Doragon booru Z: Tatta hitori no saishuu kessen - Furiiza ni itonda Z senshi Kakarotto no chichi (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Mitsuo Hashimoto

Writer:

Akira Toriyama (character)

Release Date:

17 October 1990 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Sci-Fi | Fantasy

Plot:

A prequel to the original Dragonball series, this TV movie tells the story of Son Goku's father Bardack...

Plot Keywords:

Prequel | Genocide | Tragedy | Bittersweet | Exploding Planet

Cast

Masako Nozawa	...	Burdock, Kakarot (Son Gokû)
Ryûsei Nakao	...	Freeza
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kinpei Azusa	...	Son Gohan
Mark Britten	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
John Burgmeier	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dameon Clarke	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Justin Cook	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Kelly Dale	...	Narrator (voice: English version) (as Kelly D. Dale)
Ceyli Delgadillo	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Banjô Ginga	...	Tôro
Shô Hayami	...	Zarbon
Kyle Hebert	...	Horned Gang Leader, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Yukitoshi Hori	...	Dodoria
Chuck Huber	...	Guard (voice: English version)
Shôzô Îzuka	...	Nappa
Mike McFarland	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Yûko Mita	...	Selypa
Bart Myer	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Bart Meyer)
Stephanie Nadolny	...	Goku: Boy (voice: English version)
Chris Rager	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Christopher Sabat	...	Vegeta, Nappa, Zarbon, Granpa Gohan (voice: English version) (as Christopher R. Sabat)
Sean Schemmel	...	Goku (voice: English version)
Kôzô Shioya	...	Totappo
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Tôma
Sonny Strait	...	Bardock (voice: English version)
Takeshi Watabe	...	Pumbukin
Kent Williams	...	Carass Commander (voice: English version)
Jôji Yanami	...	Narrator
Linda Young	...	Frieza, Fasha (voice: English version) (as Linda Chambers Young)

Also Known As:

DBZ: A Final Solitary Battle! The Z Warrior Son Goku's Father Challenges Frieza (International: English title)
Dragonball Z: Tatta hitori no saishû kessen - Freeza ni itonda z senshi son gokû no chichi

Runtime:

48 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Singapore:PG

Company:

Bird Studios

Goofs:

Plot holes: The dubbed version seems to imply the baby Goku inherited Bardock's ability to see into the future as a child. This makes no sense; Goku was born BEFORE Bardock was inflicted with this curse (note that this error only exists in the dub, and not the original Japanese.)

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: Planet Vegeta. Many years ago, a small child was born. Uninherited and unattended by it's father and mother, the baby cried out, making it's only plea to the universe. The Saiyans were people of war, and like all Saiyan babies, the child was destined to fight!

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Doragon bôru Kai: Tatakai no makuake! Kaettekita Son Goku (#1.1)" (2009)

Another Great DBZ Special

Originally broadcast almost 11 years ago, this tv special shows how advanced japanese animation is, nowadays people have jumped on the DBZ bandwagon.

This special "Story of Bardack" reveals Goku's father and his battle with Freeza, who would become a familiar character to DBZ fans.

Freeza would die and later get resurrected numerous times as well as Goku.

The story mainly is about Freeza killing of of Bardack's friends when he finds out Bardack is a super saiyan.

Bardack has dreams that he will have a son who is a mighty warrior. Soon he realizes this dreams are real when Freeza target s him. Bardacks knows he has to protect his futher son, and so like in the movie "Superman" Goku is sent in a space pod, to live on Earth and avenge his father Bardack.

Great DBZ special.