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.

Released March 17, 1979 75 min None+

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Historical, Anime: Supernatural, Family, Fantasy

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