'' The Tale of the White Serpent '' , is the first color anime feature film , released in 1958 . It was one of the first three anime films to be released in America , under the title '' Panda and the Magic Serpent '' , premiering in 1961 , the month after '' Magic Boy '' . It is also known variously as '' Legend of the White Snake '' , '' The Great White Snake '' and '' The White Snake Enchantress '' . In April 2019 , a restored version of the film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
2019 Cannes Film Festival
2019 Cannes Film Festival
Panda and the Magic Serpent