Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
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| Dragon Ball: The Path to Power | |
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 Japanese box art |
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| Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| Produced by | Tan Takaiwa Yoshio Anzai (Shueisha) Tsutomu Tomari |
| Written by | Aya Matsui (screenplay) Akira Toriyama (story) |
| Starring | Masako Nozawa (Son Gokū) Hiromi Tsuru (Bulma) Naoki Tatsuta (Oolong) Tōru Furuya (Yamcha) Naoko Watanabe (Pu'er) Daisuke Gōri (Umigame) Kin'ya Aikawa (Kame-sen'nin) Masaharu Satō (Adjudant Black) Bin Shimada (General Blue) Hirohiko Kakegawa (General White) Hisao Egawa (Mettalic) Shōzō Iizuka (Jinzō'ningen #8) Kenji Utsumi (Commander Red / Shenlong) Jōji Yanami (Narration) |
| Music by | Akihito Tokunaga |
| Release date(s) | March 4, 1996 |
| Running time | 80:00 |
| Language | Japanese, English |
| Preceded by | Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon |
| Followed by | Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! |
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (ドラゴンボール 最強への道 Doragon Bōru Saikyō e no Michi), is the seventeenth Japanese animated feature film based on the Dragon Ball manga, following the first three Dragon Ball films and thirteen Dragon Ball Z films. It is also the longest film in the franchise. It was originally released in Japan on March 4, 1996 and was produced to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Dragon Ball franchise.
[edit] Cast
| Character Name | Voice Actor (Japanese) | Voice Actor (English) |
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| Goku | Masako Nozawa | Stephanie Nadolny |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Tiffany Vollmer |
| Oolong | Naoki Tatsuta | Bradford Jackson |
| Yamcha | Tōru Furuya | Christopher Sabat |
| Puar | Naoko Watanabe | Monika Antonelli |
| Turtle | Daisuke Gōri | Christopher Sabat |
| Master Roshi | Kin'ya Aikawa | Mike McFarland |
| Commander Red | Kenji Utsumi | Kyle Hebert |
| Adjudant Black | Masaharu Satō | Christopher Sabat |
| General Blue | Bin Shimada | Sonny Strait |
| General White | Hirohiko Kakegawa | Kyle Hebert |
| Sergeant Metallic | Hisao Egawa | Chris Rager |
| Android #8/Eighter | Shōzō Iizuka | Mike McFarland |
| Shenron | Kenji Utsumi | Christopher Sabat |
| Narration | Jōji Yanami | Brice Armstrong |
[edit] Music
- Ending Theme
- DAN DAN 心ひかれてく (DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete ’ku Gradually, You’re Charming My Heart)
- Lyrics: Izumi Sakai
- Music: Tetsurō Oda
- Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama
- Performance: Field of View
- Song Lyrics
[edit] Releases
The English dubbed version was released in 2003 as part of FUNimation's Dragon Ball Movie Box, along with Mystical Adventure and Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle. The dub has received great reception from fans and praises Funimation for its writing and leaving in the original score.
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