Dragon Ball: The Path to Power

Name: Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 1996
Duration: 80 min

1h 20m · 1996 · Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi · 3.4 / 5 on Letterboxd

Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996) runs 1h 20m, directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

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