The Legend of the White Serpent

Based On “Legend of the White Snake”

The Legend of the White Serpent (Japanese: 白夫人の妖恋, Hepburn: Byaku fujin no yōren; lit. 'The Love of Madame White') is a 1956 Japanese romantic fantasy film directed by Shirō Toyoda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Adapted from the Chinese fairy tale Pai-she Chuan and the stories Story of a White Snake and White Woman's Magic by Fusao Hayashi, it stars Ryō Ikebe as Xu Xian, Shirley Yamaguchi as Bai-niang, and Kaoru Yachigusa as Xiao-qing. Set during the Song dynasty, the film follows Xu Xian, a young medicine shop apprentice, who becomes involved with Bai-niang, a mysterious woman with supernatural abilities. Their relationship leads to magical and moral conflicts involving villagers, a Taoist monk, and a local moneylender.

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Release date:

1956

Director:

Shirō Toyoda

Cast:

Ryō Ikebe, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Bokuzen Hidari, Musei Tokugawa

Genre:

Fantasy

Country:

Japan, Hong Kong

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

1956 in adaptations