and himself through his utter cowardice and indecision.
Up to this point, does any of this sound like it's describing the pre-Revolutionary Russian Empire peasant population? No way, but it does describe the aristocracy. The "Whites". Those who reluctantly acceded to their new poverty after losing the Russian Civil War, kept their heads down, but to make themselves feel better would sometimes "protest" in a completely ineffective way.
Wasn't this film a bit of a call to that slice of the population to wake up, remember who they were, and realize that it's the whole system that needs overturning if they are ever to regain what they lost?
About a decade after this film (give or take), that's just what ended up happening (well, part of it). Another "castling" occurred, and the Whites ended up back in charge (or at least, their ideas and symbols were back in favour).
Did nobody in 1979 see the message? Or am I missing something?
In any case, I always thought it was brilliant film, though "The Tree and the Cat" (a very different sort of movie) is still my favourite by Sivokon.
Also, it's interesting to note that the animation was done entirely by Aleksandr Tatarskiy and Igor Kovalyov, who would later team up as directors. But not in Kiev - the studio management thought they were too young, and they had to move to Moscow to make their own films. That whole period is described in Tatarskiy's 1986 essay "Making Animation", which I translated in 2008.
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Comment on Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka (1953)
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Cynir
2026-01-04 19:07:04 (edited 2026-01-04 19:29:50)
This is hibiscus, a plant known as the "tropical rose", but of course you can still grow it in the Arctic if your garden has a glass enclosure. This plant has a bitter taste, so according to Asian medical experience, it can be used to treat wounds, and it's also very good for women when they're unwell. There's an Indian legend that says a little girl couldn't walk, so her elder sister was given a red umbrella by a fairy elder. The umbrella was magical ; when opened, the little girl could run. When the wind blew, the umbrella was blown into the garden and suddenly transformed into a hibiscus flower. This story immediately reminds me of a Russian tale, which might be helpful for understanding the details : Народные русские сказки (Афанасьев)/Сестрица Алёнушка, братец Иванушка (Sister Alyonushka, Brother Ivanushka).
This is hibiscus, a plant known as the "tropical rose", but of course you can still grow it in the Arctic if your garden has a glass enclosure. This plant has a bitter taste, so according to Asian medical experience, it can be used to treat wounds, and it's also very good for women when they're unwell. There's an Indian legend that says a little girl couldn't walk, so her elder sister was given a red umbrella by a fairy elder. The umbrella was magical ; when opened, the little girl could run. When the wind blew, the umbrella was blown into the garden and suddenly transformed into a hibiscus flower. This story immediately reminds me of a Russian tale, which might be helpful for understanding the details : Народные русские сказки (Афанасьев)/Сестрица Алёнушка, братец Иванушка (Sister Alyonushka, Brother Ivanushka).
Comment on The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish (1937)
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Cynir
2026-01-03 22:22:04 (edited 2026-01-03 22:38:43)
Ancient people often associated greed with the sea, because no one could measure water. On tropical beaches, there is a type of crab (scopimera globosa), only the size of a carp's eye, that often rolls sand into balls like dung beetles. It is said that they are descendants of a grieving old man who wanted to fill the sea to take revenge on the sea king. There are two stories related to this:
Once, a Chinese king, while strolling on the beach, witnessed a scene: A female crab was ill, and a male crab cared for her, but when she recovered, she left with another male. The king was furious, so he ordered that any man willing to kill wife would be rewarded. While many men did so, one young husband hesitated when he heard his child crying. He begged the king for forgiveness, but the king rewarded him with half the kingdom.
An old man in middle-age Vietnam was given a gem by a male snake (similar to the story above), which allowed him to understand the language of animals. This gem helped the old man save a goose family from being slaughtered, so the geese gave him another gem, which allowed him to go underwater without getting wet. He immediately went into the sea to cause the dragon palace to tilt. The sea king then tricked the old man's wife, promising to marry him if she stole the gems. She agreed and died in the sea. The old man, filled with resentment, carried sand to try and fill the sea. After the old man died, the heavenly king took pity on him and transformed him into a crab.
Ancient people often associated greed with the sea, because no one could measure water. On tropical beaches, there is a type of crab (scopimera globosa), only the size of a carp's eye, that often rolls sand into balls like dung beetles. It is said that they are descendants of a grieving old man who wanted to fill the sea to take revenge on the sea king. There are two stories related to this:
Once, a Chinese king, while strolling on the beach, witnessed a scene: A female crab was ill, and a male crab cared for her, but when she recovered, she left with another male. The king was furious, so he ordered that any man willing to kill wife would be rewarded. While many men did so, one young husband hesitated when he heard his child crying. He begged the king for forgiveness, but the king rewarded him with half the kingdom.
An old man in middle-age Vietnam was given a gem by a male snake (similar to the story above), which allowed him to understand the language of animals. This gem helped the old man save a goose family from being slaughtered, so the geese gave him another gem, which allowed him to go underwater without getting wet. He immediately went into the sea to cause the dragon palace to tilt. The sea king then tricked the old man's wife, promising to marry him if she stole the gems. She agreed and died in the sea. The old man, filled with resentment, carried sand to try and fill the sea. After the old man died, the heavenly king took pity on him and transformed him into a crab.
Comment on Windbag (1980)
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Cynir
2025-12-31 22:08:44 (edited 2026-01-01 08:59:16)
Winter was approaching the forest. While the Squirrel family and many other animals worked diligently to stockpile, Weasel did only one thing as sleep. And so each animal received its own consequences for its actions.
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<b>THE SQUIRREL FAMILY</b>
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Liberation Film Studio
The Animation Workshop
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Come on, let's have breakfast!
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Look out, you might fall!
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From now on, stop teasing others!
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Y'all, why are you working so early?
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Plants should be watered
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I am hurrying into
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Excuse me!
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Mr Weasel!
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It's almost noon. Get up to work!
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That's tough!
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Wouldn't it be better to
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He's pathetically lazy.
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Winter is coming and he isn't worried.
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What just fell?
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Dad, so hungry!
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Hey, darling!
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Give them whatever you have left!
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Our food supplies ran out yesterday.
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Shut up!
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I'm going to steal a chicken for you.
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<b>THE END</b>
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Winter was approaching the forest. While the Squirrel family and many other animals worked diligently to stockpile, Weasel did only one thing as sleep. And so each animal received its own consequences for its actions.
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<b>THE SQUIRREL FAMILY</b>
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Liberation Film Studio
The Animation Workshop
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Produced in 1977
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Scenarist and director : Vĩ Nguyên
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Composer : Lư Nhất Vũ
Orchestra : Lotus Art Troupe
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Come on, let's have breakfast!
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Look out, you might fall!
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From now on, stop teasing others!
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Y'all, why are you working so early?
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Plants should be watered
before the sun comes out.
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I am hurrying into
the deep forest to find honey.
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Excuse me!
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Mr Weasel!
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It's almost noon. Get up to work!
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That's tough!
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Wouldn't it be better to
just sleep in like I do?
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He's pathetically lazy.
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Winter is coming and he isn't worried.
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What just fell?
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Dad, so hungry!
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Hey, darling!
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Give them whatever you have left!
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Our food supplies ran out yesterday.
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Shut up!
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I'm going to steal a chicken for you.
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He refused to work
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which is why he accepted it.
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<b>THE END</b>
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Comment on Merry-Go-Round 16 (1985)
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Admin
2025-12-30 01:56:11 (edited 2025-12-30 02:15:47)
I think this entry is one of the highlights of the series. Both directors did an excellent job, and made really fun films in which the animation is constantly moving, with objects transforming into other objects. For Vladimir Morozov, this might be his best film (and so much better than his contribution to Merry-Go-Round 6, made 11 years earlier). He wisely chooses to put the focus on the family and on how their hard gardening work brings them bounty, contrasting them with lazy Miron who sleeps all day and misses everything. So the script editors had nothing to complain about. But at the same time, he puts so much effort into making everything a joy to watch. The animators also really deserve credit here, as does the art director for the character design, which I find really satisfying. And of course, the composer, who created quite a catchy musical piece (played in typical 1980s Soviet synths style).
The second film by Mititello is rather more abstract and I'm not entirely sure what the takeaway is, if any (unless it's simply to teach very young kids to recognize the alphabet letters?), but all the transformations are still very fun to watch. The boy wins each "contest" by successfully creating one more letter of the word "rainbow", and once he's able to spell the whole word, everything turns from black and white to colour. So is this also meant to be about the benefits of open-mindedness and "friendship of the peoples"? I don't know, that might be a bit of a stretch. In any case, this was Mititello's second film, and she would go on to make some excellent ones in the years to come, although unfortunately her career was cut short by the crisis of the 1990s.
Both of these films, in their endless energy and playfulness, also remind me of Roze Stiebra's Looking-Rhymes (1988).
I think this entry is one of the highlights of the series. Both directors did an excellent job, and made really fun films in which the animation is constantly moving, with objects transforming into other objects. For Vladimir Morozov, this might be his best film (and so much better than his contribution to Merry-Go-Round 6, made 11 years earlier). He wisely chooses to put the focus on the family and on how their hard gardening work brings them bounty, contrasting them with lazy Miron who sleeps all day and misses everything. So the script editors had nothing to complain about. But at the same time, he puts so much effort into making everything a joy to watch. The animators also really deserve credit here, as does the art director for the character design, which I find really satisfying. And of course, the composer, who created quite a catchy musical piece (played in typical 1980s Soviet synths style).
The second film by Mititello is rather more abstract and I'm not entirely sure what the takeaway is, if any (unless it's simply to teach very young kids to recognize the alphabet letters?), but all the transformations are still very fun to watch. The boy wins each "contest" by successfully creating one more letter of the word "rainbow", and once he's able to spell the whole word, everything turns from black and white to colour. So is this also meant to be about the benefits of open-mindedness and "friendship of the peoples"? I don't know, that might be a bit of a stretch. In any case, this was Mititello's second film, and she would go on to make some excellent ones in the years to come, although unfortunately her career was cut short by the crisis of the 1990s.
Both of these films, in their endless energy and playfulness, also remind me of Roze Stiebra's Looking-Rhymes (1988).
Comment on The Returned Sun (1936)
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Cynir
2025-12-28 17:34:05
Based on the style of traditional Vietnamese paintings, film tells about a pioneer who stands up to save people from a solar disaster. But what happens after that is over ?
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An old story told that:
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There were once twelve Sun Gods
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They threw fire buckets down to Earth,
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causing people to get burns,
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There were twelve Sun Gods
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Who circled the sky every day
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Poured fire down upon Earth.
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The cities to be destroyed
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Even the rivers to dry up.
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Fire burned everywhere,
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Suffering to come to everyone.
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There was lived a boy
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He said goodbye to everyone and set off,
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There was a boy
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That every arrow finds its target.
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He said goodbye to everyone,
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Only one Sun remained,
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The boy immediately stood up,
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I must find the Sun,
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Crossbow Boy, let us follow you!
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He heard the commotion
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Beard, Elephant, Eagle, Red Horse,
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Elephant and Bear returned to
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Only the exhausted Horse
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Oh God, what should I do?
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His cry echoed through the clouds.
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Despite all hardships,
if keep going, you'll get there.
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Go high and crow loudly!
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Rooster will call the Sun to come out.
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With no light, everything was dark,
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No torch can replace the solar halo.
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As darkness falls,
Life becomes miserable,
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We must find light for Earth.
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Despite the long distance,
We will overcome it.
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Despite the vast jungle,
We will overcome it.
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Wherever he hides,
We must find him.
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Let the Sun shine on everyone again!
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Let the Sun bring happiness to everyone!
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Where are you?
Come out here!
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It's still dark!
Let be happy!
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The Sun will shine everything.
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Flowers will bloom,
Life is full of laughter.
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The Sun will rejoice,
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All suffering will pass,
Leaving life with light.
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Liberation Film Studio &
Gold Turtle Animation Workshop
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Produced in Saïgon 1993
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<b>THE END</b>
© Animatsiya.net 2025
Based on the style of traditional Vietnamese paintings, film tells about a pioneer who stands up to save people from a solar disaster. But what happens after that is over ?
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Liberation Film Studio
The Documentary and Animation Workshop
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<b>THE SOUND OF THE</b>
<b>ROOSTER CALLING FOR SUNLIGHT</b>
- Subtitles by Duy Kiền -
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An old story told that:
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There were once twelve Sun Gods
who poured fire down upon human.
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They threw fire buckets down to Earth,
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causing people to get burns,
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the clothes to catch fire,
the trees into charcoal,
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the animals to hide in caves.
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An old story told that:
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There were twelve Sun Gods
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Who circled the sky every day
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Poured fire down upon Earth.
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The cities to be destroyed
And the villages in tears,
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Even the rivers to dry up.
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Fire burned everywhere,
Causing chaos to spread,
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Suffering to come to everyone.
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There was lived a boy
who was talented at crossbow.
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He was compassionate to
his old mother and miserable villagers.
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He decided to leave to
confront the Suns' disaster.
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He said goodbye to everyone and set off,
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with a determination to
shoot the Suns like Hậu Nghệ.
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There was a boy
Who was talented at crossbow,
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That every arrow finds its target.
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Because of his love for mother and villagers,
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He was determined to confront Suns' fire.
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He said goodbye to everyone,
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Before leaving to shoot the Suns.
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With the wings his mother had given him,
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He flew up towards the Suns in the sky.
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Only one Sun remained,
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But he was scared and hid.
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No one knows where he is hiding.
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Since then, the people have had to
live in darkness and desolation,
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with only a few lights.
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What should we do, Crossbow Boy?
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The boy immediately stood up,
then raised his crossbow and arrows.
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His eyes were fixed forward,
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as if he wanted to say that:
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I must find the Sun,
no matter how difficult it may be.
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Crossbow Boy, let us follow you!
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He heard the commotion
and turned around, then saw:
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Beard, Elephant, Eagle, Red Horse,
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even a young Rooster.
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Due to hardship,
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Eagle returned to the mountaintop.
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Elephant and Bear returned to
the deep forest.
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Only the exhausted Horse
and the Rooster remained.
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All the boy could do was sigh:
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Oh God, what should I do?
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His cry echoed through the clouds.
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Suddenly, from the dazzling light,
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Fairy Elder appeared.
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Despite all hardships,
if keep going, you'll get there.
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Go high and crow loudly!
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Rooster will call the Sun to come out.
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With no light, everything was dark,
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No torch can replace the solar halo.
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00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,000
As darkness falls,
Life becomes miserable,
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We must find light for Earth.
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Despite the long distance,
We will overcome it.
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Despite the vast jungle,
We will overcome it.
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Wherever he hides,
We must find him.
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Let the Sun shine on everyone again!
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Let the Sun bring happiness to everyone!
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Where are you?
Come out here!
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It's still dark!
Let be happy!
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The Sun will shine everything.
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Flowers will bloom,
Life is full of laughter.
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The Sun will rejoice,
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All suffering will pass,
Leaving life with light.
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Liberation Film Studio &
Gold Turtle Animation Workshop
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Produced in Saïgon 1993
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<b>THE END</b>
© Animatsiya.net 2025
Comment on Little Gray Neck (1948)
Comment on Well, Just You Wait! (8) (1974)
2.
Cynir
2025-12-24 15:55:16
I've long known that many Russians have tried to find information about the Vietnamese version of Well, Just You Wait!. Yes, it is indeed an imitation. However, in this version, all the characters have their own dialogue and fates.
In the early 1990s, Vietnamese society was undergoing economic recovery and also beginning urbanization, something previously considered forbid. Vietnamese animators designed two characters representing what was typical at the time : The Wolf embodying all the vices of a conservative and unmotivated society, while the Hare is merely a weak reaction of the new generation within a still troubled system. The series has only one character at the top, the Crow, who enjoys philosophy. This is essentially the fate of the intellectual class, those who are intelligent but powerless. In the 1990s, this series was often shown for free on the national television to promote reform, but it later lay dormant in archives. It wasn't until 2016 that government funding allowed the series to be made available online.
I've long known that many Russians have tried to find information about the Vietnamese version of Well, Just You Wait!. Yes, it is indeed an imitation. However, in this version, all the characters have their own dialogue and fates.
In the early 1990s, Vietnamese society was undergoing economic recovery and also beginning urbanization, something previously considered forbid. Vietnamese animators designed two characters representing what was typical at the time : The Wolf embodying all the vices of a conservative and unmotivated society, while the Hare is merely a weak reaction of the new generation within a still troubled system. The series has only one character at the top, the Crow, who enjoys philosophy. This is essentially the fate of the intellectual class, those who are intelligent but powerless. In the 1990s, this series was often shown for free on the national television to promote reform, but it later lay dormant in archives. It wasn't until 2016 that government funding allowed the series to be made available online.
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