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Dragonball: Evolution (live-action movie)

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Alternative title:
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Evolución (Spanish)
Dragon Ball: Evolution
Dragonball
Dragonball: Evolução (Portuguese)
Dragonball: Ewolucja (Polish)
Драконий жемчуг: Эволюция (Russian)
دراغون بول إفولوشين (Arabic)
ドラゴンボール・エボリューション (Japanese)
七龍珠：全新進化 (Chinese (Taiwan))
드래곤볼 에볼루션 (Korean)
Themes: martial arts
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Goku, a high school student with hidden talent for martial arts, must go on a quest to find all seven Dragonballs after the death of his grandfather at the hands of Lord Piccolo, a demon who was sealed away 2000 years ago and is loose once again. Together with Bulma, Master Roshi and Yamcha, who Goku meets on his quest, they must defeat Piccolo and prevent the rebirth of Oozaru, a monstrous ape who was once Piccolo's servant.
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Production cost: ¥3,000,000,000
Vintage: 2009-03-10 (Japan, Nippon Budokan)
Premiere date:
2009-03-13 (Hong Kong)
2009-03-13 (Japan)
2009-03-13 (Taiwan)
2009-04-09 (Australia)
2009-04-09 (Colombia)
2009-04-09 (México)
2009-04-09 (Netherlands)
2009-04-10 (Italy)
2009-04-10 (USA)
2009-04-17 (Poland)
Release dates: We have 4
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 22
Review:
Dragonball Evolution (Mar 16, 2009)
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Blu-ray
    Dragonball: Evolution - Z-Edition (Dub.Blu-ray) 2009-07-28 (from $16.48)
DVD (Region 1)
    Dragonball: Evolution - Z-Edition (Dub.DVD) 2009-07-28 (from $17.06)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Original creator: Akira Toriyama
Hōchū Ōtsuka as Piccolo Daimao
Kappei Yamaguchi as Son Goku

Ami Koshimizu as Chichi
Aya Hirano as Bulma
Hiroya Ishimaru as Son Gohan
Hisao Egawa as Yamcha
Tsutomu Isobe as Kamesennin
Yūko Kaida as Mai

Kenji Utsumi as Sifu Norris
Mami Koyama as Narrator
Japanese companies
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
English staff
English cast
Director: James Wong
Script: James Wong
Music: Brian Tyler
Art Director: Patricio M. Farrell
Executive producer: Tim Van Rellim
Producer: Stephen Chow

Adaptation: Ben Ramsey
Casting:
Carla Hool
John Papsidera
Julio Toledo
Cinematography: Robert McLachlan
Co-fight Choreographer: Ryan Watson
Co-Producer:
Rich Thorne
Rodney Liber
Costume Design: Mayes C. Rubeo
Driver: Ignacio Venegas
Film Editing: Chris G. Willingham
Line Producer: Jose Ludlow
Production Design: Bruton Jones
Set Decoration: Roberto Bonelli
Stunt Coordination:
Jared S. Eddo
Jonathan Eusebio
Julian Bucio
Stunt Double:
César René Vigné
Daniel Hernandez
Don Thai Theerathada
Jackson Spidell
Janene Carleton
Kimberly Chiang
Ming Qiu
Yoshio Iizuka
Stunt Performer:
Hubert Boorder
Hugo Aguilera
Stunt Rigger:
Casey D. Noel
Juan Carlos Olalde
Ralf Koch
Stunts:
Cameron J. Mooney
Carlos Marroquín
Freddy Bouciegues
Hernan Raygoza
Jon Valera
Lateef Crowder
Mike Wilson
Omar Ayala
Ryan Watson
Utility Stunts:
Dusan Hyska
Guillermo Grispo
Joe Pancake
Sam Looc
English companies
French staff
French cast
(none)
Julien Bouanich as Goku
Serge Faliu as Lord Piccolo

Adrien Antoine as Yamcha
Chloé Berthier as Bulma
Lionel Tua as Maître Roshi
Ysa Ferrer as Chi Chi
French companies
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Dubbing Director:
Eduardo Giaccardi
Pablo Del Hoyo (Spain dub)
Ramón Hernández (Catalan dub)
Translation:
Ivars Barzdevics (Spain dub)
Jesús Vallejo

Dubbing Production: Eduardo Giaccardi
Production Coordination: Monica Chirino
Re-Recording Mixing:
Dino Rodríguez
Joe Mendoza
Recording engineer: Rodrigo Díaz
Atsushi Kido as Opening y ending interprete original de
Carlos Segundo as Piccolo
Iván Jara as Goku (Spain dub)
Juan Antonio Bernal as Piccolo (Catalan dub)
Manuel Gimeno as Goku (Catalan dub)
Mario Castañeda as Goku
Rafael Azcárraga as Piccolo (Spain dub)

Ana Jiménez as Mai (Spain dub)
Carlos Di Blasi as Yamcha (Catalan dub)
Eduardo Moreno as Gohan (Spain dub)
Eva Lluch as Bulma (Catalan dub)
Isabel Valls as Chichi (Catalan dub)
Joaquín Díaz as Gohan (Catalan dub)
Mar Bordallo as Chichi (Spain dub)
Olga Velasco as Bulma (Spain dub)
Pablo Del Hoyo as Roshi (Spain dub)
Rafa Romero as Yamcha (Spain dub)
Toni Sevilla as Roshi (Catalan dub)

Arturo Mercado as Son Gohan
Carla Castañeda as Bulma
Chema Lara as Mr. Kingery (Spain dub)
Cholo Moratalla as Carey Fuller (Spain dub)
Claudi Domingo as Agundes (Catalan dub)
David Hernán as Weaver (Spain dub)
Enric Isasi-Isasmendi as Mr. Kingery (Catalan dub)
Esther Ferreras as Emi (Catalan dub)
Gabriela Beltrán as Chichi
Jessica Ortiz as Mai
Jesús Alberto Pinillos as Moreno (Spain dub)
Jordi Royo as Sifu Norris (Catalan dub)
Jose Antonio Macias as Yamcha
Oscar Muñoz as Carey Fuller (Catalan dub)
Paco Mauri as Master Roshi
Pep Papell as Hildenbrand (Catalan dub)
Roberto Encinas as Sifu Norris (Spain dub)

Joan Gibert (Catalan dub)
Lara Ullod (Catalan dub)
Lluís Jutglar (Catalan dub)
Marcel Navarro (Catalan dub)
Meritxell Mauri (Catalan dub)
Miquel Roldán (Catalan dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Canal Caracol (Colombia)
Fox Broadcasting Company (Latin America)
Televisa Canal 5
Distributor:
20th Century Fox Latin America
Blu Shine (Argentina; DVD)
Fox Film de la Argentina
Dubbing:
Estudios EXA (Spain dub)
International Sound Studio (Catalan dub)
SDI Media México (Latin America)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Fabrizio Mazzotta
Executive producer: Alberto Colajacomo

Dialogues: Fabrizio Mazzotta
Dubbing Assistant: Monica Patrizi
Dubbing Engineer: Claudio Nicastro
Mixing: Simone Corelli
Organization: Deborah Rocchetti
Synchronization: Stefano Mascitti
Daniele Raffaeli as Goku

Barbara De Bortoli as Bulma
Christian Iansante as Yamcha
Daniela D'Angelo as Mai
Dario Penne as Nonno Gohan
Davide Quatraro as Weavery
Domitilla D'Amico as Chichi
Emiliano Reggente as Agundas
Fabio Boccanera as Piccolo
Francesca Rinaldi as Emi
Licia Miorando as Avatar
Marco Mete as Master Roshi
Marco Vivio as Carey Fuller
Massimiliano Plinio as Referee
Renato Cecchetto as Mr. Kingery
Stefano Mondini as Sifu Norris

Andrea Lavagnino
Marco Bassetti
Patrizia Bracaglia
Italian companies
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Russian cast
(none)
Danish staff
Danish companies
(none)
Distributor: Svensk Filmindustri
Danish cast
(none)
Tagalog staff
Tagalog companies
(none)
Broadcaster: TV5
Tagalog cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Distributor: Imperial CinePix
Internet Streaming: Disney+
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Dubbing Director: Wendel Bezerra
Luiz Antônio Lobue as Piccolo
Wendel Bezerra as Goku

Marcelo Pissardini as Mestre Kame
Márcia Regina as Mai
Márcio Araújo as Yamcha
Raquel Marinho as Chichi
Tânia Gaidarji as Bulma

Yuri Chesman as Fooler

Vagner Fagundes
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster: Rede Globo (Brazil)
Distributor: 20th Century Fox Film do Brasil
Dubbing Studio: Álamo
Internet Streaming: Star+ (Brazil)
Swedish staff
Swedish companies
(none)
Distributor: Svensk Filmindustri
Swedish cast
(none)

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