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Taro the Dragon Boy
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Ryko Distribution
EAN: 0875707000390
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Discotek Media
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language), English (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Discotek Media
MPN: 70003D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Discotek Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 31, 2006
Running Time: 75 minutes
Studio: Discotek Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1979
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Editorial Review:
Lazy and selfish Taro loves to eat sleep and wrestle with the forest animals. He has little direction or inspiration in his life. That is until a wizard passing through the forest one day bestows young Taro with a magical potion. Upon drinking the potion he gains the strength of a hundred men!However there is a catch: he may only summon this power when he is helping others. Taro soon learns that his long lost mother was transformed into a dragon as punishment for her greediness. He sets forth with a sense of purpose to locate his mother and free her from the spell. All the while trying to help the peasants of his village as well as other colorful creatures that inhabit the mountain. Inspired by an ancient Japanese folklore Taro the Dragon Boy is an enchanting animated masterpiece!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 875707000390 Manufacturer No: 70003D
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I Love This Movie!
I purchased this on a whim and was so glad I did. Yes, the animation isn't up to today's standards, but do you hate a Cab Callaway recording because he didn't have today's technology? I think not. The story is delightful and was enjoyed by all members of my household, age 4 to 40. Even the teens watched it several times. Taro has all the classic elements of the folk tale with plenty of surprises, little jokes and side stories along the way. It is definitely quirky and for those with an odd sense ... Read More
Rating: - lush and beautiful
I happened across this dvd (w/original Japanese language) in a used record store and thought I'd give it a try - and boy, it's one of my favorite 'kids' movies' hands down (and I've seen so many!). It's based on a few traditional Japanese folk stories that are interwoven. I found the animation gorgeous and the story itself full of wonder, just very enchanting and beautiful, and the music complimented every scene. If you like folk and fairy tales, or simply beautiful and moving animation, this is ... Read More
Rating:  - taro the dragon boy (disappointed)
It's an okay movie, the animation is ancient and looks terrible, at least compared with today's great anime such as Howls moving castle.
Story line: Taro is a boy who goes off in search of his mother which was turned into a dragon for her selfishness of eating all the fish on a mountain. In his journey he helps save the people by working hard and planting enough rice to feed everyone. He also saves his mother and helps build a village where everyone will have enough to eat.
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Rating: - Fantastic Story
It's a beautifully drawn Japanese story about a boy who learns how not to be selfish and decides to find his long lost mother with the help of animals, people and magic creatures he meets along his journey. Selfishness and it's consequences are the main focus of this movie, but it is also a story of love between a mother and child so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes when I first saw it in the movie theater at age 9. Today I am 36 and was thrilled to find it on DVD for my 4-year-old girl. Now we ... Read More
Rating: - An anime classic!
Although this film was released on home video in the U.S. in 1984 as "Taro the Dragon Boy" (five years after it appeared in Japanese theaters in 1979), not many people seem to remember it, which is a shame, as it is one of the best anime films I've ever seen. I rented the English-dubbed version, helmed by the legendary Peter Fernandez (also worked on the English dubs of "Speed Racer" and "Superbook"), on video from my video store on several occasions as a child, and was awestruck. Taro is a remarkable ... Read More
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