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Dragon Ball: The Return of Son Goku and Friends! ()

Doragon Bôru Ossu! Kaette Kita Son Gokû to Nakama-tachi!! (original title)
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Goku and his family and friends encounter Vegeta's brother, and a threat from Vegeta's past shows up and causes trouble.

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Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
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Vegeta (voice)
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Yamcha (voice)
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Kuririn / Yajirobê
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Piccolo (voice)
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Bulma (voice)
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Chichi / Puar / Marron
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Oolong / Bubbles / Bee
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Trunks (voice)
Hiroshi Masuoka ...
Kame Sen'nin (voice)
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No.18 (voice)
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Videl (voice)
Daisuke Gôri ...
Mr. Satan / Gyûmaô / Umigame
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Tarble (voice)
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Gure (voice)
Yûsuke Numata ...
Avo (voice)
Kazunari Tanaka ...
Kado (voice)
Yasunori Masutani ...
Gattai aka (voice)
Eiji Takemoto ...
Manager (voice)
Yuka Saitô ...
Young Lady (voice) (as Saitou Yuka)
Kanae Itô ...
Child (voice)
Takahiro Fujimoto ...
Reporter (voice)
Hiroshi Okamoto ...
Reporter (voice)
Umeka Shôji ...
Reporter (voice) (as Umeka Shoji)
Aiko Hibi ...
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Narration / North Kaiô

Directed by

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Yoshihiro Ueda

Written by

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Takao Koyama ... (script)
 
Akira Toriyama ... (series based on story by)

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Shunsuke Kikuchi

Animation Department

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Yukio Ebisawa ... key animator
Shin'ichirô Fukushima ... key animator (as Shinichiro Fukushima)
Kazuya Hisada ... key animator
Takeo Ide ... key animator
Hitoshi Inaba ... key animator
Toshiyuki Kanno ... key animator (as Toshiyuki Kan'no)
Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru ... key animator
Naohiro Shintani ... key animator
Naoki Tate ... key animator
Akemi Ueda ... key animator
Tadayoshi Yamamuro ... animation director
Ken Ôtsuka ... key animator

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

It is two years after the defeat of Majin Buu, and Earth is enjoying a time of peace. Mr. Satan invites all of the Z Fighters to a banquet celebrating the opening of his hotel, but while they are enjoying themselves, they are interrupted by the arrival of Tarble, brother of Vegeta, and Tarble's wife. Tarble tells them how two fighters, formerly henchmen of Frieza, are terrorizing the planet that he now lives on, and he asks for their help in vanquishing these new foes. Written by page8701

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Also Known As
  • ドラゴンボール オッス!帰ってきた孫悟空と仲間たち!! (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (Japan, English title)
  • Dragon Ball: Hey! Son Goku and Friends Return!! (Japan, English title)
  • Dragon Ball: Hey! Son Goku and Friends Return!! (World-wide, English title)
  • Dragon Ball: The Return of Son Goku and Friends! (United States)
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  • 35 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Tien and Chiaotzu do not appear in this film, despite being seen on the poster. This was out of respect for Tien's voice actor Hirotaka Suzuoki, who had passed away. In the accompanying manga comic, they both appear in minor roles. See more »
Goofs Mr. Satan is building a hotel in honor of his defeating Buu, and the press seem to know of Buu's existence. But Shenron erased everyone's memories of Buu following his defeat. See more »
Movie Connections Followed by Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009). See more »
Soundtracks CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA See more »
Crazy Credits The intro sequence to the movie is an update of the opening credits of Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989), with updated animation and slight modifications to represent the Z-Fighters and their families and friends in the aftermath of the Buu Saga. See more »
Quotes [in the aftermath of the feast]
Son Goku: [sees a piece of sushi] Vegeta, don't you want this?
[without waiting for an answer, he eats it]
Vegeta: YOU IDIOT! I was saving that sushi for last!
Son Goku: Oh, my mistake. Sorry.
[Vegeta grabs Goku's pork roast and chews it]
Son Goku: VEGETA! That... that was my char-siu pork!
Vegeta: Well, you had it coming!
Son Goku: I was saving that for the end!
Vegeta: Don't incur my wrath, now!
Son Goku: [goes Super Saiyan] I thought we were friends!
Vegeta: [goes Super Saiyan] You thought wrong!
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