Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)

Original title

白蛇伝

Directed by

Taiji Yabushita

Genre

anime, fantasy film, fantasy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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