Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)
Doragon Bôru Zetto Tatta Hitori no Saishû Kessen (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 48min
- Animation, Action
- 17 Oct 1990 (Japan)
- TV Movie
The tale of Bardock, the father of Goku, and his rebellion against his master the mighty Frieza.
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Cast
| Masako Nozawa | ... |
Bardock / Son Gokû (Kakarotto) (voice)
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Kazuyuki Sogabe | ... |
Tôma (voice)
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Yûko Mita | ... |
Seripa (voice)
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Takeshi Watabe | ... |
Panbûkin (voice)
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Kôzô Shioya | ... |
Toteppo / Dokutâ (voice)
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| Ryûsei Nakao | ... |
Freeza (voice)
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Show Hayami | ... |
Zarbon (voice)
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Yukitoshi Hori | ... |
Dodoria (voice)
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Banjô Ginga | ... |
Tôro (voice)
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Kinpei Azusa | ... |
Grandfather Son Gohan (voice)
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| Ryô Horikawa | ... |
Vegeta (voice)
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Shôzô Îzuka | ... |
Nappa (voice)
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Hirohiko Kakegawa | ... |
Saiya-jin A (voice)
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Yuji City | ... |
Saiya-jin B (voice)
(as Yûji Machi)
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Chie Satô | ... |
Saiya-jin C (voice)
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Shinobu Satouchi | ... |
Saiya-jin D (voice)
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Michio Nakao | ... |
Saiya-jin E (voice)
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| Jôji Yanami | ... |
Narrator / Planthorr (voice)
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| Sonny Strait | ... |
Bardock (voice)
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| Linda Young | ... |
Frieza / Fasha (voice)
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| Christopher Sabat | ... |
Zarbon / Vegeta / Borgos / Grandpa Gohan / Nappa (Original) (voice)
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Chris Forbis | ... |
Dodoria (voice)
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| Stephanie Nadolny | ... |
Goku (Baby) (voice)
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| Sean Schemmel | ... |
Goku (Adult) (voice)
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| Mike McFarland | ... |
Tora / Toolo / Saibaman (voice)
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| John Burgmeier | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Bart Myer | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Bart Meyer)
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Ceyli Delgadillo | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Chris Rager | ... |
Shugesh / Additional Voices (voice)
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| Chuck Huber | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Dale Kelly | ... |
Narrator (Original) / Commander (voice)
(as Dale D. Kelly)
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| Dameon Clarke | ... |
Demetrious (voice)
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| Justin Cook | ... |
Planthorr (voice)
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| Kyle Hebert | ... |
Horned Gang Leader / Narrator (Remastered) / Additional Voices (voice)
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| Mark Britten | ... |
Malaka (Original) / Additional Voices (voice)
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| Chris Cason | ... |
Malaka (Remastered) / Saibaman (uncredited) (voice)
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Jodi Forrest | ... |
Celypa / Goku (Baby) (uncredited) (voice)
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| David Gasman | ... |
Bardock (AB Groupe dub) / Goku (Adult) (AB Groupe dub) (uncredited) (voice)
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| Sharon Mann | ... |
Vejita (uncredited) (voice)
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Edward Marcus | ... |
Narrator / Freezer / Dodoria / Totapo / Panbukin / Grandpa Gohan / Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
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Yûsuke Numata | ... |
Saibaiman (uncredited) (voice)
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| Phil Parsons | ... |
Nappa (Remastered) (uncredited) (voice)
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| Doug Rand | ... |
Toma / Zarbon / Additional voices (uncredited) (voice)
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| Kenji Utsumi | ... |
Commander (uncredited) (voice)
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| Kent Williams | ... |
Kanassan Commander (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Mitsuo Hashimoto | ||
| Daisuke Nishio | ... | (series director) |
Written by
| Akira Toriyama | ... | (manga "Dragon Ball") (Shûeisha [Weekly Shônen Jump] series) |
| Takao Koyama | ... | (scenario) & |
| Katsuyuki Sumizawa | ... | (scenario) |
| Neil Bligh | ... | (writer: English version) |
Produced by
| Daniel Cocanougher | ... | producer |
| Cindy Brennan Fukunaga | ... | executive producer |
| Gen Fukunaga | ... | executive producer |
| Barry Watson | ... | producer |
Music by
| Shunsuke Kikuchi | ||
| Mark Akin | ... | (uncredited) |
| Andy Baylor | ... | (uncredited) |
| Dale Kelly | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Shin'ichi Fukumitsu | ||
Editorial Department
| Jeremy Jimenez | ... | editor: video |
| Daniel Mancilla | ... | editor: video |
| Jessie Mancilla | ... | editor: video |
Art Direction by
| Tomoko Yoshida | ||
Production Management
| Takeshi Torimoto | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jun'ichi Fujise | ... | assistant director (as Junichi Fujise) |
Art Department
| Minoru Nakamura | ... | art advancement |
Sound Department
| Hidenori Arai | ... | sound effects |
| Justin Cook | ... | adr looping |
| Aaron Davidson | ... | adr looping |
| Evan Jones | ... | mixing engineer |
| Nobuhiro Komatsu | ... | audio director |
| Jonathan Kreimerman | ... | post production assistant (2018 english version remaster) |
| Kenji Ninomiya | ... | sound recordist |
| Brian Thomas | ... | adr looping |
| Moises Vega | ... | voice recording engineer |
Special Effects by
| Chiaki Hirao | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Motoaki Ikegami | ... | camera operator |
| Katsunori Maehara | ... | camera operator |
| Eiichi Okita | ... | camera operator |
| Takao Sato | ... | camera operator (as Takao Satô) |
| Teruo Satô | ... | camera operator |
| Noriko Suzuki | ... | camera operator |
| Tetsuo Ôfuji | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Yukio Ebisawa | ... | key animator |
| Hitoshi Ehara | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tomoya Handa | ... | key animator |
| Mariko Higuchi | ... | finish animation |
| Tomoko Hirokawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kazuya Hisada | ... | key animator |
| Noriko Ichihashi | ... | key animator |
| Takeo Ide | ... | key animator |
| Yûji Ikeda | ... | background designer |
| Eisaku Inoue | ... | key animator |
| Masato Itô | ... | background artist |
| Kuniko Iwagami | ... | key animator |
| Hiroaki Kaneko | ... | background artist |
| Toshiyuki Kanno | ... | key animator (as Toshiyuki Kan'no) |
| Goichi Katanosaka | ... | background artist |
| Atsuko Kikuchi | ... | finish animation |
| Minoru Maeda | ... | character designer |
| Michiko Masui | ... | finish animation |
| Akiko Matsumoto | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masako Misumi | ... | key animator |
| Naoki Miyahara | ... | key animator |
| Yûko Nakahara | ... | finish animation |
| Mayumi Nakamura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Toshiko Nakamura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru | ... | animation director / character designer |
| Seigo Nishiwaki | ... | background artist |
| Hideko Okimoto | ... | key animator |
| Teruhisa Ryû | ... | key animator |
| Masaki Satô | ... | assistant animation director |
| Miyuki Satô | ... | background artist |
| Toyoji Sawada | ... | cel checker |
| Aiko Seguchi | ... | finish animation |
| Noriko Shibata | ... | key animator |
| Masahiro Shimanuki | ... | key animator |
| Junko Shirasu | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kyôko Suda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kazuhiro Takahashi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tomekichi Takeuchi | ... | key animator |
| Jun'ichi Taniguchi | ... | background artist |
| Naoki Tate | ... | inbetween artist |
| Sachiko Torimoto | ... | finish animation |
| Sachie Tsukagoshi | ... | background artist |
| Miwako Ueda | ... | background artist |
| Ikuyo Uemura | ... | finish animation |
| Chikako Uesugi | ... | key animator |
| Tadayoshi Yamamuro | ... | key animator |
| Tomoko Yoshida | ... | background designer |
| Yôko Îzuka | ... | key animator |
| Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru | ... | key animator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Dale Kelly | ... | soundtrack producer (as Dale D. Kelly) |
| Shigeru Miyashita | ... | music selection |
| Wiz | ... | engineer: Butchie Boy Music, Inc. |
Additional Crew
| John Burgmeier | ... | assistant adr director |
| Yûko Higuchi | ... | documentation |
| Takao Koyama | ... | series configuration |
| Kôzô Morishita | ... | planning |
| Christopher Sabat | ... | adr director (as Christopher R. Sabat) |
| Yumiko Shigeoka | ... | publicist: Fuji TV |
| Kenji Shimizu | ... | planning: Fuji TV |
| Steven J. Simmons | ... | translator |
| Yûichi Suenaga | ... | production advancement |
| Tomoko Ueki | ... | finishing advancement |
| Yoshiaki Yanagi | ... | production advancement |
Production Companies
- Bird Studios (production)
- Toei Animation (production)
- Toei Company (production)
- Toei Doga
Distributors
- Fuji Television Network (1990) (Japan) (tv) (original airing)
- Abril Vídeo (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Anime Video (Spain) (VHS)
- Bridge Entertainment Group (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Cinema Golden Choice (2008) (Mexico) (tv)
- Dynamic Italia (1998) (Italy) (VHS)
- Dynamic Italia (Italy) (DVD)
- Dynit (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (VHS)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD) (Double Feature with The History of Trunks)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD) (Double Feature with The History of Trunks)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (video) (Double Feature with The History of Trunks)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (DVD) (re-release)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD) (re-release)
- FUNimation Productions (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- FUNimation Productions (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD) (as Imagem Filmes Kids)
- Kazé Germany (Germany) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (VHS)
- Madman Entertainment (Australia) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (New Zealand) (DVD)
- Mediaset (Italy) (DVD)
- Mediaset (Italy) (DVD) (2nd edition)
- Nicktoons Network (United States) (tv)
- Paris Vídeo (2000) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Rai 2 (2001) (Italy) (tv)
- SF Norge A/S (2005) (Norway) (DVD)
- SF Video (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Toei Company (2003) (Japan) (DVD) (Dragon Ball Z DVD Box)
- Toei Company (2011) (Japan) (DVD) (Dragon Ball Z Special Selection DVD)
- Vértice 360 (Spain) (DVD)
- Zima Entertainment (2016) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Zima (2016) (Mexico) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aoni Production (cooperation: voice-overs)
- Toei Audio Visual Art Center (TAVAC) (recording studio)
- Butchie Boy Music (soundtrack recorded and remixed at) (English version)
- Animated Music Studios (soundtrack recorded and remixed at) (English version)
- Butchie Boy Music (additional production by) (English version)
- Fizz Sound Creation Co. (sound effects)
- Intertrack (casting) (latin american spanish dub)
- Toei Chemical Industry (development)
- Video Post and Transfer (restoration) (Funimation English version)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A prequel to the original Dragonball series, this TV movie tells the story of Son Goku's father Bardock and his futile attempt to stop Freeza from destroying his planet Vegeta. It also shows how little Kakarotto (Son Goku) ends up on earth! Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This is Akira Toriyama's favorite Dragon Ball Z movie. See more » |
| Goofs | After biting Grandpa Gohan, baby Goku starts acting happy. According to the series, though, Goku didn't start behaving as a baby until he fell off a cliff on his head. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Curtain Opens on the Battle! Son Goku Returns (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (Chara hecchara) See more » |
| Quotes |
Bardock:
Frieza! Listen up! We quit! All of us! Got it? We don't work for you! We're free! You can find someone else to do your dirty work! Oh yeah, there is one last thing... [charges up an energy blast] Bardock: This is for all the people that we've killed in your name! I wish we were never foolish enough to obey you! Here! Have it! See more » |