Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
Original title: Doragon Bôru Zetto Tatta Hitori no Saishû Kessen
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The tale of Bardock, the father of Goku, and his rebellion against his master the mighty Frieza.The tale of Bardock, the father of Goku, and his rebellion against his master the mighty Frieza.The tale of Bardock, the father of Goku, and his rebellion against his master the mighty Frieza.
Masako Nozawa
- Bardock
- (voice)
- …
Kazuyuki Sogabe
- Tôma
- (voice)
Takeshi Watabe
- Panbûkin
- (voice)
Kôzô Shioya
- Toteppo
- (voice)
- …
Ryûsei Nakao
- Freeza
- (voice)
Show Hayami
- Zarbon
- (voice)
Yukitoshi Hori
- Dodoria
- (voice)
Banjô Ginga
- Tôro
- (voice)
Ryô Horikawa
- Vegeta
- (voice)
Shôzô Îzuka
- Nappa
- (voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
- Saiya-jin A
- (voice)
Yuji Machi
- Saiya-jin B
- (voice)
- (as Yûji Machi)
Chie Satô
- Saiya-jin C
- (voice)
Shinobu Satouchi
- Saiya-jin D
- (voice)
Michio Nakao
- Saiya-jin E
- (voice)
Jôji Yanami
- Narrator
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is Akira Toriyama's favorite Dragon Ball Z movie.
- GoofsAfter 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.
- 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!
- Alternate versionsThe original Japanese version had a special title card shown before the TV special as well as eyecatcher commercial breaks. These were originally cut on the FUNImation DVDs released in 2000 but was restored for the 2008 DVD release from FUNimation.
- SoundtracksCHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (Chara hecchara)
(Opening theme)
Lyrics by Yukinojô Mori
Music by Chiho Kiyooka
Arranged by Kenji Yamamoto
Performed by by Hironobu Kageyama
(Columbia Records)
(Heard in the Japanese and international versions)
Featured review
Originally broadcast almost 11 years ago, this tv special shows how advanced japanese animation is, nowadays people have jumped on the DBZ bandwagon.
This special "Story of Bardack" reveals Goku's father and his battle with Freeza, who would become a familiar character to DBZ fans.
Freeza would die and later get resurrected numerous times as well as Goku.
The story mainly is about Freeza killing of of Bardack's friends when he finds out Bardack is a super saiyan.
Bardack has dreams that he will have a son who is a mighty warrior. Soon he realizes this dreams are real when Freeza target s him. Bardacks knows he has to protect his futher son, and so like in the movie "Superman" Goku is sent in a space pod, to live on Earth and avenge his father Bardack.
Great DBZ special.
This special "Story of Bardack" reveals Goku's father and his battle with Freeza, who would become a familiar character to DBZ fans.
Freeza would die and later get resurrected numerous times as well as Goku.
The story mainly is about Freeza killing of of Bardack's friends when he finds out Bardack is a super saiyan.
Bardack has dreams that he will have a son who is a mighty warrior. Soon he realizes this dreams are real when Freeza target s him. Bardacks knows he has to protect his futher son, and so like in the movie "Superman" Goku is sent in a space pod, to live on Earth and avenge his father Bardack.
Great DBZ special.
- MovieCriticMarvelfan
- Apr 3, 2001
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Dragon Ball Z Special 1: The Father of Goku
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $270,354
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $288,095
- Nov 4, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $270,354
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By what name was Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) officially released in India in English?
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