Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)

1979 · 75 min · Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure

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.

Directed by Kirio Urayama. Starring Junya Kato, Mina Tominaga, Kirio Urayama, Junko Kuroda and Kazuo Kitamura.

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