“Drunken Master (the first one). If I hadn't seen this movie, I would never have come up with Dragonball.”

— Akira Toriyama

About Jackie Chan being his inspiration. Interview with Toriyama http://www.myfavoritegames.com/dragonball-z/Info/Interviews/Interviews-AkiraToriyama.htm

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