Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
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| Japanese | ドラゴンボール 魔神城のねむり姫 |
| Hepburn | Doragon Bōru Majin-jō no nemuri hime |
| Directed by | Daisuke Nishio |
| Produced by | Keizō Shichijō[] |
| Screenplay by | Kenji Terui |
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Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama |
| Starring | see below |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Cinematography | Motoaki Ikegami |
| Edited by | Shinichi Fukumitsu |
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| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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45 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Box office |
¥1.33 billion (US$8.9 million) |
¥1.33 billion
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (ドラゴンボール 魔神城のねむり姫 Doragon Bōru Majin-jō no nemuri hime?) is the second animated feature film based on the Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama. It was originally released in Japan on July 18, 1987 at the "Toei Manga Matsuri" film festival as part of a quadruple feature along with the first Saint Seiya movie and the film versions of Hikari Sentai Maskman and Choujinki Metalder. An English dub by Funimation Productions was released on VHS in 1998.
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.
A little later, Bulma, Oolong, Yamcha, and Puar —who are on summer vacation—arrive at Kame House to find Goku. Roshi says that the two boys have gone far to the west for training, so the friends fly in Bulma's Capsule jet to the Devil's Hand. When they near the castle, the jet is attacked by demons, and Bulma is taken to the Castle. The owner of the castle, Lucifer, pretends to treat her as a guest, until it becomes time to awaken the Sleeping Princess. In the meantime, Goku and Krillin fight monsters, and they drop in on Bulma just before the Butler can drain Bulma of her blood through a giant syringe (Bulma's blood is to be used to toast the awakening of the Sleeping Princess). Then, Launch (in her evil, blonde state) arrives to steal the Sleeping Princess—which is really a giant jewel. Everyone is captured and encased in a wall of rock.
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