Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Produced by Keizō Shichijō
Screenplay by Yoshifumi Yuki
Based on Dragon Ball by
Akira Toriyama
Starring See Cast
Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
Cinematography Motoaki Ikegami
Editing by Shinichi Fukumitsu
Studio Toei Animation
Distributed by Toei Company
Release date(s) July 9, 1988 (1988-07-09)
Running time 46 minutes
Country Japan

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (ドラゴンボール 魔訶不思議大冒険 Doragon Bōru: Makafushigi Dai-Bōken?, lit. "Dragon Ball: The Great Mystical Adventure"), is the third Dragon Ball feature film, originally released in Japan on July 9, 1988 at the "Toei Manga Matsuri" film festival as part of a quadruple feature along with the second Bikkuriman movie, the movie version of Tatakae!! Ramenman, and the second Kamen Rider Black movie.

Unlike the previous two Dragon Ball films, Mystical Adventure does not introduce any original characters, but instead adapts characters from the Red Ribbon and 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai story arcs from the manga into the film's original storyline.

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Plot

Another retelling of the Dragon Ball story. This time, young Goku and young Krillin are training with Master Roshi for a World Martial Arts Tournament to be held in the country of Mifan. The Emperor of Mifan, Chiaotzu, is trying to find his lost "Ran Ran." "Minister" Master Shen has Emperor Pilaf work on a Dragon Radar, takes it from him, and is using it to locate the Dragon Balls. Shen and his brother, Mercenary Tao claim that they'll use the wish from Shenron to locate Ran Ran, but are actually planning, with Tien's help, to kill Chiaotzu and take over the country. General Blue announces that Ran Ran is being held in Shen's room, and is killed by Tao for it. Bora and Upa have located the final Dragon Ball and they take it to Mifan to use it to demand that Mifan's soldiers be forced to leave the land near Korin Tower.

Bora is tricked into entering the Tournament (the winner of the Tournament will be granted one wish by Chiaotzu), and is then killed by Tao. Bulma, Oolong, Launch and Pu-erh are looking for the other six Dragon Balls, so Bulma can wish for a boyfriend. However, when the Dragon Balls are located, they are accidentally dropped to the bottom of the moat surrounding Chiaotzu castle. Tien realizes that he likes Chiaotzu too much, and doesn't kill his friend; instead, he blows away Shen. The story of Blue and Goku entering Penguin village is included, but this time it is Tao and Goku that meet Arale and Goku kills Tao with Arale's help.

Goku throws the final ball into the moat, and asks Shenron to resurrect Bora.

Cast

Character Name Voice Actor (Japanese) Voice Actor (English 1989) Voice Actor (English 2000)
Goku Masako Nozawa Barbara Goodson Ceyli Delgadillo
Arale Norimaki Mami Koyama Unknown Unknown
Launch Mami Koyama Edie Mirman Meredith McCoy
Yamcha Tōru Furuya Kerrigan Mahan Christopher Sabat
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Wendee Lee Tiffany Vollmer
Master Roshi Kôhei Miyauchi Greg Snegoff Mike McFarland
Krillin Mayumi Tanaka Wanda Nowicki Laurie Steele
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Dave Mallow Bradford Jackson
Puar Naoko Watanabe Cheryl Chase Monika Antonelli
Tien Hirotaka Suzuoki Eddie Frierson John Burgmeier
Chiaotzu Hiroko Emori Rebecca Forstadt Monika Antonelli
Turtle Daisuke Gōri Unknown Christopher Sabat
Master Shen Ichirō Nagai Unknown Chuck Huber
Korin Ichirō Nagai Unknown Mark Britten
Mercenary Tao Chikao Ōtsuka Michael McConnohie Kent Williams
Shenron Kenji Utsumi Mike Reynolds Christopher Sabat
General Blue Toshio Furukawa Unknown Sonny Strait
Sergeant Metallic Shin Aomori Unknown Chris Rager
Upa Mitsuko Horie Unknown Kara Edwards
Bora Banjō Ginga Unknown Dameon Clarke
Emperor Pilaf Shigeru Chiba N/A Mike McFarland
Shu Tesshō Genda N/A Justin Cook
Mai Eiko Yamada N/A Cynthia Cranz
Gat-chan Seiko Nakano Unknown Mike McFarland
Narration Joji Yanami Unknown Christopher Sabat

Music

Opening Theme
魔訶不思議アドベンチャー! (Makafushigi Adobenchā! Mystical Adventure!?)
Lyrics: Yuriko Mori
Music: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Kōhei Tanaka
Performance: Hiroki Takahashi
Song Lyrics
Ending Theme
ドラゴンボール伝説 (Doragon Bōru Densetsu Dragon Ball Legend?)
Lyrics: Onikado Izumi
Music: Takeshi Ike
Arrangement: Seiichi Kyōda
Performance: Hiroki Takahashi
Song Lyrics

Releases

Harmony Gold USA broadcast their dub of this film, and Curse of the Blood Rubies as a double feature on Independent TV and released it to Home Video in 1989. It was not widely noticed and went under the radar. Their dub changed the names of the characters and had parts of it censored, but they did use the original background music.

Funimation acquired the rights to the film in 2000 and released their dub to Home Video that year.

FUNimation has released the film on DVD in the US, Australia and New Zealand on March 17, 2004 with their English dub and optional Japanese dub audio.

However, the introduction which began the narration of the Dragonballs, a cameo sequence of Pilaf and his gang presenting a global dragon radar to Master Shen and meeting their fate at the hands of General Tao, and a different opening sequence to the movie featuring Goku and Krillin in training were cut. Instead, the opening sequence and scenes aforementioned were replaced with the TV opening sequence.

Another sequence cut was the closing credits featuring a summoned Shenron who fulfilled Upa's wish to bring Bora back to life. The scene was replaced with the TV closing sequence.

Subsequent versions of the FUNimation had restored its introduction and its opening sequence. Unlike the Japanese version, however, the opening sequence had many scenes in freeze-frame animation, as a way to block out the original Japanese credits that were in the sequence. The closing credits was also restored, but with English credits censoring half the screen, also as a way to block out the original Japanese credits scrolling from the right.

The movie was later available along with Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle and Path to Power as part of FUNimation's Dragon Ball Movie Box set released on December 6, 2005.[1] The box set was re-released as a thinpack on February 12, 2008.[2] This set has since been discontinued.

An alternative English dub produced by AB Groupe in France was released in English speaking markets in Europe in the early 2000s.

The film was re-released to DVD in America on February 8, 2011 as a part of a Dragon Ball Movie 4-Pack remastered release from Funimation along with the other Dragon Ball related movies.[3] This release restored all of the previously edited video footage of the film.

References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BKDNRQ
  2. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0010YSD3G
  3. ^ http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/3p6r0ZuInJGK5jvDN4/browse/item/90030/4/0/0

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