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Dragon Ball Z TV Special: Bardock - The Father Of Goku
North American poster artDirected by Mitsuo Hashimoto Written by Takao Koyama
Katsuyuki SumisawaMusic by Shunsuke Kikuchi Production company Toei Animation Language Japanese Original channel Fuji Television Release date October 17, 1990 Running time 41 minutes Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku, known in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: A Lonesome, Final Battle - The Father of the Z Warrior Kakarrot, who Challenged Freeza (ドラゴンボールZ たったひとりの最終決戦~フリーザに挑んだZ戦士 孫悟空 (カカロット)の父~ Doragon Bōru Zetto Tatta Hitori no Saishū Kessen~Furīza ni Idonda Zetto Senshi Kakarotto no Chichi~ ), is the first Dragon Ball Z TV Special, which is an addition to the popular manga and anime series. It was broadcasted on Fuji Television on October 17, 1990, between Dragon Ball Z episodes 63 and 64. AB Groupe's title is The Father of Goku. FUNimation first released the special on DVD in January 2001 and later re-released this and the History of Trunks TV special on a digitally remastered double feature DVD on February 19, 2008; a Blu-ray Disc version was released on July 15, 2008. The special was re-released in its remastered form on September 15, 2009 in a single disc release.
Contents
Plot
The special is the story of Bardock, a so-called low-level soldier in Frieza's armed forces. At the outset of the story, his son, Kakarot, is born on Planet Vegeta, and is being prepared to be sent to a "frontier planet" (Earth) in order to destroy all life on the planet. Meanwhile, Bardock and his crew are on an assignment to exterminate all the lifeforms of Planet Kanassa. After the planet is seemingly devoid of all other life, Bardock and crew rest up and celebrate their victory until one remaining Kanassan warrior catches him off guard and decides to give him the "gift" of seeing the future, before being destroyed by Bardock. This gives him the ability to see the destruction of Planet Vegeta, and the oppression of the entire universe at the hands of Frieza.
Bardock dismisses the visions, and goes to join his team on Planet Meat, but soon discovers his friends are all dead. He then briefly talks with the nearly deceased Tora, who tells him that Frieza ordered the attack on the crew, saying that Frieza was frightened by the growing power of the Saiyans. Horrified and then furious by his fallen comrade's words, he takes Tora's blood-soaked armband and wraps it around his head. He battles the ones responsible, and defeats them all, but is easily overwhelmed by a single mouth blast from Frieza's henchman Dodoria. He is left severely injured, but manages to return back to Planet Vegeta.
Bardock now realizes Frieza intends to destroy the entire Saiyan race by annihilating their homeworld. Unfortunately, he is unable to convince the others of the approaching peril and, with no other choice, decides to confront Frieza himself. After penetrating Frieza's armed guard, Bardock sends a large energy blast at the tyrant himself, expecting a sure victory. However, Frieza counters this with his "Supernova" technique, which destroys Bardock, many of his own guard, and the Planet Vegeta itself. As he is dying, Bardock sees one more vision of the future: his son Kakarot facing Frieza. Being assured that Kakarot will be the one to defeat Frieza, Bardock gives a small smile as he disintegrates along with the planet. Bardock, after his death, telepathically tells his son Kakarot in the space pod to avenge the Saiyans, to which Kakarot wakes up.
Elsewhere, Vegeta, having just completed an assignment on a far-off world, is informed by Nappa (in the English version it is one of Frieza's minor soldiers who tells him) of his homeworld's destruction, and that Frieza claims that the planet was destroyed by a huge meteor. Vegeta's pride keeps him from expressing his shock, and he remains outwardly emotionless. Soon afterward, Kakarot's space pod touches down on Earth, where he is found by an elder man named Gohan, and giggles happily in the old man's arms. Gohan then decides to adopt the boy as his own grandson, and re-names him Goku.
Cast
Character Name Voice Actor (Japanese) Voice Actor (English) Bardock Masako Nozawa Sonny Strait Tora Kazuyuki Sogabe Mike McFarland Fasha Yuko Mita Linda Young Borgos Kôzô Shioya Christopher Sabat Shugesh Takeshi Watabe Chris Rager Frieza Ryusei Nakao Linda Young Dodoria Yukitoshi Hori Chris Forbis Zarbon Sho Hayami Christopher Sabat Vegeta Ryo Horikawa Christopher Sabat Nappa Shozo Iizuka Christopher Sabat
Phil Parsons (revised dub)Son Goku Masako Nozawa Sean Schemmel
Stephanie Nadolny (baby)Grandpa Gohan Jinpei Azusa Christopher Sabat Toolo Banjō Ginga Mike McFarland Narrator Jouji Yanami Kyle Hebert Music
- OP (Opening Theme)
- "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA"
- Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Chiho Kiyoka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
- "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA"
- IN (Insertion Song)
- Solid State Scouter (ソリッドステート・スカウター Soriddosutēto Sukautā )
- Lyrics: Fuminori Iwazaki, Music: Fuminori Iwazaki, Arrangement: Dragon Magic Orchestra, Vocals: Tokio
- Solid State Scouter (ソリッドステート・スカウター Soriddosutēto Sukautā )
- ED (Ending Theme)
- 光の旅 (Hikari no Tabi Journey of Light )
- Lyrics: Dai Satō, Music: Chiho Kiyoka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama & Kuko (Waffle)
- 光の旅 (Hikari no Tabi Journey of Light )
Funimation Dub Soundtrack
The following songs were present in the Funimation dub of Bardock: The Father of Goku:[1]
- Caviar - The Good Times Are Over
- Sum 41 - Makes No Difference
- American Hi-Fi - A Bigger Mood
- Saliva - Superstar
References
- ^ Toriyama, Akira (Director). (2008 Feb 19). Bardock: The Father of Goku [Motion picture]. Japan: FUNimation.
External Links
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- Anime film of 1990
- 1990s drama films
- Dragon Ball films
- Funimation Entertainment
- OP (Opening Theme)
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