This is the first Dragon Ball Z movie in which Master Roshi actually fights. However, it would be twenty five years later before he would fight again, in Dragon Ball Z: La resurrección de Freezer (2015).
This movie features the final appearance of the Power Pole (Nyoibô).
The villains are named after food from Nagoya, "Dragon Ball" creator Akira Toriyama's hometown:
- Dr. Uiro (Dr. Wheelo in the English dub) was named after "uiro", a traditional rice cake.
- Dr. Kochin was named after the Cochin chicken, a meat especially popular in Nagoya.
- Kishime was named after kishimen, a type of noodles popular in Nagoya.
- Ebifurya was named after ebi-furai (fried prawn).
- Misokatsun was named after misokatsu (pork cutlets with miso sauce).
This is the only Dragon Ball Z movie that does not feature any character transforming.
Like most of the Dragon Ball films, this entry is considered non-canon to the television (and manga) continuity, and as such could be interpreted as being its own timeline.