Film
Taro the Dragon Boy
1979 · 1h 15m · Fantasy · Animation · Family
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- 7.5
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Overview
Patterned after Japanese art and silk screens, Taro, The Dragon Boy is an animated feature about Japanese mythology and cultures, focusing on Taro, a young boy who has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a dragon.
Cast
Junya Kato
Taro (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Aya (voice)
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tatsuya (voice)
Kirin Kiki
Yamanba (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura
Red Oni (voice)
Kazuo Kitamura
(voice)
Toshiko Yabuki
(voice)
Junko Kuroda
(voice)
Crew
- Kirio UrayamaDirector · Writer
- Takashi MitsuiScreenplay
- Miyoko MatsutaniNovel
- Chiaki ImadaExecutive Producer
- Riichirō ManabeOriginal Music Composer
- Yutaka SenzôEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 17, 1979
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure
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