Maegami Tarou (1979)
This is a folk-tale-like adventure story of an active boy on a quest for the Water of Life. The boy sets out on this quest after learning that the Water of Life is needed to make his village happy. On the way, he meets gods, demons... Soon, he discovers that the evil snake has stolen the Water, and he heads for the snake's palace. Defeating the snake is not easy since it has the Water of Life to revive itself. This boy - Maegami Tarou - continues his courageous quest in cooperation with various creatures and the gods.
Director:
Hiroshi Saito
Writer:
Akira Miyazaki
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Keiko Yokozawa as お姫さま |
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Fujio Tokita as くじら |
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Minoru Yada as じいさま |
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Miyoko Aso as ばあさま |
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Masako Ikeda as ツバメトビ |
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Tatsuya Matsuda as 太郎 |
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Shūichirō Moriyama as 火の鳥 |
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Kazuyo Aoki as 牛鬼 |
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Noriko Tsukase as 牛鬼の子 |
| Sound | Shin'ichi Tanabe | Music |
| Production | Takaji Matsudo | Producer |
| Writing | Miyoko Matsutani | Original Story |
| Writing | Akira Miyazaki | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Momose | Character Designer |
| Camera | Keishichi Kuroki | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hajime Okayasu | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Momose | Animation Director |
| Art | Shouhei Kawamoto | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Noboru Takano | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Noriko Moritomo | Animation Director |
| Directing | Hiroshi Saito | Director |