Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 adventure fantasy film directed by James Wong. The film is based on the Japanese Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama, and stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Joon Park, and Eriko Tamura. The story centers on the adventures of the lead character, Goku, around his eighteenth birthday, as he is asked to gather seven Dragon Balls to save the world from evil alien forces.