Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, the third Dragon Ball Z movie, was released in Japan.
The English dubbed version of Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might was released for North American audiences.
Paragus and his henchmen plant the Tree of Might seedling on Earth, which begins to absorb the planet's energy.
Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and others sense the unusual energy drainage and investigate the source.
Gohan and Bulma are captured by Paragus’s henchmen while trying to stop the Tree’s growth.
Turles and his group of space pirates arrive on Earth seeking to harvest the Tree of Might's energy for themselves.
Goku confronts Turles and fights him to stop the Tree of Might and save Earth.
Goku employs his Kaio-ken technique in battle, pushing his limits against Turles and his henchmen.
With the help of his friends, Goku destroys the Tree of Might, stopping its energy drain on Earth.
Turles is finally defeated and dies after Goku overpowers him and blasts him with a powerful energy wave, saving Earth from destruction.
