Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Seen it?1995 | 51 min | Animation, Action, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Batman Begins, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The Z Warriors discover an unopenable music box and are told to open it with the Dragon Balls. The contents turn out to be a warrior named Tapion who had sealed himself inside along with a monster called Hildegarn. Goku must now perfect a new technique to defeat the evil monster.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$12 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 34K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
- Masako NozawaSon Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten / Gotenks (voice)
- Takeshi KusaoTrunks / Gotenks (voice)
- Mayumi TanakaKuririn / Minoshia (voice)
- Hiromi TsuruBulma (voice)
- Masaharu SatoKame Sennin / Shenlong (voice)
- Yuko MinaguchiVidel (voice)
- Ryo HorikawaVegeta (voice)
- Hiro YuukiTapion / Sharpner (voice)
- Juji MatsudaHoi (voice)
- Nobuhiko KazamaRobber (voice)