Quick Facts
DirectorKirio Urayama
Runtime1h 15m
GenresAdventure · Animation · Family · Fantasy
Release1979-03-17
Film
Taro the Dragon Boy
1979· 1h 15m· Adventure· Animation· Family· Fantasy
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.
1979-03-17
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorKirio Urayama
WriterKirio Urayama
ScreenplayTakashi Mitsui
Original Music ComposerRiichirō Manabe
EditorYutaka Senzô
Full cast & crew (8 cast · 28 crew)
Details
Released1979-03-17
Runtime1h 15m
StatusReleased
StudiosToei Video Company
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating6.4/10 · 20 votes
Original languageja
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