On Wednesday, 20 March 2013 (a holiday — the first day of spring), Toho Cinemas outlet Odaiba Cinema Mediage in Tokyo will be hosting a special preview screening of the upcoming film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods followed by a marathon of six older Dragon Ball films via 35mm prints. The additional films include:
- DBZ Movie 1: Return My Gohan!! (1989)
- DBZ Movie 4: Super Saiyan Son Goku (1991)
- DBZ Movie 5: The Incredible Strongest vs Strongest (1991)
- DBZ Movie 12: The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta (1995)
- DBZ Movie 13: Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won’t Do it, Who Will? (1995)
- DB 10th Anniversary Movie: The Path to Ultimate Strength (1996)
The event will start at noon, and will cost ¥3200 per person (pre-release tickets and discounts not eligibile). “Pre-reserve” tickets will be available at Ticket Pia starting 12 March 2013 at 11:00 a.m., and regular tickets from them starting Thursday. They will be available at the ticket counter in the theater itself starting on the 18th (Sunday).
Additionally, Umeda Burg 7 in Osaka and T-Joy Hakata in Fukuoka will be holding a special commemorative screening of two older Dragon Ball films each, again in 35mm prints. Both will be on Wednesday, 20 March 2013, opening at 9:00 a.m. and starting the screening at 9:20 a.m.
The movies being shown in Osaka will be:
- DB Movie 2: The Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle (1987)
- DBZ Movie 3: A Super Decisive Battle for Earth (1990)
The movies being shown in Fukuoka will be:
- DB Movie 3: A Mystical Great Adventure (1988)
- DBZ Movie 2: The World’s Strongest Guy (1990)
Tickets at both locations will be a mere ¥500 and will be available at ticket counters starting the 16th (this Saturday), through the KINEZO service online starting on the 18th (this coming Monday) at midnight, and at KINEZO ticket machines in theaters starting on the same day from the venue’s opening.
3 Comments
Why are you pointing out they’re 35 mm prints? Isn’t this the norm for the movies?
Because of the move to digital. The fact that they’re running genuine 35mm prints is a nice, special touch.
So this means again they might’ve encoded HD versions?