
Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)
Released:
1979-03-17
Duration:
1hr 15min
Rating 6.5
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.
Production Companies

Toei Video Company
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | ja |
Popularity | 3.241 |
Directed By
Kirio Urayama
Crew
Production Assistant
Toshifumi Wakuda
Toshifumi Wakuda
Camera Operator
Yoichi Takanashi
Yoichi Takanashi
Camera Operator
Nobuhiro Yamada
Nobuhiro Yamada
Director
Kirio Urayama
Kirio Urayama
Key Animation
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
Sound Effects
Michihiro Itou
Michihiro Itou
Editor
Yutaka Senzô
Yutaka Senzô
Executive Producer
Chiaki Imada
Chiaki Imada
Original Music Composer
Riichirō Manabe
Riichirō Manabe
Sound Recordist
Isao Hatano
Isao Hatano
Writer
Kirio Urayama
Kirio Urayama
Animation Director
Reiko Okuyama
Reiko Okuyama
Novel
Miyoko Matsutani
Miyoko Matsutani
Screenplay
Takashi Mitsui
Takashi Mitsui
Original Story
Miyoko Matsutani
Miyoko Matsutani
Concept Artist
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
Animation Director
Yōichi Kotabe
Yōichi Kotabe
Original Concept
Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata
TOP CAST
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)