The Legend of the White Serpent 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.
Madame White Snake (1956)
Directed by Shiro Toyoda
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Berlin International Film Festival, Byaku, Colour, Eastmancolor, Hong Kong, Japan, Legend Of The White Serpent, Shir, Toho, Toyoda, White Snake
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Based On: Legend of the White Snake
Narrative Location: Jiangsu
Narrative Location: Jiangsu
Alternate Titles
Bewitched Love of Madam White
JP
Bewitched Love of the White Wife
Byaku fujin no yoren
Legenda Bialego Weza
PL
Madame White Snake
, US
Pai-she chuan
HK
The Bewitched Love of Madame Pai
The Bewitching Love of Madame Pai
Волшебная любовь Белой Госпожи
RU
白夫人の妖恋
, JP
白夫人的妖戀
HK