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Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins

1991 unlicensed Dragon Ball live-action film
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Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins

Summary

Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins's instance of is recorded as The Magic Begins — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins was directed by The Magic Begins — director (P57): Chun-Liang Chen[4].
  • The Magic Begins — screenwriter (P58): Akira Toriyama wrote the screenplay for Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins[5].
  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins's genre is The Magic Begins — genre (P136): fantasy film[6].
  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins's genre is The Magic Begins — genre (P136): adventure film[7].
  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins's genre is The Magic Begins — genre (P136): martial arts film[8].
  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins's based on is recorded as The Magic Begins — based on (P144): Dragon Ball[9].
  • The original language of Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins was The Magic Begins — original language of film or TV show (P364): Standard Chinese[10].
  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins's color is recorded as The Magic Begins — color (P462): color[11].
  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins's country of origin is recorded as The Magic Begins — country of origin (P495): Taiwan[12].
  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins was released on January 1, 1991[13].
  • Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+85'}[14].

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Authorship and Creation

Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins was directed by The Magic Begins — director (P57): Chun-Liang Chen[4]. The Magic Begins — screenwriter (P58): Akira Toriyama wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins was published on January 1, 1991[13]. The original language of it was The Magic Begins — original language of film or TV show (P364): Standard Chinese[10]. Genres include The Magic Begins — genre (P136): fantasy film[6], The Magic Begins — genre (P136): adventure film[7], and The Magic Begins — genre (P136): martial arts film[8].

Why It Matters

Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Akira Toriyama film Taiwan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → Standard Chinese
    Filmová databáze film id → 7903
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+85'}
    Instance of → film
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 7903, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
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