Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)

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.

Director:

Daisuke Nishio

Writers:

Akira Toriyama (original work), Yoshifumi Yûki (composition)

Stars:

Masako Nozawa, Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Masako Nozawa	...	Son Gokû (voice)
Tôru Furuya	...	Yamucha (voice)
Mami Koyama	...	Ranchi (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Kuririn (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Buruma (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta	...	Ûron (voice)
Naoko Watanabe	...	Pûaru (voice)
Kôhei Miyauchi	...	Kame Sen'nin (voice)
Shôzô Îzuka	...	Shitsuji (voice)
Daisuke Gôri	...	Gasuteru / Umigame (voice)
Yôko Kawanami	...	Instructor (voice)
Ryôichi Tanaka	...	Majin (voice)
Ikuya Sawaki	...	Majin (voice)
Kazumi Tanaka	...	Majin (voice)
Kazuo Oka	...	Majin (voice)

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:

based on comic book | princess | martial arts | fight | sun | 

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

18 July 1987 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,195,434

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bird Studios, Toei Animation, Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 40 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

The plot summary on the North American DVD case identifies Goku as a Saiyan, a fact which would not be revealed until the appearance of Raditz much later, in Dragon Ball Z.

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Connections

Followed by Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)

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Soundtracks

Makafushigi adobenchâ!
(Opening theme)
Lyrics by Yuriko Mori
Music by Takeshi Ike
Arranged by Kôhei Tanaka
Performed by Hiroki Takahashi
(Columbia Records)

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