movie

1988 · Japan

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 48 min
Age rating: PG
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Violence: Moderate

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not everyone's playing by the rules, however, as a member of the ruler's household schemes to use the Dragonballs to extort money and power from the royal.

martial arts
assassin
emperor
resurrection
tournament
shounen
anime

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Hirotaka Suzuoki — Tenshinhan (voice)
Hiroko Emori — Chaozu (voice)
Toru Furuya — Yamcha (voice)
Mitsuko Horie — Upa (voice)
Banjo Ginga — Bora (voice)
Mami Koyama — Arale Norimaki/Lunch (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta — Oolong (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka — Taopaipai (voice)
Naoko Watanabe — Puar (voice)
Toshio Furukawa — Blue (voice)
Daisuke Gori — Turtle / Anton (voice)

Directed: Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Written: Yoshifumi Yûki

Production

Rating: 6.7 / 10 · 315 ratings
Studio: Toei Animation

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1986
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Where it starts.
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
1987
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
1988 · You’re here
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
1996

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.