The Tale of the White Serpent (1958)

Animation
Fantasy

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.

Cast

Bai-Niang / Mimi / Xiaoqing (voice)
Mariko Miyagi
Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King
Hisaya Morishige
Duck / Weasel (voice)
Mariko Miyagi
Narrator (voice)
Hisaya Morishige

Crew

Director
K Kazuhiko Okabe
Director
T Taiji Yabushita
Writer
S Shin Uehara
Writer
T Taiji Yabushita
Visual Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Key Animation
A Akira Daikuhara
Key Animation
Y Yasuji Mori
Animation
K Kazuko Nakamura
Animation
S Sumiko Naganuma
Animation
S Susumu Akasaka
Animation
T Takeshi Fujii
Animation
M Makoto Nagasawa
Animation
M Masako Sekiguchi
Animation
Y Yukiko Nakatani
Animation
Yasuo Otsuka
Animation
T Toyohei Horikawa
Animation
J Junko Ichimura
Animation
K Katsuya Oda
Animation
K Keiko Ishino
Animation
M Machiko Dazai