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Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
Pioneer box art
Directed byDaisuke Nishio
Written byStory:
Akira Toriyama
Screenplay:
Takao Koyama
Produced byChiaki Imada
Kōzō Morishita
StarringMasako Nozawa
Kôji Nakata
Toshio Furukawa
Hiromi Tsuru
Naoki Tatsuta
Mayumi Tanaka
Kohei Myauchi
Mayumi Sho
Kôji Yada
Kenji Utsumi
Joji Yanami
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
Release dates
March 10, 1990 (1990-03-10), May 26, 1998 in North America
Running time
59:00
LanguagesJapanese, English

Dragon Ball Z the Movie: The World's Strongest, known in Japan as ドラゴンボールZ　この世で一番強いヤツ (Doragon Bōru Zetto Kono yo de ichiban tsuyoi yatsu, "Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest Guy"), is the second feature movie in the Dragon Ball Z franchise. It was originally released in Japan on March 10, 1990, between episodes 39 and 40. It was translated in North America by FUNimation Entertainment; FUNimation and Bridge Entertainment's title is The Strongest Guy in the World. In North America, the movie was first released on VHS and DVD on May 26, 1998 with the original Ocean Group voice cast and then re-released on DVD on November 14, 2006, with the FUNimation voice cast, as part of a movie box set titled "First Strike", also containing Dragon Ball Z feature movies 1 and 3. It was also released, along with Dead Zone, on Blu-Ray and DVD on May 27, 2008, the same release date as the remastered Season Five boxset.

Plot

The movie begins when Gohan and Oolong search for the Dragon Balls that have all been gathered in the frozen Tsumisumbri Mountains, but before they reach them, Shenron is summoned by Dr. Kochin who wishes that his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, to be released from his icy prison. Gohan and Oolong are then attacked by Kochin's Biomen, but are saved by Piccolo, who easily defeats all of them and destroys one with a mouth beam. As Gohan and Oolong escape however, Piccolo is captured by Dr. Kochin's three Bio-Warriors. Later, Master Roshi is faced by Dr. Kochin's Biomen and defeats them all in battle, but the Biomen kidnap Master Roshi and Bulma, thinking that Roshi is the world's strongest and a suitable body for Dr. Wheelo, whose own body was destroyed, leaving him only as a brain. Roshi is tested by Dr. Kochin's three Bio Warriors, and proves to be worthy, but is ultimately defeated. Bulma inadvertedly reveals that Goku is the strongest, just as the Earth's hero approaches the fortress on the Nimbus Cloud to save his friends.

As soon as Goku arrives, he is attacked by the Bio Warrior Misokattsun, who has a large rubber body. After knocking him down, Goku races inside the fortress and is attacked by large flying balls with spikes. After dodging several of them, Goku fires rapid energy blasts and destroys all of the spikes. Misokattsun then attacks again, but Goku uses the Kaio-ken attack and flies right through the Bio-Warrior, deflating him. On the higher level, Goku is attacked by Kishime and Ebifurya, and holds his own for a while, but is then shocked by Kishime's electric rods and frozen solid by Ebifurya's icy attack. Gohan and Krillin then arrive to help, but are soon shocked and frozen also. However, Goku uses the Kaio-ken again, freeing him from his icy prison, and he easily takes out the two Bio-Warriors.

They then arrive at Dr. Wheelo's lab where Bulma is being held, but run into Piccolo, who has been brainwashed. Goku and Piccolo then fight each other, but Gohan's anger causes the mind-controlling device on Piccolo to break. Dr. Kochin tries to shoot Krillin and Bulma with his machine gun-arm, but is beaten by Roshi. Dr. Wheelo then breaks out of the wall, revealing his brain to be inside a huge robot and destroying Kochin in the process, revealing him to be a robot as well. Goku, Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, and Roshi then fight Dr. Wheelo together, but are unable to win. Goku refuses to give up however, and he decides then to attack Dr. Wheelo with the Kaio-ken x3. He manages to break Dr. Wheelo's right arm off and is about to finish him off with the Kamehameha blast when Dr. Wheelo counters it with a blast of his own. Right as Dr. Wheelo is about to win the beam struggle however, Goku uses the Kaio-ken x4. He then overpowers Dr. Wheelo and shoots him through his laboratory's ceiling, into space.

All is thought to be over but Dr. Wheelo is still alive and well. Goku senses this and decides the only way to kill Dr. Wheelo is to form a Spirit Bomb. Dr. Wheelo then begins to rain blasts of energy down from space from his claw, which ends up hitting Goku while he is making his Spirit Bomb. This sends Gohan into a rage, and he starts to fly up into the atmosphere to attack Dr. Wheelo, who is already on his way down to earth. Piccolo arrives to assist Gohan, as does Krillin. Gohan and Piccolo stop Dr. Wheelo's descent while Krillin attempts to attack him to no avail. Piccolo attacks Dr. Wheelo with a mouth beam, severely cracking his visor. Back on Earth, Goku is still alive and he launches the Spirit Bomb up into space. Dr. Wheelo out of anger then attempts to destroy the entire planet with the energy built up in his laboratory's power core. He fires off a massive red laser from his entire body down to earth, but Goku's Spirit Bomb collides with the laser, bursting through it, and it hits Dr. Wheelo. He is sent spiraling off into space on a jagged wave of energy where he explodes multiple times until he is no more. In the aftermath of the battle, Piccolo responds to Goku and the others' celebration by saying Gohan deserved all the credit, and the movie ends with everyone laughing (except Piccolo) at how Dr. Wheelo thought that an old pervert like Master Roshi was the strongest man in the world.

Cast

Character Name Voice Actor (Japanese / Toei Animation) Voice Actor (English / Ocean Group) Voice Actor (English / FUNimation)
Goku Masako Nozawa Peter Kelamis Sean Schemmel
Gohan Masako Nozawa Saffron Henderson Stephanie Nadolny
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa Scott McNeil Christopher Sabat
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Lalainia Lindbjerg Tiffany Vollmer
Krillin Mayumi Tanaka Terry Klassen Sonny Strait
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Doug Parker Bradford Jackson
Chi-Chi Mayumi Shō Laara Sadiq Cynthia Cranz
Master Roshi Kōhei Miyauchi Dave Ward Mike McFarland
Turtle Daisuke Ghori Scott McNeil Christopher Sabat
Shenron Kenji Utsumi Don Brown Christopher Sabat
Biomen Kozo Shioya, Hitoshi Bifu Dave Ward Chris Cason, John Burgmeier
Dr. Kochin Kōji Yada Ward Perry Troy Baker
Kishime Yukimasa Kishino Ward Perry Chris Rager
Ebifurya Ken Yamaguchi Don Brown Matthew Tompkins
Misokatsun Daisuke Ghori Alec Willows Robert McCollum
Dr. Wheelo Kôji Nakata Paul Dobson R. Bruce Elliott
Narrator Jōji Yanami Doc Harris Kyle Hebert

Music

  • IN
    1. ピッコロさん　だ~いすき♡ (Pikkoro-san　Da~isuki♡, I Lo~ve Mr. Piccolo♡)
      • Lyrics: Chiroru Taniho, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Masako Nozawa (Son Gohan)
  • ED
    1. 戦（I・KU・SA） (Ikusa (I-KU-SA), Battle)
      • Lyrics: Dai Satō, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
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