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title: 'Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Daisuke Nishio'
released: '1986-12-20'
runtime_minutes: 50
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dragon-ball-curse-of-the-blood-rubies-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142251/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)

1986 · 50 min · Action, Adventure · Japan

Original title: ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説
Part of: Dragon Ball

## Synopsis

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies is a 1986 Japanese animated martial arts fantasy adventure film and the first alternate continuity in a series of feature films in the Dragon Ball anime franchise, based on the manga of the same name by Akira Toriyama. The film is a modified adaptation of the initial story arc of the manga, with the original character King Gurumes substituting Emperor Pilaf's role as the main antagonist. It depicts how Goku meets up with Bulma, as well as Oolong, Yamcha, Puar and finally Master Roshi during his first search for the Dragon Balls. Gurumes and the other new characters were designed for the film by Toriyama.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Daisuke Nishio](https://cinepixo.com/people/daisuke-nishio)
- **Screenplay:** [Toshiki Inoue](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiki-inoue)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shunsuke Kikuchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shunsuke-kikuchi)
- **Producer:** [Chiaki Imada](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiaki-imada)
- **Director of Photography:** [Motoaki Ikegami](https://cinepixo.com/people/motoaki-ikegami)
- **Editor:** [Shinichi Fukumitsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinichi-fukumitsu)

## Cast

- [Hiromi Tsuru](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiromi-tsuru)
- [Jōji Yanami](https://cinepixo.com/people/joji-yanami)
- [Mami Koyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/mami-koyama)
- [Naoki Tatsuta](https://cinepixo.com/people/naoki-tatsuta)
- [Masako Nozawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/masako-nozawa)
- [Masaharu Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaharu-sato)
- [Gorō Naya](https://cinepixo.com/people/goro-naya)
- [Kenji Utsumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-utsumi)
- [Kōhei Miyauchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kohei-miyauchi)
- [Daisuke Gōri](https://cinepixo.com/people/daisuke-gori)
- [Shūichirō Moriyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/shuichiro-moriyama)
- [Tomiko Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomiko-suzuki)
- [Shōzō Iizuka](https://cinepixo.com/people/shozo-iizuka)
- [Naoko Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/naoko-watanabe-2)
- [Kōji Totani](https://cinepixo.com/people/koji-totani)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dragon-ball-curse-of-the-blood-rubies-1986
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