Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)

Bojack is a demon who was freed from prison when King Kai's planet was destroyed. Now, without his father Goku by his side, can Gohan save the Earth?

Director:

Yoshihiro Ueda

Writers:

Akira Toriyama (original manga "Dragon Ball"), Takao Koyama

Stars:

Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Masako Nozawa	...	Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
Toshio Furukawa	...	Piccolo / Producer (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Kuririn (voice)
Takeshi Kusao	...	Trunks (voice)
Tôru Furuya	...	Yamcha (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Tenshinhan (voice)
Hiroko Emori	...	Chaozu / Doru Manê (voice)
Ryô Horikawa	...	Vegeta (voice)
Daisuke Gôri	...	Mr. Satan (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Bulma / Trunks (Baby) / Okkane Manê (voice)
Naoko Watanabe	...	Chichi / Pu'erh (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta	...	Oolong / Bubbles / Gregory / Bûjin / Gyôsan Manê / Doskoi (voice)
Kôhei Miyauchi	...	Kame-sen'nin / Udô (voice)
Tesshô Genda	...	Bojack (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa	...	Gokua (voice)

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 | multiple english dubs | based on comic book | based on manga | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

17 August 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bojack Unbound

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,435,583

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bird Studios, Toei Animation, Toei Doga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 48 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The playing cards that are seen in the Other World have images of Emperor Pilaf, Mai, and Shu on them.

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Quotes

Kuririn: [about to fight Piccolo] I can do this, he's not unbeatable. Well unless he uses his Special Beam Cannon, then I'm dead.

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Alternate Versions

A edited DVD from FUNImation was made that runs 43 minutes removing the scenes of Gohan coughing up blood.

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Connections

Follows Dragon Ball Z: Tree of Might (1990)

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Soundtracks

Ginga o Koete Rising High
Performed by Hironobu Kageyama

User Reviews

Future Trunks!

I think this is one of the best Dragonball Z movies and people here seem to agree with me. I think it's because it just has the traditional feeling of the series. The only fault is that the villain isn't that good. He doesn't appear until halfway through the movie! That's weird, given how short the movie is. I still liked this because it really did everything that made the DBZ show so good. I guess I just like the idea of everything being set up as a tournament. It's great to see all these familiar faces back.

It really helps being a fan of the show as you recognize all of the great characters. Everyone here acts in character. I like how it's set up, with them talking about Goku dying. Then again, it does say Trunks already beat the Androids so that seems to imply he came back to the present timeline. It doesn't matter, because it's still nice. I especially like when Bulma and Chi Chi are fighting over which of their sons is better! Vegeta is great in this and even though he's not that relevant it's nice to see what he's been up since Goku died. ***