

One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. As they set off an a journey to discover her real identity, the pair develop feelings for each other.
Cinematography
Every shot looks like a museum-worthy scroll painting
Direction
Action sequences that actually rival Disney's best
Score
Guzheng strings will haunt your Spotify for weeks

Director
Amp Wong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This reboots the Legend of the White Snake, a 1000-year-old Chinese folktale that's been adapted over 30 times—most famously the 1992 TV series your Chinese friends' moms still watch.
Light Chaser Animation spent 3 years on this; their previous film flopped so hard they literally made a sequel to prove donghua could compete with Pixar. The snake scales alone took months.