Taro the Dragon Boy

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.

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Release date

17 Mar 1979

Runtime

1 h 15 min

• TMDB 6.5

Genres

• Fantasy
• Animation
• Family
• Adventure

Director

Kirio Urayama

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Countries

• JP

Cast

JKJunya Katoas Taro (voice)Mina Tominagaas Aya (voice)Kirio Urayamaas Tengu (voice)JKJunko Kurodaas Narrator (voice)Kazuo Kitamuraas Black Oni (voice)Kazuo Kumakuraas Red Oni (voice)Kirin Kikias Yamanba (voice)Sayuri Yoshinagaas Tatsuya (voice)TYToshiko Yabukias Tarō's Grandmother (voice)TSTsuneo Sanadaas Hakuja (voice)

Writers

Kirio UrayamaTMTakashi Mitsui

Composer

Riichirō Manabe

Studios

Toei Video Company

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