Film

The Tale of the White Serpent

1958 · 1h 19m · Animation · Fantasy

The adventures of a cute little panda, a dragon god and an evil serpent.

IMDb

6.5

As a young boy, Xu-Xian is forced to free his pet, a small snake. Unbeknownst to him, the snake is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang and she is in love with him. Many years later, when they are both adults, the princess is magically transformed into a human and sets out to find her love. But the local wizard believes her to be a vampire, and banishes Xu-Xian from the village in order to save him. Xu-Xian's pet pandas Panda and Mimi set out to save him and bring him, in the process becoming leaders of an animal gang.

Hisaya Morishige

Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice)

Mariko Miyagi

Bai-Niang / Mimi / Xiaoqing / Duck / Weasel (voice)

• Taiji YabushitaWriter · Director
• Shin UeharaWriter

Release date

September 3, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

PG

Genres

Animation, Fantasy