Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)
"Doragon bôru Z 9: Ginga girigiri!! Butchigiri no sugoi yatsu" (original title)

The Z Fighters compete in an intergalactic martial arts tournament, but when the tournament is taken over by Bojack, an evil demon who escaped the imprisonment placed upon him by the four ... See full summary »

Director:

Yoshihiro Ueda

Writers:

Takao Koyama, Akira Toriyama (character)

Stars:

Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Masako Nozawa	...	Son Gokû / Son Gohan
Toshio Furukawa	...	Piccolo
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Kuririn
Takeshi Kusao	...	Trunks
Tôru Furuya	...	Yamcha
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Tenshinhan
Hiroko Emori	...	Chaozi
Ryô Horikawa	...	Vegeta
Daisuke Gôri	...	Mister Satan
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Bulma / Baby Trunks
Naoko Watanabe	...	Chichi / Puer
Naoki Tatsuta	...	Oolong / Bubbles
Kôhei Miyauchi	...	Kame Sennin Muten Rôshi
Tesshô Genda	...	Bôjakku
Toshiyuki Morikawa	...	Gokua

Storyline

The Z Fighters compete in an intergalactic martial arts tournament, but when the tournament is taken over by Bojack, an evil demon who escaped the imprisonment placed upon him by the four Kais when King Kai's planet was destroyed, they must work together to stop Bojack and his minions.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts tournament | martial arts | martial artist | based on comic | chop socky | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

10 July 1993 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Bojack Unbound

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bird Studios, Toei Animation Company, Toei Doga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min 50 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Gohan: I know your kind, you think you can just walk in and take our planet.
[energy crackles around him]

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Connections

Follows Super Battle in the World (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Ginga o Koete Rising High"
Performed by Hironobu Kageyama

User Reviews

A MUST see for any Dragonball Z fan!

I first saw this movie at Suncoast while I was at the mall with my friend (the new English title is "Bojack Unbound"). I finally bought it on DVD after two weeks of debating whether or not to buy it. And boy am I glad I did! This is one of the best Dragonball Z feature movies ever made, much better than the 4th one, "Lord Slug". It's got a lot of fighting as well as humor, a great plot, and the villain's pretty cool, too. And best of all, it fits perfectly into the DBZ storyline. I think it takes place right after Goku fights in the Other World Tournament. Goku probably got stronger after fighting in the Tournament because he didn't even go Super Saiyan when he punched Bojack in the face in order to save Gohan after he teleported from the Other World to Planet Earth and I think Bojack was at least as powerful as Cell. Too bad he couldn't regenerate himself like Cell could, otherwise Gohan would have had a tougher time beating him at the end. The only thing I didn't like about this movie was I thought it wasn't long enough (only 50 minutes). There was such an interval in the storyline between the Cell Saga and the Great Saiyaman Saga that if the animators had thought about it, they could have given Bojack and his henchmen their own Saga. But that's alright, nobody's perfect. Anyways, if you're an avid Dragonball Z fan or even a beginner fan, please go out and buy this movie (try at Suncoast or Best Buy) or at least rent it from somewhere. I doubt you'll be disappointed.