Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)
"Doragon bôru: Majinjô no nemuri hime" (original title)

Goku and Krillin want to be trained in the martial arts by the great Master Roshi. The only way he will agree to train them is if they go to Devil's Castle to find the Sleeping Princess, who is being held prisoner by Count Lucifer, and bring her back to his island.

Writer:

Akira Toriyama (character)

Stars:

Masako Nozawa, Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Masako Nozawa	...	Son Gokû
Tôru Furuya	...	Yamcha
Mami Koyama	...	Lunch
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Kuririn
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Bulma
Naoki Tatsuta	...	Oolong
Naoko Watanabe	...	Pooar
Kôhei Miyauchi	...	Kame Sennin (Muten Rôshi)
Shôzô Iizuka	...	Butler
Daisuke Gôri	...	Umigame / Gastale
Yôko Kawanami	...	Aerobics Instructor
Ryôichi Tanaka	...	Demon
Ikuya Sawaki	...	Demon
Kazumi Tanaka	...	Demon
Kazuo Oka	...	Demon

Storyline

Goku and Krillin want to be trained in the martial arts by the great Master Roshi. The only way he will agree to train them is if they go to Devil's Castle to find the Sleeping Princess, who is being held prisoner by Count Lucifer, and bring her back to his island.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | remake | sequel | based on comic

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

6 December 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bird Studios, Toei Animation Company, Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The English dub was the very first Dragon Ball dub to feature the voices of Christopher R. Sabat, Mike McFarland, Monika Antonelli, Brad Jackson, Ceyli Delgadillo, and Laurie Steele.

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Connections

Followed by Doragon bôru: Makafushigi dai bôken (1988)

User Reviews

Action-packed, often hilarious fun!

This was the second Dragon Ball movie released during the series' Japanese TV run. This, like the previous DB movie, is a re-telling of pivotal moments in the Dragon Ball TV series. This time, the story re-tells how Goku met Krillin and how the two boys began their training under the wise "Turtle Hermit", Master Roshi. In the movie, Master Roshi sends Goku and Krillin out to a spooky castle at the Devil's Hand to retrieve a "Sleeping Princess" in return for martial arts training. As they arrive, Goku's friends are captured by the castle's residents, Lucifer, and Igor and both he and Krillin must save Bulma from being used as an involuntary blood donor and prevent Lucifer from blowing up the sun and overrunning the Earth with monsters. This second movie is a bit more serious in tone, but has its share of hilarious moments recreated from the TV series.

GRADE: 3.5 out of 5 stars