Panda and the Magic Serpent

Category: Movie
Adult: No
Native: 白蛇伝
Romaji: Hakujaden
Titles:
Legend of the White Serpent
The White Snake Enchantress
Legend of the White Snake
The Tale of the White Serpent
Le serpent blanc
Erzählung einer weißen Schlange
Czarodziejski biały wąż
Panda i magiczny wąż
A Lenda da Serpente Branca
Runtime: 80 minutes
Aired: Oct 22, 1958 [66 years 3 months ago]
Ended: Oct 22, 1958 [66 years 3 months ago]
Language: Japanese
Genres:
Adventure
Fantasy
Historical
Tags:
Slapstick
Tragedy
Links: MAL ANIDB ANN ANILIST

As a young boy, Xu-Xian lives a happy life with his two pandas. They share many adventures and one day he meets a young girl and falls madly in love with her. But the girl is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang! The local Monk believes her to be a youkai, and banishes Xu-Xian from the village in order to save him from this threat. The pandas 'Panda' and 'Mimi', together with the snake princess and another youkai, set out to save him and bring him back. In the process panda happens to become leader of a criminal gang, A pig sings the blues and the snake travels to the fire-planet. iNote: First Japanese animated feature film in colour. Based on a Chinese legend. Only two voice actors were used, providing the voices for all the different parts. In 1961, Hakujaden was the first Japanese animation shown to American audiences when Globe Pictures released it as Panda and the Magic Serpent./i

Episode 1: Complete Movie
Runtime: 80 minutes
Air Date: