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Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
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Dragon Ball: The Path to Power

1996-03-04 · 80 min · ★ 7.4

Animation · Adventure · Fantasy

A retelling of Dragon Ball's origin with a different take on the meeting of Goku, Bulma, and Kame-Sen'nin. It also retells the Red Ribbon Army story; but this time they find Goku rather than Goku finding them.

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Directors
Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Production companies
Toei Animation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Masako NozawaMasako NozawaSon Goku (voice)
Hiromi TsuruHiromi TsuruBulma (voice)
Toru FuruyaToru FuruyaYamcha (voice)
Naoki TatsutaNaoki TatsutaOolong (voice)
Naoko WatanabeNaoko WatanabePuar (voice)
Kin'ya AikawaKin'ya AikawaMaster Roshi (voice)
Daisuke GoriDaisuke GoriUmigame (voice)
Kenji UtsumiKenji UtsumiCommander Red/Shenlong (voice)
Masaharu SatoMasaharu SatoStaff Officer Black (voice)
Bin ShimadaBin ShimadaGeneral Blue (voice)
Hirohiko KakegawaHirohiko KakegawaGeneral White (voice)
Kazuko SugiyamaKazuko SugiyamaColonel Violet (voice)
Hisao EgawaHisao EgawaSergeant Metallic (voice)
Shozo IizukaShozo IizukaAndroid 8 (voice)

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