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| Kana | ドラゴンボール 魔訶不思議大冒険 | ||||
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| Directed by | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | ||||
| Screenplay by | Yoshifumi Yuki [ja] | ||||
| Based on | Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama | ||||
| Starring | see below | ||||
| Cinematography | Motoaki Ikegami | ||||
| Edited by | Shinichi Fukumitsu | ||||
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toei Company | ||||
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Running time | 46 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Box office | ¥1.10 billion (est.) | ||||
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (Japanese: ドラゴンボール 魔訶不思議大冒険, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru: Makafushigi Dai-Bōken, lit. "Dragon Ball: Mysterious Adventure") is a 1988 Japanese anime fantasy martial arts adventure film and the third alternate continuity Dragon Ball feature film. It was released in on July 9, 1988, at the "Toei Manga Matsuri" film festival as part of a quadruple feature along with Bikkuriman 2: The Secret of Muen Zone, Tatakae!! Ramenman, and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass.
Unlike the previous two Dragon Ball films, Mystical Adventure does not introduce any original characters, but instead adapts characters from the Red Ribbon Army and 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament story arcs from the manga into the film's original storyline. It was preceded by Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle and followed by Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, the first film entry in the Dragon Ball Z follow-up to the original Dragon Ball series. Another entry in the Dragon Ball film series, Dragon Ball: The Path to Power, released in 1996.