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Taro the Dragon Boy

Movie 1979 TMDB 6.4/10 Released

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.

Taro the Dragon Boy is a movie first shown in 1979. Runtime is 75 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure. TMDB score 6.4/10 from 21 votes.

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Title details

Type
Movie
Japanese title
龍の子太郎
Release year
1979
Release date
March 17, 1979
Status
Released
Runtime
75 minutes
Genres
Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure
Production companies
Toei Video Company
Director
Kirio Urayama
TMDB rating
6.4/10 (21 votes)
TMDB
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Official website
lineup.toei-anim.co.jp

Cast

J

Junya Kato

Taro (voice)

Mina Tominaga

Mina Tominaga

Aya (voice)

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Tatsuya (voice)

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Yamanba (voice)

Kazuo Kumakura

Kazuo Kumakura

Red Oni (voice)

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

(voice)

T

Toshiko Yabuki

(voice)

J

Junko Kuroda

(voice)

Characters

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

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