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Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

This is the story of Bardock, the father of Goku.

19907.60h 48m

Overview

Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses the destruction of his race and must now do his best to stop Frieza's impending massacre.

Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
Written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Takao Koyama
Produced by Kouzou Morishita
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Top Cast

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Bardock / Son Gokû (Kakarotto) (voice)

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Tôma (voice)

Yuko Mita

Yuko Mita

Seripa (voice)

Takeshi Watabe

Takeshi Watabe

Panbûkin (voice)

Kozo Shioya

Kozo Shioya

Toteppo / Dokutâ (voice)

Ryusei Nakao

Ryusei Nakao

Freeza (voice)

Show Hayami

Show Hayami

Zarbon (voice)

Yukitoshi Hori

Yukitoshi Hori

Dodoria (voice)

Banjo Ginga

Banjo Ginga

Tôro (voice)

Kinpei Azusa

Kinpei Azusa

Grandfather Son Gohan (voice)

Themes & Keywords

precognitionalienprequelbased on mangadestruction of planetgenocideanimefuture visiontv specialhome planet

About Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku is a animation, action, science fiction, drama, fantasy film released in 1990 exploring themes of precognition, alien, prequel, based on manga, destruction of planet, genocide. Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto, it stars Masako Nozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yuko Mita. Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses the destruction of his race and must now do his best to stop Frieza's impending massacre.

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