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Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)
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Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)
Original name: ドラゴンボールZ・絶望への反抗!!残された超戦士・悟飯とトランクス
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min.
Story: It has been thirteen years since the Androids began their killing rampage and Son Gohan is the only person fighting back. He takes Bulma's son Trunks as a student and even gives his own life to save Trunks's. Now Trunks must figure out a way to change this apocalyptic future
Style: anime, suspenseful, inspirational, shounen, exciting, offbeat, humorous, serious, stylized, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dragon ball, time travel, martial arts, dystopia, good versus evil, violence, death, murder, blood, transformation, androids, genocide, alternate timeline, battles, mother son relationship, superhero, dragon, heroes, supernatural, androids and robots, space wars, save the world, master warrior, supernatural ability, escapades ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
Keyword: attack

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, exciting, stylized and humorous films with plots about heroes, danger, imaginary, martial arts, battles, escapades and dragon ball mostly in Animation, Action and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks: Dragon Ball Z (1989), Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996), Dragon Ball (1986), Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993), Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese animated television series produced by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Z is the sequel to the Dragon Ball anime and adapts the last 26 volumes of the original 42 volume Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama The ...
Style: anime, serious, humorous, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot: dragon, friendship, martial arts, dragon ball, alien encounter, magical, save the world, heroes, good versus evil, transformation, obsessive quest, space and aliens ...
Time: future
Place: japan
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100%
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A retelling of Dragon Ball's origin with a different take on the meeting of Goku, Bulma, and Kame-Sen'nin. It also retells the Red Ribbon Army story; but this time they find Goku rather than Goku finding them.
Style: anime, funny, shounen, crying
Plot: dragon ball, villain, resurrection, quest, androids, friend, friendship, violence, teenage girl, butt, robot, army ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story: One peaceful day on Earth, two remnants of Frieza's army named Sorbet and Tagoma arrive searching for the Dragon Balls with the aim of reviving Frieza. They succeed, and Frieza subsequently seeks revenge on the Saiyans.
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: pre-teens, teens, adult
Plot: martial arts, dragon ball, anti hero, violent, danger, rivalry, master warrior, heroes, supernatural, supernatural ability, escapades, good versus evil ...
Time: future, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min.
Story: Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses the destruction of his race and must now do his best to stop ...
Style: anime, shounen
Plot: dragon ball, genocide, tragedy, violence, action violence, fight, blood, father, son, mass murder, exploding planet, flying ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story: The Saiyajin named Turlus has come to Earth in order to plant a tree that will both destroy the planet and give him infinite strength. Son Goku and the Z Warriors cannot let this happen and duke it out with the invaders for the sake of the planet.
Style: anime, slapstick, exciting, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: dragon ball, villain, dragon ball z, camping, tree, superpower, battles, making a wish, silly humor, imaginary, good versus evil, danger ...
Time: future, 90s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 59 min.
Story: The evil Dr. Kochin uses the dragon balls to resurrect his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, in an effort to take over the world. Dr. Wheelo, his body having been destroyed by the avalanche that killed him fifty years before, desires the body of the strongest ...
Style: anime, slapstick, semi serious, exciting, stylized ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot: dragon ball, dragon ball z, villain, kickass, mad scientist, scientist, snow, desire, wish fulfillment, superpower, imaginary kingdom, battles ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The events of Battle of Gods take place some years after the battle with Majin Buu, which determined the fate of the entire universe. After awakening from a long slumber, Beerus, the God of Destruction is visited by Whis, his attendant and learns ...
Style: anime, humorous, exciting, melancholic, intense ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: martial arts, dragon ball, supernatural ability, mythology, imaginary, master villain, danger, master warrior, heroes, supernatural, battles, dragon ball z ...
Time: 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Dragon Ball (1986)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Long ago in the mountains, a fighting master known as Gohan discovered a strange boy whom he named Goku. Gohan raised him and trained Goku in martial arts until he died. The young and very strong boy was on his own, but easily managed. Then one day, ...
Style: anime, exciting, semi serious, stylized, humorous ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing
Plot: martial arts, rivalry, dragon ball, desire, tournament, training, friendship, young heroes, escapades, contests and competitions, good versus evil, journey ...
Time: future
Place: asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min.
Story: Dr. Gero's Androids #13, #14, and #15 are awakened by the laboratory computers and immediately head to the mall where Goku is shopping. After Goku, Trunks, and Vegita defeat #14 and #15, #13 absorbs their inner computers and becomes a super ...
Style: anime, slapstick, semi serious, serious, exciting ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot: dragon ball, martial arts, dragon ball z, kickass, transhumanism, villain, transformation, superpower, heroes, superhuman powers, investigation, androids and robots ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
Story: Cooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. Goku and the gang must help.
Style: anime, shounen, slapstick, serious, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: dragon ball, villain, dragon ball z, kickass, space travel, transformation, superpower, cyborgs, martial artist, chaos, battles, vengeance ...
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min.
Story: As Goku investigates the destruction of the Southern Galaxy, Vegeta is taken to be King of the New Planet Vegeta, and to destroy the Legenday Super Saiyan, Brolly.
Style: anime, slapstick, exciting, semi serious, serious ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot: dragon ball, superhero, dragon ball z, villain, kickass, moving, super villain, father son relationship, martial artist, heroes, legend, superpower ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Mr. Money is holding another Tenka'ichi Budokai and Mr. Satan invites everyone in the world to join in. Little does he know that Bojack, an ancient villain who has escaped his prison, is competing. Since Goku is currently dead, it is up to ...
Style: anime, fast, slapstick, semi serious, serious ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot: dragon ball, dragon ball z, villain, kickass, superhero, master warrior, humanoid alien, superpower, transformation, supernatural, escapades, good versus evil ...
Time: future
Place: asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 52 min.
Story: The Z Warriors discover an unopenable music box and are told to open it with the dragon balls. The contents turn out to be a warrior named Tapion who had sealed himself inside along with a monster called Hildegarn. Goku must now perfect a new ...
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Time: future
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Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
Story: A Super Namekian named Slug comes to invade Earth. But the Z Warriors do their best to stop Slug and his gang.
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Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing
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Time: future
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Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 65 min.
Story: Son Goku Jr. is the grand-grandson of the legendary warrior Son Goku, unlike his predecessor he's not a brave fighter. He's constantly picked on by school bullies, his grandmother Pan sees this and she's worried, but even tough Goku ...
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Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
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Time: future
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Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and ...
Style: anime, serious, suspenseful, exciting, stylized ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
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Time: future
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 51 min.
Story: Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegita make solo attempts to defeat the monster, but realize their only ...
Style: anime, slapstick, semi serious, exciting, stylized ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
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Time: future
Place: japan
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38%
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Dragon Ball (1995)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Follows the adventures of an extraordinarily strong young boy named Goku as he searches for the seven dragon balls. These balls, when combined, can grant the owner any one wish he desires. Along the way he makes many new friends, and enemies, and he ...
Style: anime, manga, shounen, slapstick, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, teens, family outing, pre-teens
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Time: future
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Luxembourg
Duration: 79 min.
Story: When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their ...
Style: adult animation, surreal, suspenseful, serious, futuristic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens ...
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Time: future, 1940s, year 2009
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Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Rejoin Goku and his friends in a series of cosmic battles! Toei has redubbed, recut, and cleaned up the animation of the original 1989 animated series. The show's story arc has been refined to better follow the comic book series on which it is ...
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot: martial arts, villain, master warrior, friendship, dragon ball, good versus evil, heroic mission, danger, superhuman powers, imaginary, space and aliens, superhero ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Karas: The Prophecy (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In a Japanese city haunted by nature spirits and demons, a secret war is raging between the renegade demon Eko and a spectral warrior known as the Karas. Eko has mechanized himself and his followers to defend against the unearthly fury of the Karas; ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, stylized, serious, manga ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
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30%
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, exciting, disturbing
Plot: dragon ball, androids, martial arts, fight, battles, good versus evil, teamwork, epic battle, supernatural power, warrior, supernatural ability, alien race ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming (1994)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min.
Story: The film opens with a Saiyan Space pod flying through space and crash-landing on Earth out of which a wounded Saiyan crawls out: Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan. The wounded Broly shouts out in frustation and turns into normal form. The place soon ...
Style: anime, rough, suspense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: kids
Plot: dragon ball, danger, save the world, opponent, brutality, warrior, heroes, battles, dragon ball z, villain, kickass, martial artist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min.
Story: After defeating Frieza, Goku returns to Earth and goes on a camping trip with Gohan and Krillin. Everything is normal until Cooler - Frieza's brother - sends three henchmen after Goku. A long fight ensues between our heroes and Cooler, in which ...
Style: anime, colorful
Audience: kids
Plot: dragon ball, dragon ball z, villain, revenge, transformation, ambush, camping, rock music, supernatural power, fight, heroes, bird ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 50 min.
Story: After falling through a time-slip, Yusei Fudo (who has just had his powerful card stolen by a mysterious stranger) meets with Jaden Yuki and Yugi Muto, who agree to help Yusei defeat the evil Paradox, who is planning to destroy Pegasus before he can ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience: kids, girls' night
Plot: monster, time travel, master villain, escapades, save the world, good versus evil, chase, heroes, imaginary, danger, save the day, teenage boy ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
Story: A retelling of Dragon Ball's origins, this is a different version of the meeting of Goku, Bulma, Oolong, and Yamucha. They are all looking for the dragon balls for different reasons when they cross paths with an evil king named Gourmeth, who is ...
Style: anime, colorful
Plot: dragon ball, greed, martial arts, friendship, villain, martial artist, super villain, alien, master warrior, cartoon violence, monster, bandit ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA, Canada
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In the version that is shown on YTV in Canada, the story begins mid-way through the Dragon Ball Z series. Raditz, Goku's brother has traveled to Earth to find out why Goku has not yet destroyed the planet as he was supposed to do. But while as ...
Style: epic, manga, adult anime, smart, inspirational ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot: superhuman powers, dragon ball, master warrior, martial arts, superhero, friendship, good versus evil, supernatural, space and aliens, heroic mission, invasion, alien ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, future, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Two years after the events of the Fourth Great Ninja War, the moon that Hagoromo Otsutsuki created long ago to seal away the Gedo Statue begins to descend towards the world, threatening to become a meteor that would destroy everything on impact. ...
Style: anime, stylized, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience: pre-teens
Plot: supernatural ability, ninja, danger, save the world, good versus evil, naruto, true love, master warrior, love and romance, young lovers, master villain, imaginary ...
Time: future
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura are executing their mission of delivering a lost pet to a certain village. However, right in the midst of things, troops led by the mysterious knight, Temujin, attack them. In the violent battle, the three become ...
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, serious, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: naruto, master warrior, rescue, heroes, young heroes, supernatural, escapades, good versus evil, heroic mission, danger, martial arts, ninja ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Inuyasha and his brother, Sesshomaru, each inherited a sword from their father after his death. However, their father had a third sword, named Sounga, that he sealed away. Seven hundreds years after his death, Sounga awakens and threatens ...
Style: anime, semi serious, humorous, exciting, stylized
Audience: pre-teens, kids
Plot: supernatural, good versus evil, heroic mission, young heroes, danger, master warrior, youth, escapades, imaginary, curses spells and rituals, clairvoyant, haunting ...
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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