Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)

03/17/1979 (JP) • 1h 15m

Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure

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.

Top Billed Cast

Junya Kato

Taro (voice)

Mina Tominaga

Aya (voice)

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Tatsuya (voice)

Kirin Kiki

Yamanba (voice)

Kazuo Kumakura

Red Oni (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

witch

based on novel or book

mythology

dragon

demon

oni

plant rice

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