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Panda and the Magic Serpent aka Hakuja den (1958)
The Great White Snake, 白蛇伝 ,
6.1 Rating
79 min
When Xu-Xian was younger, he released his pet snake into the wild without knowing it was actually Bai-Niang, a young deity in love with him. As they grew older, Bai-Niang turned into a human and searched for Xu-Xian, but the village sorcerer accused her of being a vampire and forced Xu-Xian to leave town for his own protection. Despite this, his animal friends Panda and Mimi rallied together to save him and became leaders of an animal group in the process.
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.First Japanese animated feature film in color. 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.
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.
Type: MOVIE
Studio: Toei Animation
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Kids, Romance, Magic, Anime
Country: Japan
Premiered: Fall 1958
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