国王与小鸟

This film is adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep." On the wall of the king's secret chamber, there is a painting of a beautiful shepherdess and a young chimney sweep. The two fall in love, decide to step out of the painting, and, with the help of a clever little bird, escape from the royal palace. However, the king's portrait also comes to life. The king not only kidnaps the shepherdess but also imprisons the chimney sweep and the little bird in the dungeon. In the end, the little bird, together with the righteous people from underground, overthrows the tyrannical king and rescues the shepherdess. The film has two versions. One is the version released in the 1950s, which was forcibly screened unfinished after the director and screenwriter fell out with the producer, titled "The Chimney Sweep and the Shepherdess" (Japanese title: "The Cross-Eyed Tyrant"). Later, the director and screenwriter regained the film's rights, remade it, and re-released it in the 1980s under the title "The King and the Bird."