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Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

Original title: Doragon Boru Zetto: Ora no Gohan o Kaese!!
  • 1989
  • Unrated
  • 41m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
9.1K
YOUR RATING
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)
JapaneseDragon BallAnimeDark FantasyHand-Drawn AnimationSuperheroActionAdventureAnimationFantasy

Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world.Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world.Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world.

  • Director
    • Daisuke Nishio
  • Writers
    • Akira Toriyama
    • Takao Koyama
  • Stars
    • Masako Nozawa
    • Toshio Furukawa
    • Hiromi Tsuru
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    9.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Daisuke Nishio
    • Writers
      • Akira Toriyama
      • Takao Koyama
    • Stars
      • Masako Nozawa
      • Toshio Furukawa
      • Hiromi Tsuru
    • 25User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast14

    Masako Nozawa
    Masako Nozawa
    • Son Goku
    • (voice)
    • …
    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Piccolo Daimaoh
    • (voice)
    Hiromi Tsuru
    Hiromi Tsuru
    • Bulma
    • (voice)
    Mayumi Tanaka
    Mayumi Tanaka
    • Kulilin
    • (voice)
    Daisuke Gôri
    • Gyumaoh
    • (voice)
    Mayumi Shô
    Mayumi Shô
    • Chichi
    • (voice)
    Kôhei Miyauchi
    Kôhei Miyauchi
    • Kame-Sennin
    • (voice)
    Takeshi Aono
    Takeshi Aono
    • Kami-Sama
    • (voice)
    Kenji Utsumi
    Kenji Utsumi
    • Shenlong
    • (voice)
    Akira Kamiya
    Akira Kamiya
    • Garlic Jr.
    • (voice)
    Kôji Totani
    Kôji Totani
    • Ginger
    • (voice)
    Yukitoshi Hori
    • Sansho
    • (voice)
    Shigeru Chiba
    Shigeru Chiba
    • Nicky
    • (voice)
    Jôji Yanami
    Jôji Yanami
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Daisuke Nishio
    • Writers
      • Akira Toriyama
      • Takao Koyama
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      When Cartoon Network aired this movie, they edited out all uses of the word "hell" and removed the pre-credits opening scene. But since the pre-credits segment sets up the rest of the movie, Piccolo's line "I'm gonna pay you back for what you did to me!" no longer makes sense.
    • Goofs
      Garlic Jr. wants the seven Dragon Balls to wish for immortality. Before he has his minions search for the Balls, he orders them to kill Piccolo at the beginning of the film because he knows it will also kill his arch-nemesis Kami. However, being a former candidate for Earth's guardian, Garlic Jr. should know that had the assassination plan succeeded, the Dragon Balls would have also ceased to exist, and thus he would have inadvertently foiled his own plan.
    • Quotes
      • Son Gokû: Where's Gohan!
    • Crazy credits
      Just before the credits start, we see a glass shard that contains Garlic JR. and he is banging on the shard, trying to get out (Garlic JR. eventually does escape the dead zone).
    • Alternate versions
      The Cartoon Network version cuts out the begining where Piccolo is injured by the fighters. It also cuts Chi-Chi saying "What the hell do you want?" Also cut is the scene when Gohan is drunk and urinates on Krillin's head. The credit sequence includes new music.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dead Zone Abridged (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
      (Opening theme)
      Lyrics by Yukinojô Mori
      Music by Chiho Kiyooka
      Arranged by Kenji Yamamoto
      Performed by Hironobu Kageyama

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 15, 1989 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone Vortex
    • Production companies
      • Bird Studios
      • Toei Animation
      • Toei Doga
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,060,335
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 41m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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