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The Tale of the White Serpent

62 %|Sep 3, 1958|Animation, Fantasy

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.

Featured Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Taiji Yabushita
Director
Shin Uehara
Writer
Taiji Yabushita
Writer
Akira Daikuhara
Key Animation
Yasuji Mori
Key Animation
Kazuko Nakamura
Animation
Sumiko Naganuma
Animation

Cast

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Mariko Miyagi
Bai-Niang / Mimi / Xiaoqing (voice)
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Hisaya Morishige
Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King
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Mariko Miyagi
Duck / Weasel (voice)
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Hisaya Morishige
Narrator (voice)