Dragon Ball (film)

This article is about the live action film, for other uses see Dragon Ball (disambiguation)

Dragon Ball (드래곤볼, Deuraegon Bol) is a live action South Korean film adaptation of the Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama.

It was released on December 12, 1990. It is also titled Dragon Ball: Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku (싸워라 손오공 이겨라 손오공, Ssawora Son o gong, Igyeora Son o gong).

Cast

• Heo Seong-Tae as Son Goku
• Lee Ju-Hee as Bulma
• Jang Min-Seok as Oolong
• Lee Kye-Yeong as Yamcha
• Shim Hyeong-Rae as Master Roshi

Differences from the anime and the manga

• The way Goku catches a fish in the beginning is different. He catches it by screaming loud instead of using his tail as bait. The fish he catches is also normal-sized, not a Giant Fish.
• Bulma does not hit Goku with her car, but instead she meets Goku when the car is parked.
• Bulma shoots Goku with a machine gun instead of a pistol when they meet.
• Instead of lifting Bulma's skirt up to see if she has a tail, he grabs her bottom. Bulma also offers to to let Goku touch her bottom at his house, but she does not lift up her skirt.
• The Dragon Radar flips open and has more than one button.
• The Pteranodon Goku fights is replaced with a Human wearing some sort of a robot suit.
  • Goku defeats him differently as well. Instead of using Bulma's motorcycle to fly up and hit him with the Power Pole, he simply battles him in a normal fight.

Trivia

• Out of all three of the live action adaptions, this one follows the original story the closest.

Gallery

Goku played by Heo Seong-Tae. Bulma played by Lee Ju-Hee. Oolong played by Jang Min-Seok. Turtle Puar and Yamcha played by Lee Gye-Young. Master Roshi played by Shim Hyeong-Rae. Chi-Chi Ox King Pilaf Pilaf doing some sort of energy attack. Mai Shu, Pilaf, and Mai Pilaf, Shu, and an unknown Saiyan character Sherman Priest Pochawompa Shenron Nappa making an appearance. An unknown character replacing the Pteranodon. An unknown character replacing the Bear Thief. An unknown character attacking Chi-Chi. Oolong's robot transformation The Dragon Radar The Dragon Balls Goku holding a Dragon Ball. Goku and Chi-Chi in front of the Flying Nimbus. Roshi and Turtle at the Turtle House. The Capsule House Goku and Bulma inside the Capsule House. A clip of the first episode of the anime is shown on a TV in Image:Bulma's Capsule House. Chi-Chi getting ready to shoot her laser. Goku fighting against Oolong in his robot form at Aru Village. Goku, Bulma, and Master Roshi Goku riding a motorcycle. Oolong going to the bathroom. Oolong and Pilaf holding panties. Puar smoking. Yamcha looking through a telescope. Bulma taking a bath. Bulma offering to let Goku touch her butt. Bulma holding a machine gun. Bulma shooting Goku. Capsules The Diablo Desert Goku holding dead animals. Goku doing a Kamehameha. Yamcha driving a car. Yamcha's Hideout

External links

• Cine21 Cast info
• Review of the film on a blog
• The Complete Movie
• TvTropes article