Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)

Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1979-03-17 Japan 75 Min. PG-13
6.5 17 votes
Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure

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.

Cast

Junya Kato is Taro (voice)
Taro (voice)
Mina Tominaga is Aya (voice)
Aya (voice)
Sayuri Yoshinaga is Tatsuya (voice)
Tatsuya (voice)
Kirin Kiki is Yamanba (voice)
Yamanba (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura is Red Oni (voice)
Red Oni (voice)
Kazuo Kitamura is (voice)
(voice)
Toshiko Yabuki is (voice)
(voice)
Junko Kuroda is (voice)
(voice)