Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)
Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)
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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Cast

Junya Kato Junya Kato As: Taro (voice)
Mina Tominaga Mina Tominaga As: Aya (voice)
Sayuri Yoshinaga Sayuri Yoshinaga As: Tatsuya (voice)
Kirin Kiki Kirin Kiki As: Yamanba (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura Kazuo Kumakura As: Red Oni (voice)
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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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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 17 March 1979

Country: JP

Runtime: 75m

Company Credits

Company: Toei Video Company

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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)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Toshifumi Wakuda

Toshifumi Wakuda

Production Assistant

Chiaki Imada

Chiaki Imada

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Michihiro Itou

Michihiro Itou

Sound Effects

Riichirō Manabe

Riichirō Manabe

Original Music Composer

Isao Hatano

Isao Hatano

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Toshitsugu Saida

Toshitsugu Saida

Key Animation

Shigeo Matoba

Shigeo Matoba

Key Animation

Takashi Abe

Takashi Abe

Key Animation

Akihiro Ogawa

Akihiro Ogawa

Key Animation

Iku Ishiguro

Iku Ishiguro

Key Animation

Noboru Takano

Noboru Takano

Key Animation

Shingo Araki

Shingo Araki

Key Animation

Zen Hirota

Zen Hirota

Key Animation

Tatsuji Kino

Tatsuji Kino

Key Animation

Koichi Tsunoda

Koichi Tsunoda

Key Animation

Michihiro Kanayama

Michihiro Kanayama

Key Animation

Reiko Okuyama

Reiko Okuyama

Animation Director

Yōichi Kotabe

Yōichi Kotabe

Animation Director

Camera

Yoichi Takanashi

Yoichi Takanashi

Camera Operator

Nobuhiro Yamada

Nobuhiro Yamada

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata

Concept Artist

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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