China Synopsis
铁扇公主
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Princess Iron Fan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Fantasy + Animation in China
51 China titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Princess Iron Fan itself).
Position in Catalog
The 3rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Princess Iron Fan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- magical object · 2
- princess · 22
- travel · 21
- fire · 15
- mountain · 11
- journey to the west · 7
- based on novel or book · 288
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #893 of 946 China films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.9 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Fantasy productions specifically: #159 of 168 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Runtime | 1h 13m |
| Release Date | November 19, 1941 |
| IMDb | tt0471945 |