Taro the Dragon Boy
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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.
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Cast
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Junya Kato
Taro (voice)
Also in
Curse of the Dog God
The Tale of Jean Valjean
Mina Tominaga
Aya (voice)
Known for
Rurouni Kenshin
Paranoia Agent
Kirio Urayama
Tengu (voice)
Junko Kuroda
Narrator (voice)
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Escape from Japan
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Kazuo Kitamura
Black Oni (voice)
Known for
Black Rain
Vengeance Is Mine
Kazuo Kumakura
Red Oni (voice)
Known for
Panda! Go Panda!
Kirin Kiki
Yamanba (voice)
Known for
Sweet Bean
Arrietty
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tatsuya (voice)
Known for
Buddha: The Great Departure
The Makioka Sisters
Toshiko Yabuki
Tarō's Grandmother (voice)
Known for
Yearning
Tsuneo Sanada
Hakuja (voice)
Kirio Urayama Director · Takashi Mitsui Screenplay Miyoko Matsutani Story
United States release March 17, 1979 · Produced in Japan · Original title 龍の子太郎
Production
Toei Video Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
龍の子太郎
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 17, 1979
Theatrical
United States · March 17, 1979
Premiere · Toei Manga Festival
Saudi Arabia
October 1, 1985 · Theatrical · تم عرض الفلم بين 1985 و 1986
Spain
January 3, 1990 · TV · Canal 33
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