The Legend of the White Serpent (1956 film)
| The Legend of the White Serpent | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shirō Toyoda |
| Produced by | Toho and Shaw Brothers |
| Written by | Toshio Yasumi |
| Starring |
Ryo Ikebe Shirley Yamaguchi Kaoru Yachigusa Bokuzen Hidari |
| Music by | Makoto Sono |
| Edited by | Kōichi Iwashita |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country |
Japan Hong Kong |
| Language | Japanese |
The Legend of the White Serpent (白夫人の妖恋 Byaku fujin no yoren) aka Madame White Snake is a 1956 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese film directed by Shirō Toyoda. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Honourable Mention (Colour) award.[2]
This film was made by Toho (Japan) in collaboration with the Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong). It is a film adaptation of the traditional Chinese legend The legend of the White Snake.
Cast
- Ryo Ikebe
- Shirley Yamaguchi
- Kaoru Yachigusa
- Musei Tokugawa
- Kichijiro Ueda
- Nijiko Kiyokawa
- Haruo Tanaka
- Eijirō Tōno
- Yoshio Kosugi
- Akira Tani
- Ikio Sawamura
- Bokuzen Hidari
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1956/cf002860.htm accessed 14 January 2009
- ↑ "6th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
External links
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