# Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦)
**Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might** (ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦, *Doragon Bōru Zetto: Chikyū Marugoto Chōkessen*, literally "A Super Decisive Battle for the Entire Earth") is a 1990 Japanese animated film based on [Akira Toriyama](https://www.edgepedia.org/akira-toriyama)'s *Dragon Ball* manga, the sixth theatrical film in the series and the third under the *Dragon Ball Z* banner. It pits Goku and the Z Fighters against Turles, a Saiyan space pirate who plants the energy-draining Tree of Might (神精樹, *Shinseiju*) on Earth.[1](https://eiga.com/movie/41633/) • [2](https://dragonball.fandom.com/ja/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%ABZ_%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E8%B6%85%E6%B1%BA%E6%88%A6)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Japanese theatrical release | July 7, 1990, distributed by Toei[1](https://eiga.com/movie/41633/) |
| Position in series | Sixth *Dragon Ball* theatrical film; third *Dragon Ball Z* film[2](https://dragonball.fandom.com/ja/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%ABZ_%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E8%B6%85%E6%B1%BA%E6%88%A6) |
| Runtime | 60 minutes (61 minutes on some home-video and streaming listings)[3](https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/064199) |
| Key staff | Director Daisuke Nishio; screenplay Takao Koyama; original story Akira Toriyama; music Shunsuke Kikuchi; animation supervision Hiroshi Maeda[4](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_dragonball_tyoukessen/story/) |
| Villain | Turles, a Saiyan lower-class warrior with Goku's face, who gains power by eating the fruit of the Shinseiju tree[5](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/151129) |
| Voice casting | Masako Nozawa performed three roles, Goku, Gohan, and Turles[5](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/151129) |
| Canon status | Not considered canon to the main manga or anime storyline[6](https://www.scifidimensions.com/what-are-the-reviews-saying-about-dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Turles, described in Japanese materials as a "space destroyer" (宇宙の壊し屋), leads a band of pirates who plant the seed of the Shinseiju, a legendary tree whose fruit grants superhuman power to whoever eats it. Once rooted, the tree keeps growing until it has drained the host planet's energy and left it a desert, making Earth, with its ideal growing conditions, the next nursery.[3](https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/064199) • [1](https://eiga.com/movie/41633/)
The film opens with Turles's scout rocket starting a forest fire; Gohan and his friends save animals including his dragon companion Icarus (Hayate Dragon), and the forest is restored with Shenron's power. Warned by King Kai, the Z Fighters confront Turles's Crusher Corps, whose members include Amond, Daiz, Cacao, and Lakasei. Turles kills the dragon and uses an artificial full moon to transform Gohan into a Great Ape; [Piccolo](https://www.edgepedia.org/piccolo-dragon-ball) falls to Turles despite his Special Beam Cannon (Makankosappo). Yamcha, Tenshinhan, and Chiaotzu, who in the television series were training in the afterlife at this point in the story, appear alive and are defeated by the henchmen, leaving Goku to fight the entire corps alone before his final duel with Turles.[4](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_dragonball_tyoukessen/story/) • [7](https://hoganreviews.co.uk/2025/10/23/dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might-review/)
Turles's resemblance to Goku is central to the story: he is a survivor of the Saiyan race and, like Goku, a former lower-class warrior, who multiplied his strength by eating the tree's fruit.[5](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/151129)
## Production and release
The film was produced by [Toei Animation](https://www.edgepedia.org/toei-animation) as part of the Toei Anime Fair summer program. It was the third entry in that family-oriented theatrical program, and because both accompanying shorts shared the same original creator, the triple bill was marketed under the banner "Toriyama THE WORLD"; the co-features were *Pink: Water Thief, Rain Thief* (みずドロボウあめドロボウ) and *Kennosuke-sama* (剣之介さま).[2](https://dragonball.fandom.com/ja/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%ABZ_%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E8%B6%85%E6%B1%BA%E6%88%A6) • [5](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/151129)
The staff carried over from the previous *Dragon Ball Z* film: Daisuke Nishio directed, Takao Koyama wrote the screenplay, and [Hiroshi Maeda](https://www.edgepedia.org/hiroshi-maeda) served as animation supervisor, with Shunsuke Kikuchi composing the music.[4](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_dragonball_tyoukessen/story/) • [3](https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/064199)
## Voice cast
[Masako Nozawa](https://www.edgepedia.org/masako-nozawa) voiced Goku, Gohan, and the villain Turles, performing the three roles with distinct delivery, a casting choice Japanese reference sources single out as remarkable.[5](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/151129) • [3](https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/064199) The rest of the cast included [Toshio Furukawa](https://www.edgepedia.org/toshio-furukawa) as Piccolo, Mayumi Tanaka as Krillin, Toru Furuya as Yamcha, Hirotaka Suzuoki as Tenshinhan, and Jōji Yanami as King Kai.[4](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_dragonball_tyoukessen/story/)
## Canon status and timeline
The film is set, by its own account, around the time Goku arrives on the planet Namek in the main story. It nevertheless diverges from the manga's continuity: all of Earth's Z Fighters are alive, Gohan's hairstyle differs, and Goku uses the tenfold Kaioken, details the Japanese fan wiki lists as inconsistencies with the original setting.[2](https://dragonball.fandom.com/ja/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%ABZ_%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E8%B6%85%E6%B1%BA%E6%88%A6) Like the other original *Dragon Ball Z* films, it is not treated as canon to the main storyline.[6](https://www.scifidimensions.com/what-are-the-reviews-saying-about-dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might/)
## Reception and legacy
Critical and audience responses have been mixed. Rotten Tomatoes records a 69 percent audience score for the film with no critic reviews counted.[8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dragon_ball_z_the_tree_of_might) Reviewers have praised the fight choreography, with one retrospective calling its Z Fighter battle one of the series' best while criticizing the Gohan scenes as among the most annoying in the franchise.[9](https://kotaku.com/dragon-ball-z-super-hero-ranking-where-to-stream-1849423603/17) A Far East Films review judged it the weakest of the films up to that point, reverting to the familiar format of throwaway villains despite promising elements such as the tree, the forest fire, and the pet dragon.[10](https://fareastfilms.com/review/dragon-ball-z-tree-might/)
The film has a visible footprint in Western broadcasts: a reviewer for [Letterboxd](https://www.edgepedia.org/letterboxd) estimated that footage from the movie makes up about 75 percent of the western opening sequence for the *Dragon Ball Z* television series.[11](https://letterboxd.com/tytdreviews/film/dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might/) It was also one of three [Dragon Ball](https://www.edgepedia.org/dragon-ball) films aired on the Toonami block, and several of its animated shots appeared in that block's "Rock the Dragon" intro.[8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dragon_ball_z_the_tree_of_might)
## Availability
In the United States the film streams on [Crunchyroll](https://www.edgepedia.org/crunchyroll) and the Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, and can be bought or rented digitally on Amazon Video, the Apple TV Store, and Fandango at Home; [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) reported no free streaming options as of its October 2026 check.[12](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might) In the Netherlands it was unavailable on any major local streaming service as of August 2026.[13](https://waarkanikdatkijken.nl/dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might) In Japan it circulates on home video, including the 2008 *Dragon Ball The Movies* DVD release (61 minutes) held by the [National Diet Library](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-diet-library), and appears on Japanese streaming catalogs such as Netflix Japan.[14](https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000009657279) • [15](https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/7773605)
## References
1. [ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦, 映画.com](https://eiga.com/movie/41633/)
2. [ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦, Dragon Ball Wiki (Fandom, Japanese)](https://dragonball.fandom.com/ja/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%ABZ_%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8B%E3%81%94%E3%81%A8%E8%B6%85%E6%B1%BA%E6%88%A6)
3. [ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦, WOWOWオンライン](https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/064199)
4. [ストーリー, ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦, 東映アニメーション](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_dragonball_tyoukessen/story/)
5. [映画アニメ ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦 (1990), allcinema](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/151129)
6. [What are the reviews saying about "Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might"?, SciFi Dimensions](https://www.scifidimensions.com/what-are-the-reviews-saying-about-dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might/)
7. [Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might Review, Hogan Reviews](https://hoganreviews.co.uk/2025/10/23/dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might-review/)
8. [Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dragon_ball_z_the_tree_of_might)
9. [Every Dragon Ball Movie, Ranked From Worst To Best, Kotaku](https://kotaku.com/dragon-ball-z-super-hero-ranking-where-to-stream-1849423603/17)
10. [Dragon Ball Z: Tree Of Might (1990) Review, Far East Films](https://fareastfilms.com/review/dragon-ball-z-tree-might/)
11. [Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might review by Daniel Heaton, Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/tytdreviews/film/dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might/)
12. [Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might)
13. [Dragon Ball Z - The Tree Of Might (1990) kijken, waarkanikdatkijken.nl](https://waarkanikdatkijken.nl/dragon-ball-z-the-tree-of-might)
14. [ドラゴンボールZ地球まるごと超決戦 (ドラゴンボールザムービーズ 劇場版 3), NDLサーチ](https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000009657279)
15. [ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦, Netflix Japan](https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/7773605)
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