Dead Zone
From Dragon Ball
| Dragon Ball Z the Movie: Dead Zone | |
|---|---|
| Japanese box art | |
| Directed by | Daisuke Nishio |
| Produced by | Hideki Goto Kōzō Morishita Hiroe Tsukamoto |
| Written by | Story: Akira Toriyama Screenplay: Takao Koyama |
| Starring | Masako Nozawa Akira Kamiya Hiromi Tsuru Mayumi Tanaka Daisuke Ghori Mayumi Sho Kohei Myauchi Toshio Furukawa Takeshi Aono Kenji Utsumi Joji Yanami |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Editing by | Pioneer, FUNimation, Ocean Group |
| Distributed by | Pioneer, FUNimation |
| Release date(s) | July 15, 1989 |
| Running time | 41 min. |
| Language | Japanese, English |
The Dead Zone known in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: Ora no Gohan o Kaese!! (ドラゴンボールZ オラの悟飯を返せッ!! Doragon Bōru Zetto Ora no Gohan o Kaese!!?, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Return my Gohan!!")and originally titled simply Dragon Ball Z during its theatrical release, was the first Dragonball Z movie released, and it was released in 1989 by Toei under the Japanese title "Return My Gohan!". It was then dubbed in English by the Canadian company Ocean Group, the title being changed to "The Dead Zone". The Dead Zone was then re-dubbed by the American company FUNimation in 2005.
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[edit] Synopsis
The movie features the villian Garlic Jr., who is on a vengeful quest to become God of Earth. In order to have his wish full-filled, he kidnaps Goku's son Gohan, and summons Shenlong using the Dragonballs and wishes for eternal life. Goku must combine forces with his archrival Piccolo Jr. in order to save the world, but after a long hard battle, Goku and Piccolo Jr. find themselves defeated and exhausted. With time running out, and with the Earth moments away from being sucked into oblivion, Goku realizes that the massive dormant power that lies within his four year old son is Earth's last hope against Garlic Jr.'s Dead Zone.
Son Gohan was walking in the forest when three warriors kidnap Gohan. Goku follows them to a castle when Kami-sama appeared and Garlic Jr., too. Garlic said to them that he had already wished inmortality from Shenlong, Kami orders Goku to fight with the servants of Garlick Jr. and to rescue Gohan. Goku fights and with the help of Piccolo Jr. defeats the evil servants and recues Gohan. At the same moment Kami-sama was fighting Garlic Jr. Kami sama attemped totry and calm Garlic junior down and tell him his fathe was evil but fails,in a last ditch attempt Kami sama decides to sacrafice himself to kill Garlic but Garlic is uncaring as he is immortal. At this point piccolo shows up and says the blast would make garlic worthless and powerless wich is a more severe punishment than death.Garlic Jr. uddenly shows Goku and Piccolo Jr. a transformation. Goku and Piccolo Jr. start to fight with Garlic Jr. and Krillin was with Gohan. Piccolo Jr. and Goku thought that they defeated him, but they couldn't kill him because of the wish of immortality. Garlic Jr. opened the Dead Zone but Gohan showed his hidden potential and could trap him into his own Dead Zone. Goku returns to his house, Gohan didn't remember trapping Garlic Jr., but Goku said he will tell him the truth when he gets older.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Heroes
[edit] Villians
[edit] Battles Featured
- Piccolo Vs. Ginger, Nikki & Sansho
- Chichi Vs. Ginger
- Goku Vs. Ginger, Nikki & Sansho
- Kami Vs. Garlic Jr.
- Piccolo Vs. Sancho
- Goku Vs. Ginger & Nikki
- Goku & Piccolo Vs. Garlic Jr.
- Goku Vs. Piccolo
- Gohan Vs. Garlic Jr.
[edit] Cast
| Character Name | Voice Actor (Japanese / Toei Animation Dub) | Voice Actor (English / Ocean Dub) | Voice Actor (English / FUNimation Dub) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goku | Masako Nozawa | Peter Kelamis | Sean Schemmel |
| Kid Gohan | Masako Nozawa | Saffron Henderson | Stephanie Nadolny |
| Piccolo Jr. | Toshio Furukawa | Scott McNeil | Christopher R. Sabat |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Lalainia Lindbjerg | Tiffany Vollmer |
| Krillin | Mayumi Tanaka | Terry Klassen | Sonny Strait |
| Ox-King | Daisuke Gōri | Dale Wilson | Kyle Hebert |
| Chi-Chi | Mayumi Shō | Laara Sadiq | Cynthia Cranz |
| Master Roshi | Kōhei Miyauchi | Dave Ward | Mike McFarland |
| Kami | Takeshi Aono | Michael Dobson | Christopher R. Sabat |
| Shenron | Kenji Utsumi | Don Brown | Christopher R. Sabat |
| Garlic Jr. | Shigeru Chiba | Don Brown | Chuck Huber |
| Ginger | Kōji Totani | Terry Klassen | Troy Baker |
| Nicky | Shigeru Chiba | Don Brown | Doug Burks |
| Sansho | Yukinori Hori | Ward Perry | Eric Dillow |
| Narrator | Jōji Yanami | Doc Harris | Kyle Hebert |
[edit] Music
- OP (Opening Theme)
- "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" (Chara Hetchara) (OP animation 1)
- Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Chiho Kiyooka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
- "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" (Chara Hetchara) (OP animation 1)
- IN (Insertion Song)
- "Tenka-ichi Gohan"; 天下一ゴハン (The World's Greatest Gohan)
- Lyrics: Sakiko Iwamuro, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Masako Nozawa (Son Gohan)
- "Tenka-ichi Gohan"; 天下一ゴハン (The World's Greatest Gohan)
- ED (Ending Theme)
- "Detekoi Tobikiri ZENKAI Pawā!"; でてこいとびきりZENKAIパワー! (Come On Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!)
- Lyrics: Toshihisa Arakawa, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: MANNA
- "Detekoi Tobikiri ZENKAI Pawā!"; でてこいとびきりZENKAIパワー! (Come On Out, Incredible ZENKAI Power!)
- Additional orchestral music composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi
[edit] Trivia
- This is the only movie where Kami doesnt only appear but actually fights
- This movie takes place after the end of Dragon Ball and before the beginning of Dragon Ball Z
- This is one of the only movies that could actually fit into the Dragon Ball Z timeline (debatable due to what many fans believe to be a plot hole between Krillin and Gohan)
- This is the only movie that gets a follow up in the series.
[edit] Screenshots
Goku with powerpole |
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Goku and Piccolo Jr. vs Super Garlic Jr. |
Enraged that Super Garlic Jr. hurt his father, Gohan stands ready to unleash his enormous hidden power |
