---
title: 'Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Taiji Yabushita'
released: '1958-10-22'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Animation'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/panda-and-the-magic-serpent-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051694/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)

1958 · 78 min · Animation, Fantasy · Japan

Original title: 白蛇伝

## Synopsis

The White Snake Enchantress  is a Japanese animated fantasy film. It is the first color anime feature film and Toei Animation's first theatrical feature film, released in 1958. It was one of the first three anime films to be released in America, under the title Panda and the Magic Serpent, premiering in 1961, a month after Magic Boy. It is an adaptation of the Chinese tale Legend of the White Snake and is also known as The Great White Snake and The Tale of the White Serpent. In April 2019, a restored version of the film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Taiji Yabushita](https://cinepixo.com/people/taiji-yabushita)
- **Screenplay:** [Taiji Yabushita](https://cinepixo.com/people/taiji-yabushita)

## Cast

- [Mariko Miyagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariko-miyagi)
- [Miiko Taka](https://cinepixo.com/people/miiko-taka)
- [Hisaya Morishige](https://cinepixo.com/people/hisaya-morishige)
- [Lisa Lu](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-lu)
- [Mel Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-welles)

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Official site: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/movie/hakujaden/
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