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.
Movie: Taro the Dragon Boy
Top 8 Billed Cast
Aya (voice)
Tatsuya (voice)
Yamanba (voice)
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.
Release Date
1979-03-17
Average
6.5
Rating:
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