Princess Iron Fan
6.3
The story was liberally adapted from a short sequence in the popular Chinese folk tale Journey to the West. Princess Iron Fan is a main character. Specifically, the film focused on the duel between the Monkey King and a vengeful princess, whose fan is desperately needed to quench the flames that surround a peasant village.
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Cast
11 people
Hong Bai
Princess Iron Fan (voice)
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Jiang Ming
Longevity Monk (voice)
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The Painted Skin
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Han Lan-Gen
The Monkey King (voice)
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Song of the Fishermen
The Big Road
Xiucen Yin
Zhu Bajie (voice)
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Little Toys
Empress Wu Zetian
Furong Ge
Sha Wujing (voice)
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Pleasures of the Dance Hall
Mulan Joins the Army
Wan Laiming
(voice)
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Uproar in an Art Studio
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Guanxiang Liu
(voice)
Zhou Jirang
(voice)
Shi Fengai
(voice)
Sun Feixia
(voice)
Wan Dihuan
(voice)
Wan Laiming Director · Guchan Wan Director Jinyi Wang Editor
First release November 19, 1941 · Produced in China · Original title 铁扇公主
Production
Star Film Company
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
铁扇公主
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · November 19, 1941
Theatrical · Source: IMDB
No release date listed for United States.
China
November 15, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Japan
February 13, 1942 · Theatrical · (Occupied Shanghai) (Japanese premiere)
South Korea
July 4, 2025 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
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