This is the first Dragon Ball Z movie in which Master Roshi actually fights. However, it would be 25 years later before he would fight again, in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (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.
The Pioneer Entertainment version of this film, Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989) and Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990) were the only pieces of English-dubbed Dragon Ball Z media to ever get released on laserdisc before the format's death.
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By what name was Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990) officially released in India in English?
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