The Legend of the White Serpent

Japan Release: 1956
Running Time:
103 minutes

The Legend of the White Serpent


Japanese Title

白夫人の妖恋
[Byakufujin no Yoren]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Toho / Shaw Brothers

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Live Action Science Fiction

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Titles

International Title

The Legend of the White Serpent

Initial US Title

Madame White Snake
US Distributor: Frank Lee International (1965) / Time: 103 Minutes

Alternate Titles

The Bewitched Love of Madame White
[Literal translation]

 


Staff

Cast

Directed by Shiro Toyoda
Writing credits Toshio Yasumi
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Music by Ikuma Dan
Cinematography by Mitsuo Miura
Film Editing by Koichi Iwashita
Production Design by Akira Watanabe
Director of Special Effects Eiji Tsuburaya
Xu Xian Ryo Ikebe
Madam White Shirley Yamaguchi
Norikai, Zen Buddhism Teacher Makoto Kobori
Public Officials Yoshio Kosugi, Ikio Sawamura
Oil Merchant Akira Tani
Person at Luyashan Pass Eijiro Tono
Old Man Bokuzen Hidari
- Kaoru Yachigusa
- Kichijiro Ueda
- Haruo Tanaka

- Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

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CD Soundtracks

Madame White Snake
Madame White Snake
(SLCS-5068)

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Background and Trivia

  • Toho submitted the movie to the US copyright office on December 29th, 1997 with the registration number of PA0000889360. The film was submitted under its Romaji title, Byakufujin no Yoren, and its international title, The Legend of the White Serpent. The copyright registration was a multi-item claim. Toho also submitted Sudden Rain (1956), Rainy Night Duel (1956), A Wife's Heart (1956) and A House of a Geisha (1956) during the same registration process.
  • Was the first period fantasy piece Toho produced after World War II. Mentioned in Age of the Gods (self-published).
  • Toho has co-produced many movies with other companies. The Legend of the White Serpent is unique, though, as Toho and Shaw Brothers share the same logo title card at the start of the film rather than have one logo be shown after the other.