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Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (live-action movie)

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Alternative title:
Bola de dragón: La película - Comienza la magia (Spanish) 
Dragon Ball - Il film (Italian) 
Dragon Ball, le film: La Légende des sept boules de cristal (French) 
Dragon Ball: Le Tournoi Des 7 Boules (French) 
Dragon Ball: The Ultimate Edition 
New Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong 
Xin qi long zhu (Korean) 
Жемчужина дракона (Russian) 
ドラゴンボール 魔法の始まり (Japanese) 
新七龍珠 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Themes: aliens 
Plot Summary: The evil alien King Horn has attacked the planet Earth in search of the seven magic Dragon Pearls (Dragon Balls) in order to rule the universe by using them to grant a wish. However, Monkey Boy (Son Goku) and his friends Seeto (Bulma), Piggy (Oolong), Turtle Man (Kame Sennin) and Westwood (Yamcha) work together to save the world, as well as Monkey Boy's kidnapped Grandfather, Sparkle (Son Gohan). 
Vintage: 1991 
Trivia: We have 5
Comment:
This movie is an unofficial, unlicensed adaptation of the Dragonball manga, with various changes made to the story and character's names. 
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Shelf Life - The Magic Begins Again (Nov 19, 2007)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins - Ultimate Edition (DVD) 2007-10-30 (from $149.99)
    Magic Begins (DVD 1) 2000-06-27 (from $49.98)

English staff
English cast
(none)
Pierre Tremblay as Piggy 
Rick Thomas as
King Horn 
The Dragon God 
Simon Broad as Westwood 
English companies
Dubbing: Omni Productions 
Internet Streaming: Tubi TV 
Licensed by:
Force Entertainment (Australia) 
Tai Seng 
French cast
French staff
(none)
Charlotte Marin as Bulma 
Frederic Popovic as Son Goku 
Patrick Bethune as Yamcha 

Gérard Boucaron as
Master Roshi 
Son Gohan 
French companies
Distributor: Blue Print 
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Vicens Manuel Doménech (Spain dub) 

Screen Inserts: Vicens Manuel Doménech (Spain dub) 
Voice Direction: Rebeca Patiño (Mexico) 
Anabel Mendez as Yamcha (Mexico) 
Circe Luna as Bulma (Mexico) 
Irwin Daayan as Goku (Mexico) 

César Soto as Rey Horn (Mexico) 
José Arenas as Padre de Pansy (Mexico) 
Marta Covas as Bulma (Spain dub) 
Rommy Mendoza as Pansy (Mexico) 

Alfons Just as Son Gohan (Spain dub) 
Enric Serra Frediani as Lugarten (Spain dub) 
Herman Lopez as Monk (Mexico) 
Vicens Manuel Doménech as Mutenroshi (Spain dub) 

Ricardo Hill (Mexico) 
Salvador Najar (Mexico) 
Spanish companies
Dubbing Studio:
Tramontana (Spain dub)  (Catalan dub) 
Internet Streaming: Tubi TV 
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Fabrizio Gargiulo 

Dubbing Assistant: Metello Mori 
Mixing: Franco Coratella 
Francesco Pezzulli as Son Goku 

George Castiglia as Yamcha 
Massimo Milazzo as Olong 
Monica Ward as Bulma 
Pierluigi Astore as Master Muten 

Susanna Fassetta as Jade 
Italian companies
Dubbing: CRC 
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
Director: Junliang Chen 
Script: Qingkang Yao 
Original story: Cheng'en Wu (Journey to the West) 
Original Manga: Akira Toriyama 
Executive producer: Anxiong Zhou 
Producer: Zhengzhi Chen 

Action Director:
Ruan-Feng Su 
Ying-Hung Chiu 
Cinematography: Qingsong Liao 
Costume Design: Yulan Liu 
Editing: Zhengxiang Huang 
Lighting: Shuibing Lin 
Make-Up: Ailan Jin 
Music Composition: Yulong Xi 
Planning:
Jingyi Lin 
Ruliang Shen 
Charles Chen as Son Goku (Monkey Boy) 

Jeannie Hsieh as Bulma (Seeto) 
San Pan as Oolong (Piggy) 
Tung-Chuen Cheng as Yamcha (Westwood) 
Zhong-Yu Huang as Turtle Hermit 

Eveline Oranje as Pasta (Maria) 
Long-Sheng Jiang as Vongo (Zebrata) 
Ruan-Feng Su as Gourmeth (King Horn) 
Tu Jin as Son Gohan (Sparkle) 
Yi-Juan Li as Pansy (Jade) 
Ying-Hung Chiu as Pansy's Father (Jade's Father) 
Chinese (Taiwan) companies

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