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Hakujaden
Alt title: Panda and the Magic Serpent
Movie (1 ep x 78 min)
1958
2.84 out of 5 from 201 votes
Rank #5,833
In ancient China, a supernatural, powerful storm transforms a magical white serpent into a beautiful maiden named Bai-Niang. She is drawn to the music of Xu-Xian, a young man who befriended her as a child, while she was still in her serpentine form. Having been the best of friends in the past, the two quickly fall in love and are happy to be together. However, the townsfolk distrust Bai-Niang and the lovers are torn apart once more. Will Bai-Niang and Xu-Xian ever be able to be together?
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Reviews
Score 4/10
Historically-wise, Panda and the Magic Serpent is the first color Japanese animated film and despite the turmoil of the era it was made in, it actually stood firm in its classical take on a children’s story. They style of animation is still pre-Osamu, so the characters indeed look Asian and not big round eyed Europeans as they will do later. Also, it has nothing to do with technology or the army, a thing... read more
Score 10/10
This is an amazing story and for the time it was produced it has very good animation. The music and the soft tones of the main character snake is very soothing. It is a mix of both sad and happy storyline, where they undergo life trials. Suitable for all age groups read more
Characters
Staff
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Taiji YABUSHITA
Director
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Kazuhiko OKABE
Director
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Chuji KISHITA
Music
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Hajime KABURA
Music
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Masayoshi IKEDA
Music
