Green Snake (1993)
November 4, 1993Release Date
Green Snake (1993)
November 4, 1993Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Joey Wong
Sou Ching / White Snake
Maggie Cheung
Green Snake
Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo
Fa-Hai / Faat Hoi
Wu Hsing-Guo
Master Hsui Xien / Hui Sin
Ma Jingwu
Blind Taoist
Tien Feng
Spider Who Have Attained Human Form
Chan Tung-Mui
Lau Kong
Blind Monk
Shun Lau
Old Monk
Nagma
Bharata Natyam Dancer
Lun Ga-Chun
Lilian Lee
Novel / Screenplay
Tsui Hark
Director / Producer / Screenplay
Mark Lui
Original Music Composer
Sarah Chen
Theme Song Performance
James Wong
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 4, 1993
Original Name青蛇
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Green Snake is a 1993 Hong Kong fantasy drama film written, directed and produced by Tsui Hark. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Lilian Lee, itself based on the Chinese folk tale Legend of the White Snake, which depicts the love story between the female snake spirit Bai Suzhen, named White Snake is the film, and the male Human Xu Xian, named Hsui Xien in the film. Green Snake depicts the romance between the two, but features both White Snake and her sister Green Snake, originally a supporting character in the folk tale, as the two main characters.
In Green Snake, the two sisters take on a Human form to try and live among Humans; however, Green Snake struggles heavily to adapt, and the sisters are threatened by several demon-hunters, including the Buddhist monk Fat-hoi. Maggie Cheung, Joey Wong, Vincent Zhao and Wu Hsing-kuo star as the four aforementioned characters, with Indian actresses Nagma and Sridevi notably featured in a pivotal scene.