Taro the Dragon Boy
Mar 17 1979
•1h 15m
•Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure
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
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Junya Kato
Taro (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Aya (voice)
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tatsuya (voice)
Kirin Kiki
Yamanba (voice)
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