Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

Name: Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Released: 1989-07-15
Duration: 41 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Mayumi Tanaka, Daisuke Gori

1989·Movie·PG·41 min·★ 6.9(619)

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“Pray for those who took him.”

In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and save the world from being sucked into a dead zone.

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About Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone is a 1989 Japanese-language animation, action and fantasy film directed by Daisuke Nishio. The cast is led by Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Hiromi Tsuru. It has a runtime of 0h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, YouTube TV.

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone was produced by Toei Animation and Toei Company and made in Japan. It was released on July 15, 1989, and carries a PG certification. At the box office it grossed around $9 million worldwide.

Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writers: Takao Koyama
Release date: July 15, 1989
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Box office: $9 million
Production: Toei Animation, Toei Company

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Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone cast & crew

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone was directed by Daisuke Nishio and written by Takao Koyama.

The cast features Masako Nozawa as Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice), Toshio Furukawa as Piccolo (voice), Hiromi Tsuru as Bulma (voice), Mayumi Tanaka as Kuririn (voice), Daisuke Gori as Gyû-maô (voice), and Mayumi Shou as Chichi (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi and cinematography is by Motoaki Ikegami.

Is Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone worth watching?

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 619 ratings, a solidly received animation films.

At 0h 41m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy animation, action, and fantasy, Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone is worth a place on your watchlist.

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