Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)
"Doragon bôru: Shenron no densetsu" (original title)

The once benevolent King Gurumes has become greedy after discovering a large supply of blood rubies under his kingdom. His greed causes him to tear up his subjects' crops and homes in ... See full summary »

Director:

Daisuke Nishio

Writers:

Toshiki Inoue, Akira Toriyama (character)

Stars:

Colleen Clinkenbeard, Monica Rial, Brina Palencia

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colleen Clinkenbeard	...	Goku (voice)
Monica Rial	...	Bulma (voice)
Brina Palencia	...	Puar (voice)
Christopher Sabat	...	Yamcha / Shenron / Turtle (voice) (as Christopher R. Sabat)
Mike McFarland	...	Master Roshi (voice)
Kate Oxley	...	Raven (voice)
Cherami Leigh	...	Penny (voice)
Maggie Blue O'Hara	...	Bulma (Additional Scenes) (voice)
Brian Mathis	...	Penny's Dad (voice)
Dana Schultes	...	Penny's Mom (voice)
Z. Charles Bolton	...	Soldier (voice) (as Zach Bolton)
Jonathan Brooks	...	Major Domo (voice)
Jeremy Inman	...	King Gurumes (voice)
John Swasey	...	Narrator (voice)
Masako Nozawa	...	Son Gokû (voice)

Storyline

The once benevolent King Gurumes has become greedy after discovering a large supply of blood rubies under his kingdom. His greed causes him to tear up his subjects' crops and homes in search of more, resulting in him being cursed and transformed into a monster. He now scours the earth looking for the seven dragon balls, which, once brought together, summon a mighty dragon that grants one wish - a wish which might ease his unending hunger. The king's henchmen find that it is not so easy to steal the dragon ball from Goku, who, once he discovers the plight of the kingdom, decides to free the land from the king's oppression.

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Plot Keywords:

kung fu master | karate | karate kick | violence | remake | 

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Genres:

Family | Action | Adventure | Animation

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

20 December 1986 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bird Studios, Toei Animation Company, Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 47 min (1996 dub) 50 min (original release)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Son Gokû: [after a low-flying plane passes over him] Whoa, that's a really big bird! And listen to it's tummy growl!

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Connections

Remade as Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (1991)

User Reviews

Every franchise has their own first movie.

An alternate storyline of the origins in the Dragonball series. The plot and characters are the same. The story is the only thing made different for this movie. Bulma, a girl searching for the seven dragon balls has come across Goku who owns one of them. After they got acquainted with each other, they decided to set off on a journey to search for the other dragon balls.

On the way there are plenty of new friends who have their own reasons for searching the dragon balls. And soon enter a kingdom which is facing it's own depression. Lead by a Gourmeth who has been cursed by the Blood Rubies which changed his personality. Gourmeth is also trying to collect all 7 dragon balls for his own reason. Will Goku save the Kingdom and cure Gourmeth's curse? The introduction and flow of this movie is very different compared to the TV series. And features several characters you won't see anywhere else. Despite it being only being less than an hour, and containing some similar moments from the earlier part of the TV series. Curse of the Blood Rubies is good for Dragonball's first movie.

Even One Piece has a lot of alternate movies made of the series.

I only saw the edited version of this movie. And yet to see the uncut version of it, which is the only uncut Dragonball movie to not have an Uncut DVD. And might be seeing one sometime.