Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 superhero film based on the 1984–95 manga series Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. Directed by James Wong from a screenplay by Ben Ramsey, and produced by Stephen Chow, it stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Joon Park, and Eriko Tamura. In the film, the teenager Goku reveals his past and sets out to fight the evil alien warlord Demon King Piccolo who wishes to gain the powerful Dragon Balls and use them to take over Earth.

Plot

Two thousand years ago, the Namekian Demon King Piccolo came to Earth and wreaked havoc. Seven mystics were able to seal Piccolo away using a powerful enchantment called the Mafuba. However, he breaks free in present-day and, with his ninja-like henchwoman Mai, begins searching for the seven Dragonballs, killing anyone in his path.