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Dashavatar (2008)
Origin Inde
Genres Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Films about religion, Musical films, Mythologie hindoue
Actors Tom Alter, Sachin Khedekar, Shreya Ghoshal, Shreyas Talpade, Ashish Vidyarthi, Shankar Mahadevan
The concept of Dashavatara (Ten Avatars) has religious significance. Evil has been present during the evolution of mankind and the Dashavatar have been constantly present to triumph over evil. The most famous incarnations of Vishnu are Rama, whose life is depicted in the Ramayana, and Krishna, whose is depicted in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita.
Geschichte vom armen Hassan (1958)
Genres Fantasy
Themes Films based on mythology, Children's films
Actors Erwin Geschonneck
Dionysus in '69 (1970)
, 1h25Directed by Brian De Palma, Bruce Joel Rubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films based on mythology, Théâtre, Documentary films about the visual arts, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on plays, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors William Finley
Le film est une captation d'une représentation des Bacchantes d'Euripide par la troupe théâtrale Performance Group, mise en scène par Richard Schechner. L'écran est divisé en deux par le système de l'écran divisé, montrant d'un côté la scène, de l'autre le public qui assiste à la représentation.
, 1h40Origin Coree du sud
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Shim Hyung-rae
Toute première histoire de Dragon Ball adaptée des premiers épisodes du manga Dragon Ball. On voit Son Goku enfant avec le nuage magique et ses tout premiers débuts dans les tournois.
, 1h20Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Origin Japon
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Bin Shimada, Kinya Aikawa, Daisuke Gōri, Naoki Tatsuta, Hisao Egawa, Tōru Furuya
Son Goku rencontre Bulma dans une montagne. Ensemble, ils partent à la recherche des Dragon Balls. Ils seront confrontés à la terrible armée du Red Ribon (armée du Ruban Rouge), elle aussi à la recherche des boules de cristal.
, 44minutesOrigin Japon
Genres Fantastic, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Mitsuko Horie, Shin Aomori, Banjō Ginga, Shigeru Chiba, Mayumi Tanaka, Toshio Furukawa
Another retelling of the Dragon Ball story. This time, young Goku and young Krillin are training with Master Roshi for a World Martial Arts Tournament to be held in the country of Mifan. The Emperor of Mifan, Chiaotzu, is trying to find his lost "Ran Ran." "Minister" Master Shen has Emperor Pilaf work on a Dragon Radar, takes it from him, and is using it to locate the Dragon Balls. Shen and his brother, Mercenary Tao claim that they'll use the wish from Shenron to locate Ran Ran, but are actually planning, with Tien's help, to kill Chiaotzu and take over the country. General Blue announces that Ran Ran is being held in Shen's room, and is killed by Tao for it. Bora and Upa have located the final Dragon Ball and they take it to Mifan to use it to demand that Mifan's soldiers be forced to leave the land near Korin Tower.
, 50minutesDirected by Daisuke Nishio
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Tomiko Suzuki, Shūichirō Moriyama, Hiromi Tsuru, Tōru Furuya, Masako Nozawa, Naoko Watanabe
Curse of the Blood Rubies is a modified adaptation of the initial story arc in the Dragon Ball manga, with the original character King Gurumes substituting Emperor Pilaf's role as the main antagonist. Like in the manga, Curse of the Blood Rubies depicts how Goku meets up with Bulma. During their travel Goku meets Oolong, Yamcha, Puar and finally Master Roshi during his first search for the Dragon Balls.
, 43minutesDirected by Daisuke Nishio
Origin Japon
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films, Vampires in film
Actors Mayumi Tanaka, Nachi Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Masato Hirano, Tōru Furuya, Shōzō Iizuka
Twelve-year-old Goku seeks out Master Roshi to ask to be accepted as a student, while the little monk, Krillin, arrives for the same reason (and uses a porno magazine as a bribe). Roshi sends them on a quest far to the west, where "five mountains stand, called the 'Devil's Hand'." Inside a castle, there lies the legendary, and beautiful, "Sleeping Princess." Whoever brings back the Sleeping Princess will become Master Roshi's student. The two boys set out, and Krillin uses all the standard tricks to trip Goku up.
, 45minutesOrigin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Masako Nozawa, Yūko Minaguchi, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Miki Hirano, Ryūzaburō Ōtomo, Tōru Furuya
Son Goku Junior, le petit fils de Pan, part à la recherche des Dragon Balls pour soigner sa grand-mère.
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)
, 45minutesDirected by Daisuke Nishio
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Masako Nozawa, Akira Kamiya, Hiromi Tsuru, Mayumi Tanaka, Daisuke Gōri, Naoko Watanabe
The film opens with Piccolo being attacked and supposedly killed by a group of shadowed fighters. Chi-Chi along with her father, Ox King, and Gohan are attacked by the same group. Goku is out fishing during the attack and after sensing danger, he returns only to find his son has been kidnapped. The group responsible for the attack are Garlic Jr.'s henchmen, and it is later revealed that their reason for kidnapping Gohan was to retrieve the four-star Dragon Ball that was attached to his hat. After gathering the remaining Dragon Balls, Garlic Jr. summons Shenron and he immediately wishes for immortality. Shenron, never having had to grant this type of demand before, grants Garlic Jr. his wish. A furious Goku arrives to try to take back his son, but soon discovers Garlic Jr.'s new power. Kami makes an appearance (which surprises Garlic Jr., who thought that his henchmen had killed Piccolo) and meets up with Goku, and describes a brief history of Garlic Jr. and his father Garlic. Goku then proceeds to try to find Gohan when he is attacked by the villain's gang, whilst Kami faces Garlic Jr.
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (1994)
Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Bin Shimada, Takeshi Kusao, Miki Hirano, Mayumi Tanaka, Daisuke Gōri, Tomiko Suzuki
In a dark laboratory on a distant island, strangely-coloured humanoids emerge from tanks, having been created by Dr. Collie. Collie's employer, Mr. Jaguar, plans to use these men to expose the "world's greatest fraud", and laughs madly as a furry tail is shown in a distant tank.
, 41minutesGenres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Masako Nozawa, Ryūsei Nakao, Ryō Horikawa, Shō Hayami, Yukitoshi Hori, Kinpei Azusa
The special is the story of Bardock, a so-called low-level soldier in Frieza's armed forces. At the outset of the story, his son, Kakarot, is born on Planet Vegeta, and is being prepared to be sent to a "frontier planet" (Earth) in order to destroy all life there. Meanwhile, Bardock and his crew are on an assignment to exterminate all the lifeforms of Planet Kanassa. After the planet is seemingly devoid of all other life, Bardock and crew rest up and celebrate their victory until one remaining Kanassan warrior catches him off guard and decides to give him the "gift" of seeing the future, before being destroyed by Bardock. This gives him the ability to see the destruction of Planet Vegeta, and the oppression of the entire universe at the hands of Frieza.
, 1h25Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Masako Nozawa, Ryō Horikawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Kōichi Yamadera, Masakazu Morita
Whis (ウイス, Uisu) wakes Beerus, the God of Destruction (破壊神ビルス, Hakaishin Birusu), from his long slumber and tells him that Freeza was defeated by a Saiyan. 39 years earlier, the Yogen-gyo (予言魚) foretold that a mighty opponent would appear before Beerus, the Super Saiyan God (超サイヤ人ゴッド, Sūpā Saiya-jin Goddo). Beerus, with Whis, then tracks down the Saiyan warrior Goku, who defeated Freeza. On Kaiō-sama's planet, Goku proceeds to challenge Beerus, but ultimately is overwhelmed and defeated in two strikes; despite having powered up to Super Saiyan 3. Disappointed by the subsequent lack of challenge, Beerus departs in order to seek out more powerful adversaries on Earth.
, 1h10Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Eric Vale, Bin Shimada, Ryō Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Mayumi Tanaka, Toshio Furukawa
On his planet in the Otherworld, King Kai senses the destruction of the South Galaxy by an unknown Super Saiyan, and realizes that the North Galaxy will be next. To this end, King Kai contacts Goku telepathically while he and Chi-Chi are sitting down having an interview inside a private school which they hopefully plan to send Gohan to. In the middle of the interview, Goku teleports to King Kai's planet and is told the entire story.
, 46minutesDirected by Daisuke Nishio
Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Ryūsei Nakao, Ryō Horikawa, Masako Nozawa, Naoki Tatsuta
A few years prior, the tyrant Frieza destroyed the Planet Namek during his battle with the newly transformed Super Saiyan Goku. The peaceful Namekians found themselves without a home for months. Eventually they had a new planet created for them with the help of the Dragon Balls. For three years or so they lived in peace on their new planet. One day however, a strange metal planet began to absorb New Namek. The silver planet wrapped around New Namek, absorbing its energy. Dende, who is now the Earth's guardian, senses the plight of his people and calls Goku to ask for help.