Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
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| Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies | |
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 Japanese box art |
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| Directed by | Daisuke Nishio |
| Written by | Toshiki Inoue (screenplay) Akira Toriyama (story) |
| Starring | Masako Nozawa Shuuichirou Moriyama Tomiko Suzuki Hiromi Tsuru Naoki Tatsuta Kohei Myauchi Toru Furuya Naoko Watanabe Daisuke Ghori Mami Koyama Kenji Utsumi Joji Yanami |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Release date(s) | December 20, 1986 |
| Running time | 50 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
| Followed by | Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle |
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Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, known in Japan as Dragon Ball: Shenron no Densetsu (ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説 Doragonbōru Shenron no Densetsu?, lit. "Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong") is an anime film originally released in Japan December 20, 1986, between episodes 43 and 44. In its original theatrical run, it was just titled Dragon Ball, but for subsequent video release in Japan it was renamed.
In specific, this movie is a heavily modified retelling of the gathering of the Dragon Balls in the Saga of Goku, but with King Gurumes taking Emperor Pilaf's role as the center villain. Like that initial saga, it depicts how Son Goku meets up with Bulma, Yamucha, Oolong, and Pu-erh, and the first quest for the Dragon Balls. (These events would be retold again in the 10th Anniversary Movie, The Path to Power.)
The original Japanese movie featured a surprising amount of animated nudity, as did the early episodes of the series. For the US video release, this was censored out. Although the movie was released with the first 13 episodes on an uncut DVD set in Australia and New Zealand by FUNimation, it's still the edited dub from 1995. To this day, it is the only film of the series to not be dubbed by the FUNimation voice cast, due to licensing issues with Lionsgate.
The edited dub version added in footage from episode 2 of the anime - the scenes in which Bulma and Goku rest in the capsule house and bathe.
This movie was used as the basis for Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins.
[edit] Cast list
| Character Name | Voice Actor (Japanese) | Voice Actor (English) |
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| Son Goku | Masako Nozawa | Saffron Henderson |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Lalainia Lindbjerg |
| Oolong | Naoki Tatsuta | Doug Parker |
| Pu-erh | Naoko Watanabe | Kathy Morse |
| Yamucha | Tōru Furuya | Ted Cole |
| Muten Rôshi | Kōhei Miyauchi | Michael Donovan |
| Pasta | Mami Koyama | Teryl Rothery |
| Pansy | Tomiko Suzuki | Andrea Libman |
| Shenlong | Kenji Utsumi | |
| Pansy's Dad | Shōzō Iizuka | Michael Donovan |
| Pansy's Mom | Reiko Suzuki | |
| Umigame | Daisuke Gōri | Doug Parker |
| Pilot | Ryōichi Tanaka Michitaka Kobayashi |
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| Soldier | Kōji Totani | |
| Villager | Masaharu Satō Kazumi Tanaka Masato Hirano |
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| Bongo | Gorō Naya | |
| Gourmeth | Shūichirō Moriyama | Gary Chalk |
| Narration | Jōji Yanami | Doc Harris |
[edit] Music
- OP (Opening Theme)
- "Makafushigi Adobenchā!"; 魔訶不思議アドベンチャー! (Mystical Adventure!)
- Lyrics: Yuriko Mori, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kōhei Tanaka, Performance: Hiroki Takahashi
- "Makafushigi Adobenchā!"; 魔訶不思議アドベンチャー! (Mystical Adventure!)
- ED (Ending Theme)
- "Romantikku Ageru Yo"; ロマンティックあげるよ (I’ll Give You Romance)
- Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kōhei Tanaka, Performance: Ushio Hashimoto
- "Romantikku Ageru Yo"; ロマンティックあげるよ (I’ll Give You Romance)
[edit] External links
- Anime News Network - Curse of the Blood Rubies
- Curse of the Blood Rubies at the Internet Movie Database
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