Japan Synopsis
ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説
The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the village and put a stop to the Gurumes Army?
The 1985–1987 Japan Window
100 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies sits at position #44.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
6 sharedDragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
★ 6.7 · Japan
5 sharedDragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
★ 6.5 · Japan
4 sharedDragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
★ 7.2 · Japan
4 sharedDragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
★ 6.9 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku
★ 7.5 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming
★ 6.7 · Japan
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The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,486 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #985 of 1,714 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bird Studios, Toei Animation, Toei Company |
| Runtime | 50m |
| Release Date | December 20, 1986 |
| IMDb | tt0142251 |