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?
Audience Engagement
274 audience reviews — more than 89% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among Japan films.
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
Other Titles From Bird Studios
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies itself).
The 1985–1987 Japan Window
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies holds position #44 of 100 Japan films in the 1985–1987 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies premiered alongside 38 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 38 other Japan films in 1986.
The 700th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- super villain · 5
- gi · 3
- greed · 12
- martial artist · 12
- bandit · 12
- martial arts master · 10
- anime · 711
- martial arts · 369
- based on manga · 297
- friendship · 134
- monster · 91
- alien · 51
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 |