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.

Genres: Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure

Stars: Junya Kato, Mina Tominaga, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kirin Kiki, Kazuo Kumakura

Release Date: 1979-03-17

Country: Japan

Ratings: 6.5 / 10 (18 votes)

Runtime: 75 mins