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Taro the Dragon Boy is a 1979 film adaptation of a famous Japanese folk tale, and the novel Taro, the Dragon Boy by Miyoko Matsutani. In 1966, Taro, the Son of Dragon with the original Japanese title of "Tatsu, no ko Taro", started as a puppet series on a Japanese television channel. In the late 1970s the anime television series Taro the Dragon Boy was shown on Indian national television.
Original Release
03/17/1979
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jun'ya Katô | Taro (voice) / Tarô |
| Mina Tominaga | Aya (voice) / Aya |
| Kazuo Kumakura | Red Oni (voice) / Red Oni |
| Kazuo Kitamura | Niwatori-chouja / (voice) |
| Toshiko Yabuki | Taro's Grandmother / (voice) |
| Kirin Kiki | Yamanba (voice) / Yamanba |
| Sayuri Yoshinaga | Tatsuya (voice) / Tatsuya |
| Billie Lou Watt | Taro |
| Junko Kuroda | (voice) |
Directors
Peter Fernandez, Kirio Urayama
Writers
Kirio Urayama, Miyoko Matsutani, Isao Takahata, Takashi Mitsui
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jun'ya Katô | Taro (voice) / Tarô |
| Mina Tominaga | Aya (voice) / Aya |
| Kazuo Kumakura | Red Oni (voice) / Red Oni |
| Kazuo Kitamura | Niwatori-chouja / (voice) |
| Toshiko Yabuki | Taro's Grandmother / (voice) |
| Kirin Kiki | Yamanba (voice) / Yamanba |
| Sayuri Yoshinaga | Tatsuya (voice) / Tatsuya |
| Billie Lou Watt | Taro |
| Junko Kuroda | (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Chiaki Imada | Executive Producer |
| Ken Ariga | Producer |
| Yasuo Yamaguchi | Producer |
