Movie - 1979 - G
Taro the Dragon Boy
75 minutes
(3.8)
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.
Characters
Taro Tatsunoko
Main
Aya
Main
Yamanba
Supporting
Staff
Takashi Mitsui
Script
Yasuo Yamaguchi
Planning
Kazuo Ebisawa
Art
Ichirou Wakabayashi
Theme Lyrics
Miyoko Matsutani
Creator
Hiromi Satou
Animation
Ichirou Itano
In-Bet. Anim.
Ichirou Mizuki
Theme Perf.
Reiko Okuyama
Char. Design
Osamu Kasai
Director
Megumu Ishiguro
Director
Kenji Matsumoto
Art
Isamu Tsuchida
Art Dir.
Kirio Urayama
Director
Youichi Kotabe
Director
Isao Takahata
Director
Michihiro Ito
SFX
Shingo Araki
Design
Details
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Supernatural
Aired
March 17th, 1979
Source Material
Novel
Studio
Toei Animation
Licensor
Discotek Media