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| | DVD Talk > Reviews > Taro, the Dragon Boy |
 | | Taro, the Dragon Boy is for the most part exquisitely made, with beautifully designed backgrounds, expressive characters, and thoughtful mise-en-scene, all of which compensate for the limited (budget-driven) animation, which lacks the relative fluidity of Hollywood-produced feature film animation. |
 | | (As a dragon, Taro's mother sacrifices her sight to feed her infant son.) Other references would be instantly recognizable to Japanese children but lost on most American audiences, such as the appearance of the Akaoni, the Red Demon of Thunder and Lightning that, among other things, is a fixture on TV weather reports. |
 | | Taro, the Dragon Boy is presented in a handsome 16:9 enhanced transfer that retains the crucial original framing, is bright and sharp and outside of a few age-related flaws near-perfect. |
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