Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

"Deep in the ice is earth's greatest threat that can only be stopped by one man."

1990 1h 0m JA

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Synopsis

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The evil Dr. Kochin uses the dragon balls to resurrect his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, in an effort to take over the world. Dr. Wheelo, his body having been destroyed by the avalanche that killed him fifty years before, desires the body of the strongest fighter in the world as his new vessel. Believing Roshi to be the world's strongest warrior, Dr. Kochin abducts Bulma and forces Roshi to surrender himself to save her. When Goku hears of their abduction, he goes to their rescue.

“Deep in the ice is earth's greatest threat that can only be stopped by one man.”

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Cast

Masako Nozawa
Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Piccolo (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
Kuririn (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Buruma (voice)
Kohei Miyauchi
Kame-sen'nin (voice)
Mayumi Shou
Chichi (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta
Ûron (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Shenron (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writers: Takao Koyama
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dragon Ball Z Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daisuke Nishio, shot by Motoaki Ikegami. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Masako Nozawa and Toshio Furukawa and Mayumi Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Deep in the ice is earth's greatest threat that can only be stopped by one man.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daisuke Nishio directs. Motoaki Ikegami behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

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1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
4Part of the "Dragon Ball Z Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Daisuke Nishio, shot by Motoaki Ikegami. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Masako Nozawa and Toshio Furukawa and Mayumi Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Deep in the ice is earth's greatest threat that can only be stopped by one man.".
9IMDB entry: tt0142240 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "martial arts", "wish", "mad scientist", "snow".
11Released under 21 different titles around the world.