Japan Synopsis
龍の子太郎
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Taro the Dragon Boy. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Video Company
Fantasy + Animation in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Taro the Dragon Boy itself).
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
In the crowded 1978-1980 Japan release window, Taro the Dragon Boy sits at #47 of 56. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Taro the Dragon Boy premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Japan films in 1979.
The 512th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 31th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Taro the Dragon Boy, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- oni · 1
- plant rice · 1
- dragon · 26
- witch · 22
- mythology · 16
- based on novel or book · 288
- demon · 45
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,060 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (11th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #1,193 of 1,274 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Video Company |
| Runtime | 1h 15m |
| Release Date | March 17, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0061069 |
| Official Site | lineup.toei-anim.co.jp |