Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
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Directed by	Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Produced by	Chiaki Imada (executive producer) Matsuji Kishimoto (production supervisor)
Planning by	Keizo Shichijo
Written by	Yoshifumi Yuki (screenplay) Akira Toriyama (original series author)
Starring	Masako Nozawa (Son Gokū) Mami Koyama (Lunch/Arale) Hiromi Tsuru (Bulma) Toru Furuya (Yamcha) Kouhei Miyauchi (Kamesennin) Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn) Naoki Tatsuta (Oolong) Naoko Watanabe (Puar) Hirotaka Suzuoki (Tenshinhan) Hiroko Emori (Chiaotzu) Ichirō Nagai (Karin / Tsurusennin) Chikao Ōtsuka (Tao Pai Pai) Daisuke Gōri (Umigame) Toshio Furukawa (General Blue) Shin Aomori (Metallic) Mitsuko Horie (Upa) Banjō Ginga (Bora) Shigeru Chiba (Pilaf) Tesshō Genda (Shuu) Eiko Yamada (Mai) Seiko Nakano (Gatchan) Kenji Utsumi (Shenron) Joji Yanami (Narration)
Art director(s)	Yuji Ikeda Tatsuo Yamamoto Shigenori Takada
Chara design	Minoru Maeda
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1989, original)
Release date(s)	July 9, 1988
Running time	46 minutes
Language(s)	Japanese; English

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (ドラゴンボール 魔訶不思議大冒険, Doragon Bōru: Makafushigi Dai-Bōken; lit. "Dragon Ball: Mystical Great Adventure") is the third Dragon Ball movie. Originally released in Japan on July 9, 1988, between episodes 119 and 120.

SummaryEdit

Goku and Krillin are training for a World Martial Arts Tournament to be held in the country of Mifan. The Emperor of Mifan, Chiaotzu, is trying to find his lost "Ran Ran." The minister, Master Shen, has Pilaf and his gang work on a Global Dragon Radar, takes it from him, and is using it to locate the Dragon Balls. Minister Master Shen and General Tao claim that they will use the wish from Shenron to locate Ran Ran, but are actually planning, with Tien Shinhan's help, to kill Chiaotzu and take over the country. Blue announces that Ran Ran is being held in Master Shen's room, and is killed by General Tao for it. Bora and Upa have located the final Dragon Ball and they take it to Mifan to use it to demand that Mifan's soldiers be forced to leave the Sacred Land of Korin.

Bora is tricked into entering the tournament (the winner of the tournament will be granted one wish by Chiaotzu), and is then killed by General Tao. The story of Blue and Goku entering Penguin Village is included, but this time it is General Tao and Goku that meet Arale Norimaki, and Goku defeats General Tao with Arale's help.

Bulma, Oolong, Launch and Puar are looking for the other six Dragon Balls, so Bulma can make a wish. However, when the Dragon Balls are located in the palace, they are ambushed by Shen and his guards. Bulma barely makes it out out with Yamcha's help and they jump into the moat surrounding Chiaotzu's castle, but accidentally drop their Dragon Balls into a deep fissure.

Tien Shinhan realizes that he likes Chiaotzu too much, and does not kill his friend; instead, he blows away Master Shen. Goku throws the final ball into the moat, and asks Shenron to resurrect Bora who is reunited with his son.

ReleasesEdit

FUNimation Entertainment had released this on DVD in North America, Australia and New Zealand on March 17, 2004 with the English dub and optional Japanese audio.

CastEdit

Unlike the first two retellings, it features most of the FUNimation voice cast of the anime with the exception of Stephanie Nadolny (Goku).

MusicEdit

• OP (Opening Theme): "Makafushigi Adventure!"
• ED (Ending Theme): "Dragon Ball Densetsu"

TriviaEdit

• While the movie seems to be a retelling of events from the anime/manga, FUNimation refer to Chiaotzu as an emperor (episode "Goku's Alive!!") and Tao as a general (episode "Double Trouble for Goku"), positions they apparently hold only in this movie; but since little is known about Chiaotzu's past, it is possible he was an emperor in the main series as well.

GalleryEdit

Mai, Pilaf, Shu The Mifan Army in the Land of Korin Chiaotzu's palace Emperor Chiaotzu Emperor Chiaotzu with Tien Shinhan Chiaotzu with Tien and a doll Chiaotzu with Tien and a doll Lieutenant Blue and General Tao Tao eliminates Blue General Tao Metallitron makes his appearance Major Metallitron attacks Major Metallitron punches Krillin Launch attacks Major Metallitron Goku General Tao arrives Tao vs. Bora in a bar Yamcha is up against a literal giant named Gregor Yamcha dodges the blow Yamcha delivers a crushing blow Gregor goes down Yamcha is victorious Bulma tells Puar to transform into Emperor Chiaotzu Oolong makes a bad attempt at turning into Master Shen Yamcha vs. Bora Bora attacks Bora punches Yamcha Yamcha loses the match The disguises work and the gang enter the palace Bad Launch can not help taking the jewels of the nobles Launch's friends worry about her behavior Tao vs. Bora Tao vs. Bora in the tournament Bora is killed by Tao in the tournament Tao, right after mercilessly killing Bora Upa, Krillin and Goku around the dead Bora Roshi comes near Bora Tao goes after Goku to get his Dragon Ball Korin in Mystical Adventure Arale throws a rock at General Tao Arale finds Tao Tao meets Arale and the Gatchans Tao, Arale and the Gatchans Tao vs. Goku Tao Goku Chiaotzu talks to Tien about a nightmare Chiaotzu with his bodyguard Goku defeats Metallitron Tien saves Emperor Chiaotzu from Master Shen Most of the cast together Bora is resurrected by the Dragon Balls Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery