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MASTER SCORE 68.8 / 100
1979·Adventure / Animation / Family·1h 15m

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.

Above the Line
Kiriô Urayama, Peter Fernandez·DirectorTakashi Mitsui·ScreenplayKirio Urayama·WriterYoichi Takanashi·Camera OperatorRiichirō Manabe·Original Music ComposerYutaka Senzô·Editor
Cast
Junya Kato·Taro (voice)Mina Tominaga·Aya (voice)Sayuri Yoshinaga·Tatsuya (voice)Kirin Kiki·Yamanba (voice)Kazuo Kumakura·Red Oni (voice)Kazuo Kitamura·(voice)Toshiko Yabuki·(voice)Junko Kuroda·(voice)
Full Crew
(28 credits)
Directing· 1
Kirio Urayama·Director
Writing· 5
Kirio Urayama·WriterTakashi Mitsui·ScreenplayMiyoko Matsutani·Original StoryMiyoko Matsutani·NovelIsao Takahata·Original Concept
Camera· 2
Yoichi Takanashi·Camera OperatorNobuhiro Yamada·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Yutaka Senzô·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Riichirō Manabe·Original Music ComposerIsao Hatano·Sound RecordistMichihiro Itou·Sound Effects
Art & Design· 1
Isao Takahata·Concept Artist
Production· 2
Chiaki Imada·Executive ProducerToshifumi Wakuda·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 13
Iku Ishiguro·Key AnimationNoboru Takano·Key AnimationTakashi Abe·Key AnimationShingo Araki·Key AnimationToshitsugu Saida·Key AnimationAkihiro Ogawa·Key AnimationKoichi Tsunoda·Key AnimationZen Hirota·Key AnimationShigeo Matoba·Key AnimationTatsuji Kino·Key AnimationMichihiro Kanayama·Key AnimationYōichi Kotabe·Animation DirectorReiko Okuyama·Animation Director
By the Numbers
68.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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