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.
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
56 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Taro the Dragon Boy sits at position #47.
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
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Taro the Dragon Boy premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |