Doragon bôru Z 3: Chikyû marugoto chô kessen (1990)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Daisuke Nishio

Writers:

Takao Koyama (writer)
Akira Toriyama (character)

Release Date:

7 July 1990 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure

Plot:

A Saiyan named Turles has come to Earth in order to plant the Tree of Might, which will sap all of the...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Anime | Sequel

Cast

Peter Kelamis	...	Goku / Master Roshi (voice: English version)
Masako Nozawa	...	Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Târes (voice)
Saffron Henderson	...	Gohan (voice: English version)
Terry Klassen	...	Krillin (voice: English version)
Paul Dobson	...	Piccolo (voice: English version)
Lalainia Lindbjerg	...	Bulma (voice: English version)
Lisa Ann Beley	...	Chi-Chi (voice: English version)
Doc Harris	...	Narrator (voice: English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monika Antonelli	...	Chiaotzu / Puar (voice: English version)
Don Brown	...	Rakasai / Kakao (voice: English version)
John Burgmeier	...	Tien (voice: English version)
Ted Cole	...	Yamcha (voice: English version)
Cynthia Cranz	...	ChiChi (voice: English version)
Hiroko Emori	...	Chaozu (voice)
Toshio Furukawa	...	Piccolo (voice)
Tôru Furuya	...	Yamcha (voice)
Banjô Ginga	...	Amondo (voice)
Kyle Hebert	...	Narrator (voice: English version)
Brad Jackson	...	Oolong (voice: English version)
Jeff Johnson	...	Cacao (voice: English version)
Mark Lancaster	...	Diaz (voice: English version)
Yûji Machi	...	Daîzu (voice)
Robert McCollum	...	Lakasei (voice: English version)
Mike McFarland	...	Master Roshi (voice: English version)
Scott McNeil	...	Piccolo (voice: English version)
Kôhei Miyauchi	...	Kame-Sen'nin (voice)
Stephanie Nadolny	...	Gohan (voice: English version)
Doug Parker	...	Oolong (voice: English version)
Chris Patton	...	Turles (voice: English version)
Ward Perry	...	Turtles (voice)
Christopher Sabat	...	Yamcha (voice: English version)
Laara Sadiq	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Alvin Sanders	...	Cacao (voice: English version)
Masaharu Satô	...	Rakasei (voice)
Shinobu Satouchi	...	Kakao (voice)
Sean Schemmel	...	Goku / King Kai (voice: English version)
Mayumi Shô	...	Chi-Chi (voice)
Paul Slavens	...	Amond (voice: English version)
Matt Smith	...	Tien (voice: English version)
Sonny Strait	...	Krillin (voice: English version)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Tenshinhan (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Kuririn (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta	...	Oolong / Haiya Dragon / Bubbles (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Bulma (voice)
Kenji Utsumi	...	Shenlong (voice)
Tiffany Vollmer	...	Bulma (voice: English version)
Naoko Watanabe	...	Pu'er (voice)
Cathy Weseluck	...	Chiaotzu (voice: English version)
Alec Willows	...	Amon (voice: English version)
Jôji Yanami	...	Narrator (voice)

Also Known As:

Dragon Ball Z 3: The Ultimate Decisive Battle for Earth (literal English title)
Dragon Ball Z: The Movie - The Tree of Might (USA)
Dragon Ball Z: The Super Battle in the World (USA) (reissue title)
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
The Tree of Might (short title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese | German

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Germany:12 | USA:PG | Finland:K-11

Company:

FUNimation Entertainment

Trivia:

Only theatrical movie in the Z series to feature a Great Ape transformation.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Gohan gets his dragon in this movie, which could never have taken place. Yet the dragon actually shows up later on in the series.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (1993) (V)

More like a super episode than a movie. Not totally satisfying.

While whatever little happens in this movie is top notch and nothing less than spectacular, it only lasts for 1 hour and ends up less than satisfying especially after the screwed up ending. The fight scenes are the best of any DBZ episode and the special effects are superb. However, there's really not much story and too much time is wasted on the usual 'staring' present in DBZ. To illustrate how good the few scenes and action are, take note that the majority of the scenes in the DBZ series title song are from this movie. The animation standard is much better than the average DBZ episode. A major shortcoming is that Turles and his team spend too little time fighting. They should have had much longer fight scenes when it came to his team and they were too easily defeated. However, I prefer this to the Brolly movie any day. There is very little in this movie but that little is top notch stuff. Definitely a must see. Is it a must purchase? I really can't say the same.