CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 15m

Taro the Dragon Boy

65%(22)IMDbFantasyAnimationFamilyAdventure

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.

Directed byKirio Urayama

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
JA
Released
March 17, 1979
Studios
Toei Video Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring

Junya Kato

Taro (voice)

Mina Tominaga

Mina Tominaga

Aya (voice)

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Tatsuya (voice)

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Yamanba (voice)

Kazuo Kumakura

Kazuo Kumakura

Red Oni (voice)

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

(voice)

Toshiko Yabuki

(voice)

Junko Kuroda

(voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Kirio Urayama
Kirio Urayama
Written by
Kirio Urayama
Kirio Urayama
Takashi Mitsui

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