This film was pretty interesting, if a bit odd...
I don't know much at all about Japanese folklore, so I was probably missing something. I thought the art was quite pleasant; it reminded me a bit of "The Last Unicorn." The characters looked alright. I think Aya was cute, and the dragon looked cool. The little horse was adorable! The old woman in the woods was scary, though...
As a person with minimal experience with Japanese folklore, I thought this movie was pretty good. At times, it really freaked me out...And some parts were a little awkward.....I'm glad he found a loincloth.
This is definitely something I will
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: 龍の子太郎
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Movie
Episodes:
1
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Mar 17, 1979
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Licensors:
Discotek Media
Studios:
Toei Animation
Source:
Novel
Duration:
1 hr. 15 min.
Rating:
G - All Ages
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Your Feelings Categories Dec 29, 2018
Unexpectedly good. This is an adaptation of Japanese folklore, dating back to the hazy distant past of many hundreds (if not thousands) of years ago - when the people were much closer to nature and interacted with the local supernatural creatures. A small impoverished village ekes out a living in the rocky mountains, so poor that they don't even know what rice is. Taro is a lazy child that would rather play with the animals than help with chores, until he is given the strength of a hundred men by a wandering tengu - with the condition he can only use it
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