”Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle” is a 1987 Japanese anime fantasy martial arts adventure film, as well as the second anime feature film based on Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball manga. The movie was initially released in Japan on July 18 as part of a quadruple feature alongside the first Saint Seiya film and the cinema adaptations of Hikari Sentai Maskman and Choujinki Metalder at the “Toei Manga Matsuri” film festival. Funimation published an English dub in 1998.
Voice cast
- Son Goku voiced by Ceyli Juliann Delgadillo
- Bulma, voiced by Leslie Alexander
- Yamcha, voiced by Christopher Sabat
- Lord Lucifer, voiced by Mike McFarland
- Krillin, voiced by Laurie Steele
- Master Roshi, voiced by Mike McFarland
- Gastel, voiced by Mike McFarland
- Launch (Mean) voiced by Christine Marten
- Launch (Nice) voiced by Monika Antonelli
- Oolong, voiced by Brad Jackson
- Puar, voiced by Monika Antonelli
- Egor, voiced by Christopher Sabat
- Aerobics Instructor voiced by Leslie Alexander
- Turtle, voiced by Christopher Sabat
- Great Ape voiced by Yasuhiko Kawazu
What is Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle’s Release date?
On July 18, 1987, this movie had its world premiere at the “Toei Manga Matsuri” film festival, where it was screened as a quadruple feature together with Saint Seiya: The Movie, Hikari Sentai Maskman, and Choujinki Metal. Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle was included in the last Dragon Box DVD collection, which featured all four Dragon Ball movies and thirteen Dragon Ball Z movies, published by Toei Animation in 2006. On December 15, 1998, Funimation’s English dub Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle was released on VHS in North America. After a few years, Funimation canceled their original short dub of the series with BLT Productions. The VHS was available in two versions: “Edited” and “Unedited.” In December 2005, the film was released on a bilingual Region 1 DVD and part of the Dragon Ball Movie Box Set with Mystical Adventure and The Path to Power. This collection was re-released as a thin pack on February 12, 2008. Madman Entertainment released the film on VHS and Region 4 DVD in Australia. On February 8, 2011, the film was re-released in a remastered 4-disc Movie Pack alongside the other Dragon Ball films, including Funimation’s existing English dub but restoring the opening/ending.
Trailer of Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle
https://youtu.be/rXUUZve5OmM
Who Is The Director Of Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle?
Daisuke Nishio is a director and animator from Japan. In 1981, he began working as an animator for Toei Doga. In 1982, after working on several TV shows, he was promoted to assistant director on Dr. Slump – Arale-chan. He made his directorial debut with Dragon Ball in 1986 and his film debut with Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenron the following year. Nishio also directed Dragon Ball Z’s sequel TV series and several of its films.
What Is Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle About?
Eleven-year-old Goku approaches Master Roshi to request acceptance as a pupil, just as Krillin, a monk from a distant city, arrives for the same purpose (and uses a Dirty Magazine as a bribe). Master Roshi dispatches them on a journey to the west, where “five mountains known as the ‘Devil’s Hand’ exist.” There, in a castle, sleeps the renowned and lovely “Sleeping Princess.” Whoever brings back the Sleeping Princess will become a student of the old pervert. as the two kid starts. Krillin tries all of the typical methods to mess up Goku.
Is Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle Cannon?
Despite Bulma’s pleas, Lucifer loaded the Sleeping Princess into a laser cannon and primed it to kill the rising sun. Suddenly, Goku (wearing Oolong’s overalls), Krillin, and Yamcha arrived to help. Yamcha kills Igor and frees Bulma as the boys battle Lucifer.
How many movies are there in Dragon Ball Z?
During this time, seventeen films were produced, including three Dragon Ball movies from 1986 to 1988, thirteen Dragon Ball Z movies from 1989 to 1995, and a tenth-anniversary feature released in 1996 that followed the Red Ribbon arc of the original series.
