Poster of The Legend of the White Serpent

The Legend of the White Serpent

Plot: Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form.
Release Date: Friday, June 22 1956
69 years ago
Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Horror
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Cast

Portrait of Ryō IkebeRyō Ikebe. Ryō Ikebe was 38 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Xu Xian'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 11 1918 –
Died: Fri, Oct 08 2010
Portrait of Yoshiko YamaguchiYoshiko Yamaguchi. Yoshiko Yamaguchi was 36 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'The White Lady'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 12 1920 –
Died: Sun, Sep 07 2014
Portrait of Kaoru YachigusaKaoru Yachigusa. Kaoru Yachigusa was 25 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Xiaoqing'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 06 1931 –
Died: Thu, Oct 24 2019
Portrait of Musei TokugawaMusei Tokugawa. Musei Tokugawa was 62 in The Legend of the White Serpent
Birthday: Fri, Apr 13 1894 –
Died: Sun, Aug 01 1971
Portrait of Kichijirō UedaKichijirō Ueda. Kichijirō Ueda was 52 in The Legend of the White Serpent
Birthday: Wed, Mar 30 1904 –
Died: Fri, Nov 03 1972
Portrait of Nijiko KiyokawaNijiko Kiyokawa. Nijiko Kiyokawa was 43 in The Legend of the White Serpent
Birthday: Sun, Nov 24 1912 –
Died: Fri, May 24 2002
Portrait of Haruo TanakaHaruo Tanaka. Haruo Tanaka was 44 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Li Gong Fu'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 25 1912 –
Died: Sat, Mar 21 1992
Portrait of Eijirō TōnoEijirō Tōno. Eijirō Tōno was 48 in The Legend of the White Serpent
Birthday: Tue, Sep 17 1907 –
Died: Thu, Sep 08 1994
Portrait of Yoshio KosugiYoshio Kosugi. Yoshio Kosugi was 52 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Official A'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 15 1903 –
Died: Tue, Mar 12 1968
Portrait of Akira TaniAkira Tani. Akira Tani was 45 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Oil salesman'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 22 1910 –
Died: Thu, Aug 11 1966
Portrait of Sumiko KoizumiSumiko Koizumi. Sumiko Koizumi was >> in The Legend of the White Serpent
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshiko MiyataYoshiko Miyata. Yoshiko Miyata was >> in The Legend of the White Serpent
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ikio SawamuraIkio Sawamura. Ikio Sawamura was 50 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Official B'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 04 1905 –
Died: Sat, Sep 20 1975
Portrait of Bokuzen HidariBokuzen Hidari. Bokuzen Hidari was 62 in The Legend of the White Serpent
Birthday: Tue, Feb 20 1894 –
Died: Wed, May 26 1971

Crew

Portrait of Shirō ToyodaShirō Toyoda. Shirō Toyoda was 50 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Director'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 03 1906 –
Died: Sun, Nov 13 1977
Portrait of Mitsuo MiuraMitsuo Miura. Mitsuo Miura was 53 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sat, Oct 25 1902 –
Died: Wed, Oct 24 1956
Portrait of Yasuyuki InoueYasuyuki Inoue. Yasuyuki Inoue was 33 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Assistant Art Director'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 26 1922 –
Died: Sun, Feb 19 2012
Portrait of Eiji TsuburayaEiji Tsuburaya. Eiji Tsuburaya was 54 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Special Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 07 1901 –
Died: Sun, Jan 25 1970
Portrait of Akira WatanabeAkira Watanabe. Akira Watanabe was 48 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Visual Effects Art Director'
Birthday: Wed, May 13 1908 –
Died: Fri, Jan 01 1999
Portrait of Toshio YasumiToshio Yasumi. Toshio Yasumi was 53 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Apr 06 1903 –
Died: Wed, May 22 1991
Portrait of Tomoyuki TanakaTomoyuki Tanaka. Tomoyuki Tanaka was 46 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 26 1910 –
Died: Wed, Apr 02 1997
Portrait of Run Run ShawRun Run Shaw. Run Run Shaw was 48 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Nov 19 1907 –
Died: Tue, Jan 07 2014
Portrait of Kôichi IwashitaKôichi Iwashita. Kôichi Iwashita was >> in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ikuma DanIkuma Dan. Ikuma Dan was 32 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Mon, Apr 07 1924 –
Died: Thu, May 17 2001
Portrait of Hisashi ShimonagaHisashi Shimonaga. Hisashi Shimonaga was 43 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Fri, Dec 13 1912 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1998
Portrait of Kenichiro TsunodaKenichiro Tsunoda. Kenichiro Tsunoda was 37 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Tue, May 20 1919 –
Died: Sun, Aug 07 1983
Portrait of Kuichirô KishidaKuichirô Kishida. Kuichirô Kishida was 49 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Lighting Technician, VFX Lighting Artist'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 18 1907 –
Died: Mon, Oct 28 1996
Portrait of Sadao IizukaSadao Iizuka. Sadao Iizuka was 21 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Visual Effects'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 26 1934 –
Died: Fri, Mar 24 2023
Portrait of Hiroshi MukoyamaHiroshi Mukoyama. Hiroshi Mukoyama was 41 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Visual Effects'
Birthday: Tue, Feb 16 1915
Portrait of Masao ShirotaMasao Shirota. Masao Shirota was >> in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Special Effects'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rokuro IshikawaRokuro Ishikawa. Rokuro Ishikawa was >> in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hajime KoizumiHajime Koizumi. Hajime Koizumi was 30 in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 08 1926
Portrait of Makoto SonoMakoto Sono. Makoto Sono was >> in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fusao HayashiFusao Hayashi. Fusao Hayashi was >> in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Story'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ryotaro MitsubayashiRyotaro Mitsubayashi. Ryotaro Mitsubayashi was >> in The Legend of the White Serpent as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday