Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

"If he doesn't do it, who will?"

1995 0h 51m JA

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★7.3TMDB · 820

AnimationActionScience Fiction

Synopsis

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The Z Warriors discover an unopenable music box and are told to open it with the Dragon Balls. The contents turn out to be a warrior named Tapion who had sealed himself inside along with a monster called Hildegarn. Goku must now perfect a new technique to defeat the evil monster.

“If he doesn't do it, who will?”

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Cast

Masako Nozawa
Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Gotenks (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Trunks / Gotenks (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
Kuririn / Minoshia (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Bulma (voice)
Masaharu Sato
Kame Sennin / Shenlong (voice)
Yuko Minaguchi
Videl (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Vegeta (voice)
Hiro Yuuki
Tapion / Sharpner (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writers: Takao Koyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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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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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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CAST

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Masako Nozawa and Takeshi Kusao and Mayumi Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If he doesn't do it, who will?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0142243 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mitsuo Hashimoto directs. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Shinichi Fukumitsu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dragon Ball Z Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shinichi Fukumitsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Masako Nozawa and Takeshi Kusao and Mayumi Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "If he doesn't do it, who will?".
8IMDB entry: tt0142243 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 29 different titles around the world.