The Legend of the White Serpent (film)

The Legend of the White Serpent
Directed byShiro Toyoda
Screenplay byToshio Yasumi
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMitsuo Miura
Music byIkuma Dan
Production
companies
Distributed byToho (Japan)
Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong)
Release dates
  • 22 June 1956 (1956-06-22) (Japan)
  • 1957 (1957) (Hong Kong)
Running time
102 minutes
Countries
  • Japan
  • Hong Kong
LanguagesJapanese
Mandarin
Cantonese

The Legend of the White Serpent (白夫人の妖恋, Byaku fujin no yōren; lit.'The Love of Madame White') is a 1956 romantic fantasy film directed by Shirō Toyoda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film is based on the Chinese fairy tale Pai-she Chuan and the stories Story of a White Snake and White Woman's Magic by Fusao Hayashi.