Taro the Dragon Boy
| Tatsu no ko Tarô, Taro the Dragon Boy | |
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| Directed by | Kiriro Urayama, Peter Fernandez |
| Written by | Kiriro Urayama(screenplay), Isao Takahata(concept), Miyoko Matsutani(novel), Takashi Mitsui(screenplay) |
| Produced by | Toei Doga |
| Starring | Kazuo Kitamura, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Junya Kato, Kirin Kiki, Kazuo Kumakura |
| Cinematography | Motoi Takahashi |
| Edited by | Yasuhiro Yoshikawa |
| Music by | Riichiro Manabe |
| Distributed by | Toei Doga |
Release dates | 17 March 1979  1984  January 31, 2006 (DVD) |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese, English |
| Budget | ? |
Plot
Lazy and selfish, Taro loves to eat, sleep, and wrestle with the forest animals. He has little direction or inspiration in his life. That is, until a wizard passing through the forest one day bestows young Taro with a magical potion. Upon drinking the potion, he gains the strength of a hundred men! However, there is a catch: he may only summon this power when he is helping others. Taro soon learns that his long lost mother was transformed into a dragon as punishment for her greediness. He sets forth with a sense of purpose to locate his mother and free her from the spell. All the while trying to help the peasants of his village, as well as other colorful creatures that inhabit the mountain. Inspired by an ancient Japanese folklore, Taro the Dragon Boy is an enchanting animated masterpiece![1],[2]
Cast[3]
Mîna Tominaga ... Aya (voice)
Kazuo Kitamura ... Niwatori-chouja (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura ... Red Oni (voice)
Junya Kato ... Taro (voice)
Sayuri Yoshinaga ... Tatsuya (voice)
Kirin Kiki ... Yamanba (voice)
Links
Kintarō, hero from a similar fairy tale
Momotarō, hero from a similar fairy tale
Toei Animation