The Tale of the White Serpent(1958)
The adventures of a cute little panda, a dragon god and an evil serpent.
79 min · Animation, Fantasy · Directed by Taiji Yabushita
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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.
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US release dates
- Theatrical
- July 8, 1961
