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2.9On his 18th birthday, Goku receives a mystical Dragonball as a gift from his grandfather. There are only six others like it in the whole world, and legend has it that whoever possesses all seven will be granted one perfect wish. When the arrival of a dark force triggers a tragedy, Goku and his companions are propelled into an epic quest to collect the seven Dragonballs and save the Earth from destruction.
Released: 2009-03-1285 minDir: James WongAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, ThrillerBudget: $30.0MBox office: $58.2M
Cast
- Justin Chatwin as Goku
- Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi
- Joon Park as Yamcha
- Jamie Chung as Chi Chi
- Emmy Rossum as Bulma
- James Marsters as Lord Piccolo
Themes
- martial arts
- superhero
- karate
- revenge
- dragon
- based on manga
- martial arts master
- duringcreditsstinger
- live action remake
- dreary
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Ratings
IMDb
2.5/10
84,513 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
14%
Metacritic
45/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- James Wong
- Screenplay by
- Ben Ramsey
- Based on
- Dragon Ball , by Akira Toriyama
- Produced by
- Stephen Chow
- Starring
- Justin Chatwin Emmy Rossum Jamie Chung Chow Yun-fat
- Cinematography
- Robert McLachlan
- Edited by
- Matthew Friedman Chris Willingham
- Music by
- Brian Tyler
- Production companies
- Dune Entertainment III Star Overseas
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release dates
- March 10, 2009 ( 2009-03-10 ) (Japan, Hong Kong) April 10, 2009 ( 2009-04-10 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 85 minutes
- Countries
- United States Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $56.5 million
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