Dragon Ball: The Path to Power Main promotional illustration Japanese ドラゴンボール 最強への道 Hepburn Doragon Bōru Saikyō e no Michi Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi Produced by Tan Takaiwa Yoshio Anzai Tsutomu Tomari Written by Aya Matsui Based on Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama Starring See Cast Music by Akihito Tokunaga Cinematography Masaru Sakanishi Edited by Shinichi Fukumitsu Production company Toei Animation Distributed by Toei Company Release date March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02) (Japan) Running time 80 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese