Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

"From the seeds of destruction, a new threat has arisen."

1990 1h 1m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 643

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Synopsis

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Goku and friends must stop a band of space pirates from consuming fruit from the Tree of Might before it's destructive powers drain Earth's energy.

“From the seeds of destruction, a new threat has arisen.”

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Cast

Masako Nozawa
Son Goku / Turles / Son Gohan (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
Krillin (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Tien Shinhan (voice)
Toru Furuya
Yamcha (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Piccolo (voice)
Hiroko Emori
Chaozu (voice)
Naoko Watanabe
Puar (voice)
Joji Yanami
King Kai (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-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: English, Japanese.

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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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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinichi Fukumitsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Masako Nozawa and Mayumi Tanaka and Hirotaka Suzuoki carry the top of the cast.

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The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
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.
7Editor Shinichi Fukumitsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Masako Nozawa and Mayumi Tanaka and Hirotaka Suzuoki carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "From the seeds of destruction, a new threat has arisen.".
10IMDB entry: tt0142233 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "martial arts", "tree", "camping", "dragon".
12Released under 22 different titles around the world.