Doragon bôru Z 1: Ora no Gohan wo kaese (1989)

Director:

Daisuke Nishio

Writers:

Takao Koyama (screenplay)
Akira Toriyama (character)

Release Date:

15 July 1989 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Action | Adventure

Plot:

In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process...

Plot Keywords:

Explosion | Martial Arts | Anime | Violence | Revenge

Cast

Peter Kelamis	...	Goku / Master Roshi (voice: English version)
Sean Schemmel	...	Goku (voice: English version)
Saffron Henderson	...	Gohan (voice: English version)
Stephanie Nadolny	...	Gohan (voice: English version)
Terry Klassen	...	Krillin (voice: English version)
Christopher Sabat	...	Piccolo / Kami / Shenron (voice: English version)
Scott McNeil	...	Piccolo (voice: English version)
Tiffany Vollmer	...	Bulma (voice: English version)
Sonny Strait	...	Krillin (voice: English version)
Dave 'Squatch' Ward	...	Garlic Jr. / Ginger (voice: English version)
Paul Dobson	...	Nikki (voice: English version)
Kyle Hebert	...	Ox King / Narrator (voice: English version)
Don Brown	...	Sansho (voice: English version)
Cynthia Cranz	...	Chi-Chi (voice: English version)
Mike McFarland	...	Master Roshi (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Dead Zone (short title)
Dead Zone: The Movie (Australia)
Dragon Ball Z 1: Return My Gohan! (literal English title)
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (USA)

Runtime:

44 min | Japan:50 min | USA:41 min (TV version) | USA:45 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:12 | USA:Unrated | Australia:PG

Company:

Bird Studios

Trivia:

When Cartoon Network aired this movie, they edited all uses of the word "Hell" and removed the opening, pre-credits scene. But since the pre-credits segment sets up the rest of the movie, Piccolo's line "I'm gonna pay you back for what you did to me!" no longer makes sense.

Goofs:

Plot holes: In the beginning of the movie Kami says that Piccolo has died. However if this is true then Kami himself should too be dead as they share the same soul.

Quotes:

Garlic Junior: I can't die! I've been given immortality! Hahahahaha!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (2007) (VG)

Kamehameha!

Though not the first Dragonball movie despite what many people thing (there were movies based on the original TV series that tells of Goku's adventures with Bulma when he was still a child), this movie is a pretty neat romp for Goku and his friends, as long as you don't think TOO hard about it...because then you'd notice there's no way it could fit into the continuity of the TV series (since Goku has mastered obviously been to King Kai's already and mastered the techniques he taught him there, but is not yet a Super-Saiyan). But if you ignore this, it's a well-animated but badly dubbed fight. Any real fan of Dragonball Z should check this out as soon as possible.