The Tale of the White Serpent (1961)

  • NR
  • 07/08/1961 (US)
  • Animation, Fantasy
  • 1h 19m

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

Overview

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.

Kazuhiko Okabe

Director

Taiji Yabushita

Director, Writer

Shin Uehara

Writer

Cast

Mariko Miyagi's headshot

Mariko Miyagi

Bai-Niang / Mimi / Xiaoqing (voice)
Hisaya Morishige's headshot

Hisaya Morishige

Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King
Mariko Miyagi's headshot

Mariko Miyagi

Duck / Weasel (voice)
Hisaya Morishige's headshot

Hisaya Morishige

Narrator (voice)

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