Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Seen it?1996 | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
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 fantasy fans, adventure fans and animation lovers. If you loved Westworld, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
- Masako NozawaSon Goku (voice)
- Hiromi TsuruBulma (voice)
- Toru FuruyaYamcha (voice)
- Naoki TatsutaOolong (voice)
- Naoko WatanabePuar (voice)
- Kin'ya AikawaMaster Roshi (voice)
- Daisuke GoriUmigame (voice)
- Kenji UtsumiCommander Red/Shenlong (voice)
- Masaharu SatoStaff Officer Black (voice)
- Bin ShimadaGeneral Blue (voice)