Taro the Dragon Boy (龍の子太郎) 45 years old

Taro the Dragon Boy

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.

Credits

Taro the Dragon Boy Cast

Name Character
Kazuo Kitamura He was 51, 80 years old when he died as Niwatori-chouja (voice)
Sayuri Yoshinaga She was 33, now 79 years old as Tatsuya (voice)
Kirin Kiki She was 35, 75 years old when she died as Yamanba (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura He was 51, 88 years old when he died as Red Oni (voice)
Mîna Tominaga as Aya (voice)
Junya Kato He was 15, now 29 years old as Taro (voice)

Taro the Dragon Boy Crew

Name Department
Kirio Urayama as Director. He was 48 (54) years old when He died Directing
Taro the Dragon Boy poster
Taro the Dragon Boy (45 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, March 17, 1979
  • Runtime: 75 minutes