Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

1986 0h 50m JA

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6.9

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6.6

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★6.9TMDB · 387★6.6IMDB · 4,438

ActionAnimationAdventureComedyFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the village and put a stop to the Gurumes Army?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masako Nozawa
Son Goku (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Bulma (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta
Oolong (voice)
Naoko Watanabe
Pûaru (voice)
Toru Furuya
Yamcha (voice)
Kohei Miyauchi
Kame Sen'nin (voice)
Mami Koyama
Pasuta (voice)
Tomiko Suzuki
Panji (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writers: Toshiki Inoue, Yoshifumi Yûki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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40 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 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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CAST

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Masako Nozawa and Hiromi Tsuru and Naoki Tatsuta carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0142251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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 Japanese.

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1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dragon Ball Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Daisuke Nishio, shot by Motoaki Ikegami. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shinichi Fukumitsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Masako Nozawa and Hiromi Tsuru and Naoki Tatsuta carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0142251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "friendship", "martial arts", "monster", "greed".
10Released under 20 different titles around the world.