Panda and the Magic Serpent
Hakujaden / The White Snake Enchantress / Legend of the White Snake / The Tale of the White Serpent / The Great White Snake / Erzählung einer weißen Schlange / Le Serpent blanc / La Légende de Mme Pai-NiangSummary
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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Details
- Format
- Movie
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Length
- 78 min
- Season
- Fall 1958
- Start date
- October 22, 1958
- End date
- October 22, 1958
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Other
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Toei Animation
- Romaji title
- Hakujaden
- English title
- Panda and the Magic Serpent
- Native title
- 白蛇伝
- Other titles
- The White Snake Enchantress · Legend of the White Snake · The Tale of the White Serpent · The Great White Snake · Erzählung einer weißen Schlange · Le Serpent blanc · La Légende de Mme Pai-Niang
Relations
Characters 11
Main characters
- Niang Bai白娘Main
- Xian Xu許仙Main
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- PandaパンダSupporting
- MimiミミィSupporting
- Hokkai法海Supporting
- Ryuu Ou龍王Supporting
- Namazu Ouナマズ王Supporting
- Xiaoqing小青Supporting
- DuckSupporting
- WeaselSupporting
- NarratorナレーターBackground
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Taiji YabushitaDirector
- Hajime KaburagiMusic
- Chuji KinoshitaMusic
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- Reiko OkuyamaIn-Between Animation
- Gisaburou SugiiAnimation
- Kouichi AkagawaPlanning
- Taiji YabushitaScript
- Yasuo OotsukaIn-Between Animation
- Sanae YamamotoPlanning
- Yuusaku SakamotoIn-Between Animation
- Mitsuaki IshikawaPhotography
- Takeshi MoriRecording
- Tatsuo ShimamuraIn-Between Animation
- Akira DaikuharaKey Animation
- Yasuji MoriKey Animation
- Masatake KitaIn-Between Animation
- Shintarou MiyamotoEditing
- Shuuji KonnoIn-Between Animation
- Kazuhiko OkabeArt Composition
- Hiroshi OokawaProducer
- Inada NobuoAssistant Production Manager
- Kazuo KusanoBackground Art
- Daikichirou KusubeIn-Between Animation
- Kazuko NakamuraIn-Between Animation
- Hideyuki TakahashiPlanning