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Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

Pray for those who took him.

19896.90h 41m

Overview

In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and save the world from being sucked into a dead zone.

Directed by Daisuke Nishio
Written by Akira Toriyama, Takao Koyama
Box Office0Revenue: $9.1M

Top Cast

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Piccolo (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Bulma (voice)

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Kuririn (voice)

Daisuke Gori

Daisuke Gori

Gyû-maô (voice)

M

Mayumi Shou

Chichi (voice)

Kohei Miyauchi

Kohei Miyauchi

Kame-sen'nin (voice)

Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono

Kami-sama (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Shenron (voice)

Akira Kamiya

Akira Kamiya

Garlic Jr. (voice)

Themes & Keywords

rescuemartial artshusband wife relationshipfightimmortalitykidnappingwishaliendragonbattlemartial arts mastermartial artistfightingdemonsuper villainbrawlanimefather son relationshipgood versus evilbrisk

About Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone is a animation, action, fantasy film released in 1989 exploring themes of rescue, martial arts, husband wife relationship, fight, immortality, kidnapping. Directed by Daisuke Nishio, it stars Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Hiromi Tsuru. In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and save the world from being sucked into a dead zone.

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