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The Tale of the White Serpent is a japonais film of genre Fantasy released in USA on 8 july 1961 with Hisaya Morishige
The Tale of the White Serpent (1958)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 8 july 1961
Length 1h18
OriginJapon
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about snakes, Mythologie japonaise, Children's films, Reptile
Rating64%
The Tale of the White Serpent (白蛇伝, Hakujaden) is the first color anime feature film, released in 1958. It was one of the first three anime films to be released in America, under the title Panda and the Magic Serpent, premiering in 1961, the month after Magic Boy. It is also known variously as Legend of the White Snake, The Great White Snake and The White Snake Enchantress.
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Xu-Xian, a young boy, once owned a pet snake in West Lake until his parents forced him to give her up. Years pass and during a violent storm, the snake magically transforms into the beautiful princess Bai-Niang. Bai-Niang finds Xu-Xian, but the lovers are separated by a local monk, Fa-Hai, who believes that Bai-Niang is an evil spirit. Xu-Xian's two panda pets, Panda and Mimi, try to find Xu-Xian. In the end, Bai-Niang gives up her magical powers and remains in human form to prove that her love for Xu-Xian is genuine.Actors
Hisaya Morishige
(Xu-Xian, Fa-Hai, Panda, Narrateur)
Lisa Lu
Miiko Taka
Mel Welles
Claire Tefnin
(Bai-Niang)
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