Television Cartoon Series: Five Philosophies
Author: Cai Zhizhong (Tsau Chih Chung)
Director: Chen Weijun
Produced by Shenzhen Puzzle Animation Studio Ltd., Cartoon Department of CCTV
Published by China International TV Corp, 2006
Media: 12 VCD2.0
Language: Chinese
Subtitle: Chinese
ISBN: 7799814586 / 9787799814582
ISRC: CNA030632000
Adapted from the bestselling caricature books by Cai Zhizhong, a popular Chinese illustrator from Taiwan, the television three-dimensional cartoon series is about the sayings of Confucius, Laozi, Sunzi, Zhangzi and Mencius. The caricaturist uses cartoons to illustrate the seemingly recondite ancient Chinese classics in such an amusing way. By a lot of satirical drawings, funny and humorous storiettes (e.g. character tales, animal stories, landscapes, flower-and-bird stories, and fictions) the cartoonist attempts to bring out the complex ideas of those sages to modern readers easily understandable.
Characters
Laozi was a philosopher of ancient China and an important figure in Taoism (also called Daoism). Laozi's work, the Tao Te Ching, is one of the most significant treatises in Chinese philosophy. The Tao Te Ching has attracted generations of followers from across the world to its simple tenets of modesty, peace, and realism. Through the profoundly wise and delightfully entertaining illustrations of Tsai Chih Chung, the Tao Speaks offers the centuries-old wisdom of the Tao to modern readers searching for new ways to bring meaning to life.
Zhuangzi (369? - 286? BC) is a famous philosopher in ancient China, the great Daoist. He is good at using allegories to express philosophical thinking. During a period of political and social upheaval in China, the unconventional insights of the sage pointed to a way of living naturally. Cai had his cartoon characters enact the key parables of Zhuangzi.
Confucius (551 - 479 BC) is a great thinker, educator and founder of Confucianism. In Confucius Speaks, the teachings of the greatest sage of all time are vividly brought to life by the wonderfully endearing and humorous characters drawn by Cai Zhizhong. Although readers everywhere are familiar with the name of Confucius, few have encountered his actual teachings in such an accessible manner. One can truly learn the Confucian way, or reemphasize what one has learned.
Mencius was the outstanding Confucian sage of the Warring States period (457-221 BC). He received instruction first from his mother and later from a pupil of Zisi, a grandson of Confucius. Heir to the philosophy of Confucius, Mencius tours various states to air Benevolent ideology. The illustrated Mencius Speaks has over 100 Mencius conversations for the reader of today, bringing to life the spirit and philosophy of the second to Confucius sage.
Sunzi is an honorific title bestowed upon Sun Wu (c. 544 BC – 496 BC), the author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory. In Sunzi Speaks, the great warrior's wisdom, the wisdom for winning a war without fighting a single battle, is retold through the enchanting and illuminating illustrations of Cai Zhizhong.
商品名称：动画多集系列《五子说》
作者：蔡志忠
导演：陈伟军
制作：深圳方块动漫画文化发展有限公司、中央电视台动画部
出版社：中国国际电视总公司，2006
介质：VCD2.0
碟数：12
字幕：中文
ISBN：7799814586
ISRC：CN-A 03-06-320 -00/V.J9
剧情介绍
由蔡志忠漫画改编而成，全篇分为五个部分《庄子说》、《老子说》、《孟子说》、《孔子说》、《孙子说》。采用夸张变形等不写实的笔法，将五人博大精深的哲学道理、处事原则、思想观念等复杂的内容，用诙谐有趣的绘画技法，简单易懂的说理方法，以讲故事为载体，通过很多有趣的小故事，比如人物故事、动物故事、山水花鸟故事、以及新编故事，灵活的表达出来。全篇包含大量轻松有趣的寓言，简单易明，对现代人有极高的学习价值。
《五子说》人物介绍
老子：是道家代表人物，他的“道德经”充满了智慧，他所提倡的和谐社会，清静无为的思想影响了两千多年的历史。
庄子：中国古代哲学家，善于用寓言表达事物的哲学大意，风趣而幽默。
孔子：中国古代思想家、教育家、是中国儒家的代表人物，他主张以仁爱之心爱人。
孟子：儒家代表人物：他继承了孔子的思想，周游列国努力实现仁政理想。
孙子：中国古代著名的军事家、思想家，是中国历史上首屈一指的兵学大师，著有“孙子兵法”一书。
