Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon | |
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Directed by | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Written by | Takao Koyama |
Based on | Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama |
Starring | See below |
Narrated by | Jōji Yanami |
Cinematography | Masao Shimizu |
Edited by | Shinichi Fukumitsu |
Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Toei Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥1.7 billion |
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon[a] is a 1995 Japanese animated science fantasy martial arts film and the thirteenth Dragon Ball Z feature film. It was originally released in Japan on July 15 at the Toei Anime Fair. It was later dubbed into English by Funimation in 2006 like most other Dragon Ball films. It was also released on VCD in Malaysia by Speedy Video with the subtitle Explosion of Dragon Punch. It was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn and followed by Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, which released in 2013.
Set after the events of the final battle with Kid Buu, the film focuses on the efforts of an evil magician, Hoi, to release the deadly monster Hirudegarn onto the Earth, forcing Goku and his friends to enlist the aid of a warrior named Tapion, who may be the only one capable of defeating the monster. Series creator Akira Toriyama designed the Tapion and Minotia characters.[1]
Plot
On an unknown world, a young humanoid is crushed to death by a gigantic monster which then vanishes as an unseen entity laughs and announces that it is headed for Earth.
On Earth,
Tapion flees into isolation but is visited by
Tapion and his younger brother Minotia kept the monster at bay with the ocarinas while the priest cleaved it in half with the sword. In the aftermath, a
Tapion uses Bulma's
Cast
Music
- IN (Insert Song):
- Yūsha no Fue ~Tapion no Tēma~ (勇者の笛~タピオンのテーマ~, "Whistle of the Brave ~Tapion's Theme~")
- Lyrics by Yukinojō Mori
- Music by Tetsuji Hayashi
- Arranged by Osamu Totsuka [ja]
- Performed by Susumu Ōya [ja]
- Lyrics by
- Yūsha no Fue ~Tapion no Tēma~ (勇者の笛~タピオンのテーマ~, "Whistle of the Brave ~Tapion's Theme~")
- ED (Ending Theme):
- Ore ga Yaranakya Dare ga Yaru
- Lyrics by Yukinojō Mori
- Music by Tetsuji Hayashi
- Arranged by Yūzō Hayashi
- Performed by Hironobu Kageyama
- Lyrics by
English dub soundtrack
The score for the Funimation English dub is composed by Nathan Johnson. He learned to play the ocarina for Tapion's theme. The Double Feature release contains an alternate audio track containing the English dub with original Japanese background music by Shunsuke Kikuchi and an ending theme of "Ore ga Yaranakya Dare ga Yaru".
Box office
At the Japanese box office, the film sold 2.4 million tickets and earned a net
In the United States, the DVD release has grossed $4,770,466 in sales, as of 2014[update].[3]
Releases
In Japan, several editions of the film were released on both
It was released on
Other companies
A second English dub produced and released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown voice cast.
External links
- Official anime website of Toei Animation
- Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Review on IGN
- Review at AnimeOnDVD.com
- Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon at IMDb
Notes
References
- ISBN 4-08-782756-9.
- ^ "予約特典・ドラゴンボール最強への道・劇場版ご近所物語A5サイズ前売特典冊子". Dragon Ball: The Path to Power brochure (in Japanese). Toei Animation. 1996.
- ^ "Dragon Ball Z - Movie 13: Wrath of the Dragon (2006) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "DRAGON BOX THE MOVIES [Limited Release]". CDJapan. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ "Dragon Ball The Movies #13 Dragon Ball Z Ryuken Bakuhatsu!! Goku ga Yaraneba Dare ga Yaru". CDJapan. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ "Dragon Ball The Movies #07". CDJapan. Retrieved May 9, 2021.