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Panda and the Magic Serpent , also known as The Tale of the White Serpent, is the first color anime 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, the month after Magic Boy. It is also known variously as Legend of the White Snake, The Great White Snake and The White Snake Enchantress. 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.
Original Release
10/22/1958
US Release
07/08/1961
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hisaya Morishige | Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice) / Xu Xian / Fahai / Narrator |
| Mariko Miyagi | Bai-Niang / Mimi / Xiaoqing (voice) / Duck / Weasel (voice) / Bai Niang / Xiaoqing / Weasel |
| Virginia Blackman | Mimi |
| Lisa Lu | Girl |
| George Matsui | Boy |
| Jodie McDowell | Duck |
| Sara Meric | Weasel |
| Marvin Miller | Narrator |
| Bob Neuman | Dragon God |
| Miiko Taka | Fish Spirit |
Directors
Taiji Yabushita, Kazuhiko Okabe
Writers
Taiji Yabushita, Shin Uehara, Tony Donaldson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hisaya Morishige | Xu-Xian / Fa-Hai / Panda / Dragon King / Catfish King / Narrator (voice) / Xu Xian / Fahai / Narrator |
| Mariko Miyagi | Bai-Niang / Mimi / Xiaoqing (voice) / Duck / Weasel (voice) / Bai Niang / Xiaoqing / Weasel |
| Virginia Blackman | Mimi |
| Lisa Lu | Girl |
| George Matsui | Boy |
| Jodie McDowell | Duck |
| Sara Meric | Weasel |
| Marvin Miller | Narrator |
| Bob Neuman | Dragon God |
| Miiko Taka | Fish Spirit |
| Fernando Tejada | Panda |
| Mel Welles | The Wizard |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Fukuda | Executive Producer |
| Wallace Nagata | Executive Producer |
| David T. Yokozeki | Executive Producer |
| Koichi Akagawa | Producer |
| Hiroshi Ohkawa | Producer |
| Ben Pivar | Producer |
| Alvin Schoncite | Producer |
| Hideyuki Takahashi | Producer |
| Sanae Yamamoto | Producer |
