Legend of the White Snake
1978, Korean. Directed by Choi Dong-joon.
Based on the reincarnation theory of Buddhism, Heo Sun rescued a little white snake. Afterwards, a thousand-year-old white snake comes out to watch the May Festival when he discovers Heo Sun living in poverty. In order to thank him, the white snake takes the form of the maiden, Baek-ryang, and marries him, making a wealthy life for them. One day, the spiritual Buddhist priest Mo-san tells Heo Sun that Baek-ryang is a ghost. He tells him how to get rid of the woman but when he finds out that Baek-ryang is pregnant, he decides to wait a year. On the baby's 100th day celebration, Baek-ryang is buried in the gourd that Mo-san has made and she is unable to do any more magic.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 6 August 1978
- Original title
- 백사전
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Seo In-gyeong
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Legend of the White Snake runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Legend of the White Snake isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 August 1978. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Legend of the White Snake?
Legend of the White Snake (1978) was directed by Choi Dong-joon and stars Lee Ye-seong, Jin Ji-min, Ye-seong Lee.