DragonBall
Movie # 1
Theatrical
Title:
"Doragonbôru"
("DragonBall")
Toei
Home Video Title:
"Shenron no Densetsu"
("The Legend of Shenlong"")
"Curse
of the Blood Rubies"
Basic
Synopsis
This
is a retelling of how Goku began his adventures;
from the first encounters with Bulma, Oolong, Pu'er,
and Yamcha, up to his learning Kamehame-Ha just by
watching Kame-Sen'nin using the technique, to the
calling of the Dragon God, Shenlong. This
time, Goku's origins are tied in with the evil King
Gurumes (who wants the Dragon Balls to wish to put
a stop to his endless hunger), and the King's minions,
Pasta and Bongo (these two are using the quest for
the Dragon Balls to cover the fact that they are
greedily raping the countryside to gather up valuable
"Rich Stones"). Bulma still wants to wish
for a nice boyfriend, and Yamcha still wants the Dragon Balls
to wish for his fear of women to be gone. Bulma ends
up summoning Shenlong before Gurumes can, but Pansy, the
daughter of the local mayor, shouts out her
wish first -- for the countryside to be restored
to its original state, prior to the discovery of
Rich Stones. Shenlong does this, and causes the
stones to disappear. Gurumes becomes a normal deformed
human that likes to eat apples, and Goku zips off
to find his Sûshinchû (Si Xing Qiu,
the 4-star ball) again.
[
paraphrased
synopsis courtesy Curtis Hoffman's movie descriptions
]
Release
/ General Information
| Japanese
Premiere Date: |
20
December 1986 |
| Japanese
Premiere Location: |
Toei
Manga Festival |
| Japanese
Availability: |
VHS |
| Domestic
Release Date: |
28
July 1998 |
| Domestic
Availability: |
VHS
(English Dubbed, Edited)
DVD (English Dubbed, Edited) |
| Opening
Theme : |
"Makafushigi
Adobenchâ!"
("Mystical Adventure!")
[ Lyrics
] |
| Ending
Theme: |
"Romantikku
Ageru Yo"
("I’ll Give
You Romance!")
[ Lyrics
] |
Main
Staff
| Executive
Producer: |
Chiaki
Imada |
| Original
Story: |
Akira
Toriyama (Weekly Shônen Jump Serialization) |
| Planning: |
Keizô
Nanajô |
| Production
Supervisor: |
Matsuji
Kishimoto |
| Script
Supervisor: |
Yoshifumi
Yuki |
| Script: |
Toshiki
Inoue |
| Background
Music: |
Shunsuke
Kikuchi |
| Art
Director: |
Yoshiyuki
Yamamoto |
| Animation
Director: |
Minoru
Maeda |
| Director: |
Daisuke
Nishio |
Principal
Cast
