Curse of the Blood Rubies
From Dragon Ball
| Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies | |
|---|---|
 American box art | |
| Directed by | Daisuke Nishio |
| Written by | Toshiki Inoue (screenplay) Akira Toriyama (story) |
| Starring | Masako Nozawa (Son Gokū) Shuuichirou Moriyama (Gourmeth) Tomiko Suzuki (Pansy) Hiromi Tsuru (Bulma) Naoki Tatsuta (Oolong) Kohei Myauchi (Kamesennin) Toru Furuya (Yamcha) Naoko Watanabe (Puar) Daisuke Ghori (Umigame) Mami Koyama (Pasta) Kenji Utsumi (Shenlong) Joji Yanami (Narration) |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Release date(s) | December 20, 1986 |
| Running time | 50 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
| IMDb profile | |
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, Doragon Bōru Shenron no Densetsu; lit. "Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong"). 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 "Son Gokū Saga" (FUNimation's saga: Emperor Pilaf Saga), but with King Gurumes taking Pilaf's role as the center villain. Like that initial saga, it depicts how Son Gokū meets up with Bulma, Yamcha, Oolong, and Pu'er, and the first quest for the Dragon Balls. (These events would be retold again in the 10th Anniversary Movie, The Path to Ultimate Strength.)
The original Japanese movie featured a surprising amount of cartoon 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 date FUNimation has not issued the film uncut, as Kidmark retails the rights to the movie (as well as the first 13 episodes stateside.)
This movie was used as the basis for Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins. This movie also reuses footage from the animated series such as when Bulma and Goku camp overnight after their introduction to one another.
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[edit] Cast list
| Character Name | Voice Actor (Japanese) | Voice Actor (English) |
|---|---|---|
| Goku | Masako Nozawa | Saffron Henderson |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Lalainia Lindbjerg |
| Oolong | Naoki Tatsuta | Doug Parker |
| Puar | Naoko Watanabe | Kathy Morse |
| Yamcha | Tōru Furuya | Ted Cole |
| Master Roshi | Kōhei Miyauchi | Michael Donovan |
| Penny | Mami Koyama | Teryl Rothery |
| Pansy | Tomiko Suzuki | Andrea Libman |
| Shenron | Kenji Utsumi | |
| Penny's Dad | Shōzō Iizuka | Michael Donovan |
| Penny's Mom | Reiko Suzuki | |
| Turtle | Daisuke Gōri | Doug Parker |
| Pilot | Ryōichi Tanaka Michitaka Kobayashi | |
| Soldier | Kōji Totani | |
| Villager | Masaharu Satō Kazumi Tanaka Masato Hirano | |
| Bongo | Gorō Naya | |
| Gurumes | 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
