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

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Daisuke Nishio

Writers:

Takao Koyama (writer)
Akira Toriyama (creator)

Release Date:

7 July 1990 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure

Plot:

The Saiyajin named Turtles has come to Earth in order to plant a tree that will both destroy the planet and give Turtles strength a hundred-fold...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Anime | Sequel

Cast

Masako Nozawa	...	Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Târes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Brown	...	King Kai
Ted Cole	...	Yamcha
Paul Dobson	...	Amond
Hiroko Emori	...	Chaozu
Toshio Furukawa	...	Piccolo
Tôru Furuya	...	Yamcha
Banjô Ginga	...	Amondo
Saffron Henderson	...	Gohan
Peter Kelamis	...	Goku
Terry Klassen	...	Krillin
Yûji Machi	...	Daîzu
Scott McNeil	...	Piccolo
Kôhei Miyauchi	...	Kame-Sen'nin
Chris Patton	...	Turles (FUNimation dub)
Ward Perry	...	Turtles
Masaharu Satô	...	Rakasei
Shinobu Satouchi	...	Kakao
Mayumi Shô	...	Chi-Chi
Matt Smith	...	Tien
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Tenshinhan
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Kuririn
Naoki Tatsuta	...	Oolong / Haiya Dragon / Bubbles
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Bulma
Kenji Utsumi	...	Shenlong
Naoko Watanabe	...	Pu'er
Cathy Weseluck	...	Chiaotzu
Jôji Yanami	...	Narrator

Also Known As:

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

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | German | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

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

Company:

Toei Animation Company

Trivia:

Movie is set after the fight with the Saiyans.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Turles apparently knows the Power Ball technique, which is only supposed to be known by Saiyan elites - not low-class Saiyans like Turles.

Movie Connections:

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

One Act Movie

This was the first Dragonball Z animated feature released in Argentinian theaters (the second feature was a mix of two different titles). In the late 90s Latin-America were captivated for the epic adventures of Goku and company, this animated series arrival on Latin-America happened several year after the huge success it had in Japan. Japanese Animation was perceived as too violent for children and other nonsense babbling of ignorant critics avid of sound like expert psychologists or sociologists.

"Dragonball Z la pelicula" it was the Argentinian title of this feature. It is a one act movie, there's no introduction, there's a conflict (Turtles and his plan for the Earth) and then we have fights, fights and more fights. The final result is stunning, the animation is superb and the chace enjoy it in big screen made for me a even greater experience. If we compare this title with others from i.e. Disney or Dreamworks, indeed it is more violent and bloody, but no much more bloody than the news we watch on TV. Yet there's enough sensibility and zen philosophy to make Dragonball Z something fascinating for children and non-children (even though this sounds like a cliché).