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Taro the Dragon Boy
Genres
FantasyAnimationFamilyAdventure
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
1979-03-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Junya Kato
Taro (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Aya (voice)
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tatsuya (voice)
Kirin Kiki
Yamanba (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura
Red Oni (voice)
Kazuo Kitamura
(voice)
Toshiko Yabuki
(voice)
Junko Kuroda
(voice)
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