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.
Audience Engagement
433 audience reviews — more than 93% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among Japan films.
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.
Other Titles From Toei Company
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 Z: The World's Strongest itself).
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest holds position #66 of 114 Japan films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1990.
The 812th 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 Z: The World's Strongest, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- wish fulfillment · 5
- dragon · 26
- scientist · 20
- snow · 17
- mad scientist · 12
- wish · 7
- anime · 711
- martial arts · 369
- based on manga · 297
- super power · 61
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 |