Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)

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 (8)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Junya Kato

Taro (voice)

Mina Tominaga

Aya (voice)

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Tatsuya (voice)

Kirin Kiki

Yamanba (voice)

Kazuo Kumakura

Red Oni (voice)

Kazuo Kitamura

(voice)

T

Toshiko Yabuki

(voice)

J

Junko Kuroda

(voice)

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