Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler | |
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Directed by | Daisuke Nishio |
Written by | Takao Koyama |
Based on | Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama |
Produced by | Chiaki Imada Rikizō Kayano |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Yukio Katayama |
Edited by | Shin'ichi Fukumits |
Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
Production companies | Toei Doga Co., Ltd. |
Distributed by | Toei Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥2.72 billion (Japan)[1] |
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler, known in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! 10 Billion Power Warriors (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi) or by Toei's own English title Dragon Ball Z: Fight! 10 Billion Power Warriors, is a 1992 Japanese anime science fiction martial arts film, the sixth Dragon Ball Z movie, originally released in Japan on March 7 at the Toei Anime Fair along with the second Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken and the third Magical Tarurūto-kun movie.
Plot[]
The Namekian people, now living in peace on a new planet after their home world was destroyed by Frieza years prior, find New Namek under siege by a mysterious, sentient spaceship that has latched onto and began attacking their home. The Namekian boy Dende, now the Earth's guardian, senses the plight of his people and telepathically calls on Goku for help.
Goku, Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, Oolong, Yajirobe and Master Roshi travel to the New Namek and upon arrival encounter an army of large robots abusing the Namekians. They learn that Cooler, who Goku was thought to have defeated, is alive and responsible for the invasion. Cooler, now with a metallic body, reveals that he is going to absorb the planet and its lifeforms to power his ship, the Big Gete Star. Goku fights Metal Cooler while the others battle his robots who have durable armor that they struggle to penetrate. All of the warriors except Piccolo are captured along with a village of Namekians. Piccolo manages to destroys all of the robots in one large energy attack before making his way to rescue those who were captured. Elsewhere, Goku struggles against Cooler's new metallic form which gives him the ability to regenerate himself. Cooler also reveals his ability to use the instantaneous movement technique, an ability which Goku also uses. Cooler explains that the Big Gete Star constantly monitors his body, and fixes any damage it might incur and improves his design to increase his power and durability. Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan which is also ineffective against the metallic tyrant and just before he is strangled to death by Metal Cooler, Vegeta saves his life. The two Super Saiyans attack Cooler together and they manage to destroy him. However, the Big Gete Star recreates one thousand manifestations of Metal Cooler, tipping the balance of power decisively against the Saiyans. Goku and Vegeta attempt one final defense but are captured and transported to be converted into fuel.
As the Big Gete Star is leeching their Super Saiyan power, Cooler explains that after his defeat, a computer chip floated among the debris of spacecraft and absorbed everything in its proximity and formed a spaceship. Despite having collided with the sun, small fragments of Cooler's remains, including pieces of his brain, were fused with the main computer allowing him to subsequently take control, and that effectively Cooler and the Big Gete Star are one in the same. Goku and Vegeta begin to release all their energy which overloads the system. They then encounter the true biological Cooler, who attempts to crush Goku, but his hand is severed by Vegeta, giving Goku enough time to blast him with the last of his energy which finally kills him. Piccolo arrives and encounters a Metal Cooler which explodes. All of the Metal Coolers and robot soldiers subsequently explode and the heroes escape before the Big Gete Star leaves New Namek's orbit and explodes.
Goku and Vegeta fall from the sky near their allies and everyone rejoices in the victory. Vegeta is nowhere to be seen but Goku acknowledges him for his crucial role in defeating Cooler. In his spaceship, Vegeta crushes the computer chip that created the Big Gete Star.
Cast[]
Character | Japanese voice | English voice | ||
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(Creative Products Corp., c. 1995)[2][3] | (Funimation, 2002) | (AB Group, c. 2003)[4] | ||
Goku | Masako Nozawa | Nesty Ramirez | Sean Schemmel | David Gasman |
Gohan | E.J. Galang | Stephanie Nadolny | Jodi Forrest | |
Piccolo | Toshio Furukawa | Raymond Buyco | Christopher Sabat | Paul Bandey as Big Green |
Vegeta | Ryo Horikawa | Doug Rand as Vejita | ||
Krillin | Mayumi Tanaka | Apollo Abraham as Kurin | Sonny Strait | Sharon Mann as Clearin |
Master Roshi | Kōhei Miyauchi | Nesty Ramirez as Master Muten | Mike McFarland | Ed Marcus as Genius Turtle |
Yajirobe | Mayumi Tanaka | Ethel Lizano | Ed Marcus | |
Oolong | Naoki Tatsuta | Apollo Abraham | Brad Jackson | David Gasman |
Dende | Tomiko Suzuki | Hazel Lizano | Elle Deets | Paul Bandey |
Mr. Popo | Toku Nishio | Apollo Abraham | C.T. Anger | Doug Rand |
Guide Robo (誘導ロボット, Yūdō robotto) | Michitaka Kobayashi | |||
Moori | Kinpei Azusa | Ethel Lizano | C. Forbis | Sharon Mann |
Metal Cooler (メタルクウラ, Metaru Kūra) | Ryūsei Nakao | Apollo Abraham | Andrew Chandler | Ed Marcus |
Narrator | Jōji Yanami | Bob Karry | Kyle Hebert | Ed Marcus |
A fourth English dub released in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown cast.
Music[]
- OP (Opening Theme):
- "Cha-La Head-Cha-La"
- Lyrics by Yukinojō Mori
- Music by Chiho Kiyooka
- Arranged by Kenji Yamamoto
- Performed by Hironobu Kageyama
- "Cha-La Head-Cha-La"
- ED (Ending Theme):
English dub soundtracks[]
The score for the English dub's composed by Mark Menza. The Double Feature release contains an alternate audio track containing the English dub with original Japanese background music by Shunsuke Kikuchi, an opening theme of "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", and an ending theme of Hero (Kimi ga Hīrō).
The dub made in the Philippines contained English versions of the Japanese opening and ending theme songs.[5]
Releases[]
It was released on DVD and VHS in North America on August 13, 2002. It was later released in Double Feature set along with Cooler's Revenge (1991) for Blu-ray and DVD on November 11, 2008, both feature full 1080p format in HD remastered 16:9 aspect ratio and an enhanced 5.1 surround mix. The film was re-released to DVD in remastered thinpak collection on December 6, 2011, containing the second 4 Dragon Ball Z Movies.[6]
References[]
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (January 29, 2019). "Japan Box Office: Dragon Ball Super: Broly Becomes Top-Grossing Film in The Franchise". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ https://vimeo.com/23613741
- ^ "Behind the Voice Actors".
- ^ "Dragon Ball Z: Big Green Dub Cast - Behind The Voice Actors". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ End credits
- ^ Dragon Ball Z: Movie Pack Collection Two, Funimation Prod, 2011-12-06, retrieved 2016-04-12
External links[]
- Official anime website of Toei Animation
- Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler at IMDb
- Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 1992 films
- Japanese-language films
- 1992 anime films
- Dragon Ball animated films
- Films directed by Daisuke Nishio
- Funimation
- Japanese films
- Toei Animation films
- Films scored by Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Revenge in anime and manga