Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
1995 anime film directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon, known in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: Ryū-Ken Bakuhatsu!! Gokū ga Yaraneba Dare ga Yaru? (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ 龍拳爆発!!悟空がやらねば誰がやる？; lit. 'Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won't Do It, Who Will?'), is a 1995 Japanese animated science fantasy martial arts film and the thirteenth Dragon Ball Z feature film. It was released in Japan on July 15 at the Toei Anime Fair. It was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn and followed by Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.
Set after the defeat of Kid Buu, the film focuses on the efforts of an evil magician, Hoi, to release the deadly monster Hirudegarn onto the Earth, forcing Goku and his friends to enlist the aid of a warrior named Tapion, who may be the only one capable of defeating the evil monster. Series creator Akira Toriyama designed the Tapion and Minotia characters.
Plot
On an unknown world, a young humanoid is crushed to death by a gigantic monster which then vanishes as an unseen entity laughs and announces that it is headed for Earth.
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