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
This is single-handedly the best movie in the Dragon Ball franchise and it had nothing to do with Goku or Vegeta being the main characters. Instead, this is the story about the last days of The Saiyan Race within Universe 7, more specifically Goku and Raditz's father, Bardock. Bardock isn't the perfect father by any straight, he isn't there to visit Goku after the day he was born nor did he think he was special when he tested his power level, the same could be said for not caring or being there for Raditz ( He isn't in the movie). However, Bardock is a great warrior who deeply cares about his crew and fighting who one day during a mission is given the ability to see into the future, and what he sees horrifies and mystifies him, the destruction of the Saiyan race and the future of Goku on Earth
We see Frieza's paranoia of the Saiyan Race at an all-time high with Zarbon advising to Frieza that the Saiyans especially the lower class like Bardock could pose to be a huge threat one day. Frieza wastes no time in dispatching Dodoria to murder Bardock and his entire crew on the false pretense Frieza asked Bardock and his crew to go on a special mission to wipe out the inhabitants on Planet Meat
After realizing Frieza had set them up and saw the massacre of his crew as well as barely surviving an attack from Dodoria and his men, Bardock comes to the realization that Frieza will be the one to destroy the Saiyans by blowing Planet Vegeta. Bardock goes on a short path of redemption and despite knowing he will be long dead by the time Goku arrives on Earth and becomes a different warrior than him, Bardock attempts to face Frieza head-on with the hope that he may have a chance to change the future, while also regretting not being there for Goku and Raditz
In his final moments, as Frieza unleashes his Super Nova attack to destroy Bardock and everyone else on Planet Vegeta, Bardock has renewed hope that Goku will be the one to avenge him and their race by defeating Frieza. It is honestly a powerful and emotional Dragon Ball movie and Bardock's sacrifice is no different. This movie sets up the future showdown between Goku and Frieza, as well as Goku's earliest battles and adventures on Earth leading up to his fight with Vegeta as well.
We see Frieza's paranoia of the Saiyan Race at an all-time high with Zarbon advising to Frieza that the Saiyans especially the lower class like Bardock could pose to be a huge threat one day. Frieza wastes no time in dispatching Dodoria to murder Bardock and his entire crew on the false pretense Frieza asked Bardock and his crew to go on a special mission to wipe out the inhabitants on Planet Meat
After realizing Frieza had set them up and saw the massacre of his crew as well as barely surviving an attack from Dodoria and his men, Bardock comes to the realization that Frieza will be the one to destroy the Saiyans by blowing Planet Vegeta. Bardock goes on a short path of redemption and despite knowing he will be long dead by the time Goku arrives on Earth and becomes a different warrior than him, Bardock attempts to face Frieza head-on with the hope that he may have a chance to change the future, while also regretting not being there for Goku and Raditz
In his final moments, as Frieza unleashes his Super Nova attack to destroy Bardock and everyone else on Planet Vegeta, Bardock has renewed hope that Goku will be the one to avenge him and their race by defeating Frieza. It is honestly a powerful and emotional Dragon Ball movie and Bardock's sacrifice is no different. This movie sets up the future showdown between Goku and Frieza, as well as Goku's earliest battles and adventures on Earth leading up to his fight with Vegeta as well.
- anthonywltrs
- Oct 6, 2021
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- Country of origin
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- 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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