Released:
1979-03-17

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.

Director:
Kirio Urayama

Runtime:
1h 15min

Genre:
Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure

• Cast:
• 
  Junya Kato
  as
  Taro (voice)
• 
  Mina Tominaga
  as
  Aya (voice)
• 
  Sayuri Yoshinaga
  as
  Tatsuya (voice)
• 
  Kirin Kiki
  as
  Yamanba (voice)
• 
  Kazuo Kumakura
  as
  Red Oni (voice)