Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)
- Original title
- 白蛇伝
- Directed by
- Taiji Yabushita
- Genre
- anime, fantasy film, fantasy anime and manga, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 41 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man falls in love with a woman who is actually a white snake spirit. He pursues her as she faces opposition from a monk who wants to separate them.
whimsicalromanticcolorfulfolklore-inspiredlight-heartedsentimentalmusicalfantastical
What happens
The White Snake Enchantress (Japanese: 白蛇伝, Hepburn: Hakujaden; lit. 'Legend of the White Serpent') is a Japanese animated fantasy film. It is the first color anime feature film and Toei Animation's first theatrical 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, a month after Magic Boy. It is an adaptation of the Chinese tale Legend of the White Snake and is also known as The Great White Snake and The Tale of the White Serpent. In April 2019, a restored version of the film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Madam White Snake (1960)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.