Japan Synopsis
ドラゴンボールZ この世で一番強いヤツ
“Deep in the ice is earth's greatest threat that can only be stopped by one man.”
The evil Dr. Kochin uses the dragon balls to resurrect his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, in an effort to take over the world. Dr. Wheelo, his body having been destroyed by the avalanche that killed him fifty years before, desires the body of the strongest fighter in the world as his new vessel. Believing Roshi to be the world's strongest warrior, Dr. Kochin abducts Bulma and forces Roshi to surrender himself to save her. When Goku hears of their abduction, he goes to their rescue.
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
114 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest sits at position #66.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedDragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
★ 6.7 · Japan
4 sharedDragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
★ 5.7 · Japan
4 sharedRiki-Oh: The Wall of Hell
★ 7.0 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
★ 7.5 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
★ 7.1 · Japan
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,072 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,206 of 1,714 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | Toei Company, Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 0m |
| Release Date | March 10, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0142240 |