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.
Cast
Crew
Kirio Urayama
Director, Writer
Takashi Mitsui
Screenplay
Miyoko Matsutani
Novel, Original Story
Yutaka Senzô
Editor
Chiaki Imada
Executive Producer
Toshifumi Wakuda
Production Assistant
Yoichi Takanashi
Camera Operator
Nobuhiro Yamada
Camera Operator
Reiko Okuyama
Animation Director
Yōichi Kotabe
Animation Director
Iku Ishiguro
Key Animation
Shingo Araki
Key Animation
Noboru Takano
Key Animation
Toshitsugu Saida
Key Animation
Shigeo Matoba
Key Animation
Akihiro Ogawa
Key Animation
Tatsuji Kino
Key Animation
Michihiro Kanayama
Key Animation
Koichi Tsunoda
Key Animation
Takashi Abe
Key Animation
Zen Hirota
Key Animation
Michihiro Itou
Sound Effects
Isao Hatano
Sound Recordist
Riichirō Manabe
Original Music Composer
Isao Takahata
Original Concept, Concept Artist
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