Overview
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.
Production
Nippon Animation
Cast & Characters
Keiko Yokozawa
お姫さま
Fujio Tokita
くじら
Minoru Yada
じいさま
Miyoko Aso
ばあさま
Masako Ikeda
ツバメトビ
Tatsuya Matsuda
太郎
Shūichirō Moriyama
火の鳥
Kazuyo Aoki
牛鬼
Noriko Tsukase
牛鬼の子
Directors & Crew
Takaji Matsudo
Producer
Akira Miyazaki
Screenplay
Hiroshi Saito
Director
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