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Taro the Dragon Boy
6.5 / 10• 1979• 1h 15m•NR• Japanese
FantasyAnimationFamilyAdventure
Storyline
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 & Crew
JK
Junya Kato
Taro (voice)
Lead
Mina Tominaga
Aya (voice)
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tatsuya (voice)
Kirin Kiki
Yamanba (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura
Red Oni (voice)
Kazuo Kitamura
(voice)
TY
Toshiko Yabuki
(voice)
JK
Junko Kuroda
(voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kirio Urayama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Taro the Dragon Boy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
