The Tale of the White Serpent (1958)

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.

Released Sept. 3, 1958 79 min 7+

Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Historical, Family, Fantasy

Keywords: imdb.anachronism, imdb.based-on-legend, imdb.magical-creature, imdb.good-versus-evil, imdb.anime-remake-of-live-action, imdb.panda, imdb.serpent + 20 more, imdb.dragon, imdb.snake-woman, imdb.legend, imdb.witchcraft, imdb.true-love, imdb.taoism, imdb.snake, imdb.magic, imdb.japan, imdb.fable, imdb.china, imdb.9th-century, imdb.1950s, imdb.10th-century, imdb.anime-animation, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.anime, aspectratio.1-66-1, mdblist.anime-dub, imdb.hand-drawn-animation