Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon | 
| Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Actors: Masako Nozawa, Takeshi Kusao, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Masaharu Sato
Studio: FUNimation Productions
Category: DVD
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 16358
Format: Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: Japanese (Original Language), English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 55 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: FMADFN03878D
UPC: 704400038785
EAN: 0704400038785
ASIN: B000FS2VSQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: September 12, 2006
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Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 09/12/2006
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Wrath of the Dragon (1995), the 13th--and final--Dragon Ball Z movie, is also known as Dragon-Fist Explosion!! If Goku Can't Do it, Who Can? Teen-aged Gohan rescues an old man threatening to commit suicide, who turns out to be Hoy, the last of an evil race of aliens. He tricks the gang into finding the Dragon Balls and asking Shenron the Dragon to open a sealed music box--releasing both the hero Tapion and the monster Hirudegarn. Trunks is dazzled by Tapion, and works to befriend the elfin alien. Hoy plans to use Hirudegarn to destroy Earth, but Tapion and his magical ocarina hold the monster at bay. When the megalomaniac Hoy overcomes Tapion, it's Goku, Gohan, and the rest of the Super-Saiyans to the rescue! Although it's barely an hour long, Wrath of the Dragon delivers some snazzy special effects and plenty of the rock 'em sock 'em action Dragon Ball fans expect. (Rated TV PG, suitable for ages 8 and older: violence)--Charles Solomon
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 Hm...... June 6, 2006
Ang3l Man (Cool, Virginia)
8 out of 17 found this review helpful
Well lets start with the basics. The real title of this movie is "The Explosive Dragon Fist". It's about hildegarn, who by the way isnt a dragon...(Im getting all this info from the japanese movie with english subtitles) Anyway the move gives no real hints as to its cronology within the dragonball z story line other than the fact that Gohan is already doing the whole Great Saiyaman thing so its probably after movie 12. (duh) Im too lazy to explain the entire story from beginning to end but heres the readers digest version: On a far away planet called Konats in a far away galaxy thats really far away, some idiots practicing black magic wished for their big ugly evil idol to be brought to life (aka a mix between pinochio and Godzilla). Anyway the beast they brought to life was called Hildegarn. Hes unstopable about a day, when two kids use their magic flutes to weaken him (wow they pick up weaknesses fast on that planet). Then they use magic swords to cut him in half (wow some fast blacksmiths on this planet too). Somehow the flutes trap the two halves (head to waist/waist down) inside their bodies. Then finally the enders get involved and decide that the two brothers who saved the planet should be locked in music boxes and sent to the two ends of the universe. (gee interesting way of showing gratitude). Moving on, the two brothers (Tapion and Minoshiyal) are sent to the far ends of the galaxy. About 1,000 years later, one of the dudes that brought the beast to life, who had been traveling from planet to planet looking for the brothers, found the younger brother and killed him. (minoshiyal, cuz who wants to base a story around a person with a name that hard to pronounce) Thus the lower half of hildegarn was released. (legs and tail) Later the evil guy finds tapions music box and goes to earth, where he tricks Gohan into using the dragon balls to free tapion, who has a hard time keeping the upper half under control. (If he falls asleep, it escapes and tries to kill him) But freeing Tapion meant the super special music box which kept Tapion locked away was destroyed. So to help him, Bulma tries to contruct a new one but it doesn't work. Tapion, thinking it's ok to sleep, falls asleep and the upper half of Hildegard unites with the lower half and the full Hildegard reaks havoc on the town. The Z-squad tried and fails to beat it, then Goten and Trunks fuse and goof around, then after being yelled at by Picollo, they attack Hildegarn and it seems like they've won. But (dun dun dun) Hildegard sheds his ugly skin like a beetle and becomes even uglier than before (if thats possible). The only difference is that now, he has wings. Yay. So anyway he kills more stuff and at the last minute when all hope seems lost Goku goes Super Saiyan 3 and says some cheesy line before doing this awsome punch (evidently a dragon fist) where he flies up in the air and the dragon that comes out when someone summons the uses the dragon balls (the ones on earth) appears in gleaming gold like Goku's hair, and flies right through Hildegarn's torso, leaving a giant hole the size of the roman coloseum, which obviously kills him. So yea, yay, Goku won as if you had any doubts. I know it was a bit long but it's a complicated story. There are alot of other details i left out so you wouldnt be reading an article the size of a harry potter book, but when the movie comes out, it'll just be more interested to watch.
 The last and final movie of Dragonball Z will soon come to us! June 30, 2006
Ronnie Clay (Winnsboro, Louisiana)
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
It's hard to say goodby cause Dragonball Z had so many movie's but all good things must come to an end.
About the movie, The Z fighters have to fight an ancient monster called Hildegarn, who is used simply to cause terror around the galaxy. Gohan and Videl as the Great Saiyman & woman are the first who encounter this horrible beast - actually, only the legs and tail of the beast. They escape thanks to the fact that they can fly. I won't give too much away just see it.
After this movie hits store's, Funimation should start making a complete DVD box set collection with all 13 Dragonball Z movies.
A grand send off to the other side of DBZ September 24, 2006
Ironman (Carmel, IN USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
It's fairly well known that the Movies never really fit in the Dragon Ball Z universe. Granted one or two of them did so (Bardock, History of Trunks, Dead Zone) most of them were more of an "Elseworlds" tale. Wrath of the Dragon fits in the tradtion of the "Elseworlds" tales, but also in a small way can fit into the DBZ universe itself.
Wrath of the Dragon is about a sorceror who tricks the Z fighters to release a legendary hero Tapion using the Dragon Balls. The problem with this is that Tapion has half of an evil demon Hirudegarn. As Tapion struggles with the demon, the other half of it starts creating chaos on earth. Eventually the Z fighters learn the truth and attempt to destroy the beast.
This is one of the best Z movies, and is also one of the longest. The inner struggle with Tapion is realy well done, and the friendship he gains with Trunks is memorable. This story is also quite a bit of a Trunks story as a few revelations are also revealed during this tale. Overall this is one of the best Z movies, and is a great send off to a legendary series
 A must for Dragon Ball fans. June 28, 2006
Joshua 'P' (Modesto, CA, USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
One of a handful of stories written by Toei Animation worthy of the Toriyama original story. The film moves quick, the action is fun an intense, the characters are in full development (even the new addtions) and Dragon Fist! is just a kickass looking attack. One interesting point of the story is how it moves from one character to the next, being passed along, so it isn't focusing on a singular character. Something the other movies didn't really do. Because of this, it feels more like an American animated film (except in art style, naturally) and this brings my single complaint; It isn't long enough. The story could've been even better if played around with me. But I suppose Japanese children and teens don't have high enough attention spans... ?
The last movie, but hopefully one to be remembered June 12, 2006
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have got to say this movie is great. There is a lot of action and Tapion shows his face. For those who don't know, Hildegarn and Tapion are going to be in Tankaichi 2.
Anyway, this movie has a great ending don't want to give it away. The plot is good and Goku is beat down. Gotenks gives a good fight against Hildegarn (the main villan). Besides Gotenks, no other fusion. Great Saiyaman powers up into mystic form. This also happens later, but Gohan gets beat even worse than Goku. Vegeta also has another great scene. As from Fusion Reborn, he had his moment against Janumba, this also happens and does last pretty long, especially losing with using a Final Flash. At the end, Goku wins using Super Dragon Fist in Super Saiyan 3.
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