---
title: 'Dragonball Evolution (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Wong'
released: '2009-03-13'
runtime_minutes: 82
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dragonball-evolution-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098327/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dragonball Evolution (2009)

2009 · PG · 82 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States

Part of: Dragon Ball

## Synopsis

Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 superhero film based on the 1984–95 manga series Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. Directed by James Wong from a screenplay by Ben Ramsey, and produced by Stephen Chow, it stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Joon Park, and Eriko Tamura. In the film, the teenager Goku reveals his past and sets out to fight the evil alien warlord Demon King Piccolo who wishes to gain the powerful Dragon Balls and use them to take over Earth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong-2)
- **Screenplay:** [James Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong-2), [Akira Toriyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-toriyama)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Brian Tyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-tyler)
- **Producer:** [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert McLachlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mclachlan)

## Cast

- [Justin Chatwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/justin-chatwin) as Goku
- [Eriko Tamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/eriko-tamura)
- [Texas Battle](https://cinepixo.com/people/texas-battle)
- [Ernie Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernie-hudson)
- [Emmy Rossum](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmy-rossum) as Bulma
- [Jamie Chung](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-chung) as Chi-Chi
- [Joon Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/joon-park) as Yamcha
- [Luis Arrieta](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-arrieta)
- [Chow Yun-fat](https://cinepixo.com/people/chow-yun-fat) as Master Roshi
- [Ian Whyte](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-whyte)
- [James Marsters](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-marsters) as King Piccolo
- [Randall Duk Kim](https://cinepixo.com/people/randall-duk-kim) as Grandpa Gohan

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