
Ngô Mạnh Lân
Directing
Biography
Ngô Mạnh Lân (9 November 1934 – 15 September 2021) was a Vietnamese director, screenwriter and a scholar of animation films.
Known For

A melancholic meditation on the capital, considering official narratives of ancient elegance alongside the reality of long welfare lines and neglected monuments.
Hanoi Through Whose Eyes?

A schoolboy dreaming of building a giant crane and a sturdy dam finds himself inspired by the legend of The Mountain God and The Lord of the Waters. His reimagination sets it up for the future, where science and technology will enable a post-war Vietnam to conquer nature and move forward.
Giant Hands

The film tells the story of a clever and resourceful child who outwits enemy forces while showing deep compassion and affection for a small bird named Sáo.
A Talking Myna Bird

Adapted from Trê Cóc, a Vietnamese fable.
Trê Cóc

Porcupine helps his friend Rabbit sew a shirt
Warm Shirts

The story follows a young Kitten from the time it is small and innocent until it grows up and becomes strong enough to defeat the evil old Rat.
Kitten

Thạch Sanh, a kind-hearted woodcutter, chances upon wine merchant Lý Thông. Orphaned from a young age, he gladly embraces being adopted by Lý Thông as his brother and comes to live with his family, unaware that the scheming merchant has other plans for him.
Thạch Sanh

A mythical folk hero of Vietnam’s history. The boy Gióng grows in size to be a giant hero, who rides on an iron horse leading the nation of Văn Lang to victory against invaders.
Tale of Saint Gióng

The story of a flock of little birds leaving their nests for the first time to freely explore life.