Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai - Six Great Generals

1992 0h 40m JA

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★5.0TMDB · 2

AnimationAdventureActionFantasy

Synopsis

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The third Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken movie. The story takes place between episode 35 and 36 of the TV series. After yet again defeating some of Hadlar's (the leader of the Great Demon King's Army) warriors and saving the princess, Dai and his fellow adventurers are relaxing and helping with rebuilding the island village. Unbeknownst to them Hadlar was usurped by a new demon lord called Galbus, who immediately sets forth to once and for all destroy Dai, using his own sextet of champions. During the initial surprise attack Dai's friend Maam's soul is taken and in order to get it back Dai and his friends must attack Galbus on his chosen batlleground. Will Dai survive this?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toshiko Fujita
Dai (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobutaka Nishizawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5002108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobutaka Nishizawa directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5IMDB entry: tt5002108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 40 min · 0h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai - Six Great Generals (1992)

Part of

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Collection

The Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken trilogy.

Also by

Nobutaka Nishizawa

Production companies

Who made it

Toei Animation
JP

Key crew

Key AnimationKen Ueno
Key AnimationTatsuya Abe
Key AnimationHiroyuki Yokota
Key AnimationYoshinobu Aohachi
Camera OperatorIsao Takahashi
Comic BookRiku Sanjou

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

magic
adventurer
anime

Release history · US

When it landed

TV2026-02-21· Mangas

Also known as

International titles

Dragon Quest (Fly) - Batalla amb els sis nous generalsES
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken Buchiyabure!! Shinsei 6 DaishougunJP
Dragon Quest: Great Adventure of Dai - Movie 3US
Dragon Quest: Great Adventure of Dai! Destroy!! The Reborn 6 CommandersUS
Dragon Quest: ¡La Gran Aventura de Dai! ¡Destrucción total! Los 6 nuevos generalesES