mr. brento wonder if this movie be produce by the same who produce the dragonball z tv series . of course not . this be a hong kong real action movie base on the first episode of the japanese original cartoon ( which be also base on a comic book series ) . and i really do not know if it be produce under the license of the dragonball creator . however and the story of the monkey boy with special power be an ancient tale know all over asia ( in japan and the name of the boy in the tale be songoku while in china and it be sunwukong while in korea it be sonogong while etc ) and the story in dragonball have much to do with that tale . by the way and a i say and this movie be base on the first episode of the dragonball series ( which be follow by dragonball z and although i think the u version have a different air order ) . and all the scene relate to sexuality be also contain in the original cartoon series ( without so much overacting and so much insistence on it . ) and but because of your comment i may suppose they be completely remove in the american dubbing . anyway and i agree with you about the overacting in the film and about how poor this adaptation of the original cartoon be . but maybe because of that nobody can forget it after watch it .