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Taro the Dragon Boy
Taro the Dragon Boy

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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

17 March 1979

Country

Japan

Cast

Junya Kato

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)

Toshiko Yabuki

Toshiko Yabuki

(voice)

Junko Kuroda

Junko Kuroda

(voice)

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