Taro the Dragon Boy

Name: Taro the Dragon Boy
Director: Kirio Urayama
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure
Released: 1979-03-17
Duration: 75 min
Cast: Junya Kato, Mina Tominaga, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kirin Kiki, Kazuo Kumakura

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1979 · 75 min · Fantasy · Animation · Family · Adventure · TMDB 6.4/10

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.

Directed by Kirio Urayama

Cast

Junya Kato — Taro (voice)
Mina Tominaga — Aya (voice)
Sayuri Yoshinaga — Tatsuya (voice)
Kirin Kiki — Yamanba (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura — Red Oni (voice)