Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Japanese box art
Directed by	Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Produced by	Keizo Shichijo Chiaki Imada (Executive Producer)
Written by	Yoshifumi Yuki (screenplay) Akira Toriyama (story)
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)
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	July 9, 1988
Running time	46 minutes
Language	Japanese; English

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure, known in Japan as Dragon Ball: Makafushigi Dai-Bōken (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. Unlike the first two retellings, it features most of the voice cast of the anime with the exception of Stephanie Nadolny (Goku).

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 land near Korin Tower.

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 kills 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.

Current ReleaseEdit

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

Cast listEdit

MusicEdit

Opening Theme

"魔訶不思議アドベンチャー!" / "Makafushigi Adobenchā!" / "Mystical Adventure!"

Lyrics: Yuriko Mori

Music: Takeshi Ike

Arrangement: Kōhei Tanaka

Performance: Hiroki Takahashi

Song Lyrics

Ending Theme

"ドラゴンボール伝説" / "Doragonbôru Densetsu" / "The Dragon Ball Legend"

Lyrics: Onikado Izumi

Music: Takeshi Ike

Arrangement: Seiichi Kyōda

Performance: Hiroki Takahashi

Song Lyrics

TriviaEdit

• While the movie seems to be a retelling of events from the anime/manga, FUNimation Entertainment 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

Emperor Chiaotzu Emperor Chiaotzu with Tien Shinhan Blue and Tao General Tao Metallitron makes his appearance 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 victorius Bulma tells Puar to transform into Emperor Chiaotzu Oolong makes a bad attempt at turning into Master Shen Bora vs Yamcha the disguises work and they enter the palace Bad Launch can not help taking the jewels of the nobles Launch's friends worry about her behavior Tao vs. Bora in the tournament Bora is killed by Tao in the tournament Tao goes after Goku Korin in Mystical Adventure Arale throws a rock at General Tao Tao meets Arale and the Gatchans Tao, Arale and the Gatchans Goku Chiaotzu talks to Tien about a nightmare Chiaotzu with his bodyguard Tien saves Emperor Chiaotzu from Master Shen Most of the cast together The Gang is victorious Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery