Panda and the Magic Serpent
Cast & Crew
Kazuhiko Okabe
Koichi Akagawa
Akira Daikubara
Kiyoshi Hashimoto
Chuji Kinoshita
Kazuo Kusano
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Hsü Hsien falls in love with Pai Niang, a lovely immortal who is the incarnation of a white snake. Accompanied by Panda and a raccoon named Mimi, they travel across the countryside of ancient China. Fa Hai, a wizard who knows of Pai Niang's transformation, tries to break up the lovers by drowning them in the Yangtze River; after that attempt fails, he arranges for Hsü Hsien's arrest on a robbery charge. The boy is exiled, but Panda and Mimi help him escape. Later Hsü Hsien falls from a precipice while chasing Pai Niang's shadow and is killed. To bring Hsü Hsien back to life, Pai Niang sacrifices her immortality to the dragon god, and after being rescued during a storm at sea, the lovers are reunited.
Crew
Koichi Akagawa
Akira Daikubara
Kiyoshi Hashimoto
Chuji Kinoshita
Kazuo Kusano
Shintaro Miyamoto
Takeshi Mori
Yasuji Mori
Kazuhiko Okabe
Hiroshi Okawa
Yasuo Otsuka
Yusaku Sakamoto
Hideyuki Takahashi
Takamitsu Tsukahara
Shin Uehara
Teiji Yabushita
Sanae Yamamoto
Seiichi Yashiro
Film Details
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Quotes
Trivia
The first color, feature-length anime film.
Notes
Released in Japan in 1958 as Hakuja den; running time: 90 min.
