Dragon Ball Z Movie 4
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| Super Saiyan Son Goku | |||
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| Premiere Date | 09 March 1991 | ||
| Premiere Event | 1991 Toei Anime Fair (Spring) | ||
| EIRIN Code | 25658 | ||
| Running Time | 52 minutes | ||
| Film Premiere Data | |||
| Total Gross | Unknown | ||
| Net Earnings | ¥1.3 billion [1] | ||
| Attendance | 3.6 million[1] | ||
| Main Staff Credits | |||
| Scenario | Takao Koyama | ||
| Art |
Tomoko Yoshida Toshikatsu Sanuk | ||
| Animation | Minoru Maeda | ||
| Director | Mitsuo Hashimoto | ||
| Executive Producer |
Chiaki Imada (Toei Animation) Rikizō Kayano (Shueisha) | ||
| Production | Toei Animation | ||
| FUNimation Dub | |||
| Title | Lord Slug | ||
| Premiere Date | 07 August 2001 | ||
"Super Saiyan Son Goku" is the fourth theatrical film of the Japanese animated television series Dragon Ball Z. The movie premiered as part of the 1991 Spring "Toei Anime Fair" on 09 March 1991, along with another movie from the Magical Taluluto series. It was written by series composer Takao Koyama and directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
Summary
Piccolo is peacefully meditating on his own when Gohan and Haiya Dragon appear to show off their new whistling dance. Piccolo quickly yells at Gohan to stop, as the high-pitched whistling is hurting his sensitive Namekian ears. Meanwhile, a strange planet is quickly approaching the Earth. Goku and Kuririn attempt to redirect the oncoming planet with a Kamehameha, but it has no effect and the planet simply pushes our heroes aside. The planet suddenly explodes and a spaceship is found to have landed on the Earth. An invasion force under the direction of Slug, a Super Namekian with a heart of pure evil, quickly takes over the surrounding area.
Gohan soon arrives to fight off the invading forces, and is easily dispatching most of them. However, Slug has been observing the battle from inside the spaceship and notices the Dragon Ball on Gohan’s hat. Bulma, Chi-Chi, and Oolong then arrive as Chi-Chi encourages Gohan to fight on, but Bulma insists on knowing Slug’s ultimate goal. After taking Gohan’s Dragon Ball Slug says he plans to use the Earth as a new vehicle, as his has been destroyed. Gohan won’t let this happen, but is easily defeated by Dorodabo and Angira, Slug’s right-hand men. Slug then reads Bulma’s mind and learns of the Dragon Balls on Earth. He quickly dispatches his men to gather the Dragon Balls and eventually wishes to have his youth restored.
After some time passes, the Earth’s temperature has drastically dropped as Slug has covered the planet with dark clouds, blocking the sun’s rays. Gohan has recovered, and not giving up the fight to save his planet he returns to challenge Slug. Unfortunately he is still no match and is about to be defeated, but is saved by Piccolo, who easily defeats Dorodabo. However, Gohan has had his energy drained by Medamaccha and Piccolo is seriously injured by Angira while protecting Gohan. Goku suddenly arrives, pulverizing Angira and Medamaccha with his overwhelming strength.
Kuririn pays no attention to Goku’s warning and decides to take on Slug, but is no match for the powerful Namekian. Goku and Slug begin an one-on-one duel, but it is soon evident that Slug’s strength surpasses even that of Goku’s. With his back against the wall, Goku summons all of his strength and is overtaken by a golden aura. His Super Saiyan powers have manifested! Goku quickly overwhelms Slug, but the evil Namekian has one last trick up his sleeve – the Super Giant Body Arts technique!
Slug once again turns the table on Goku, but at that moment Piccolo remembers the effects Gohan’s whistling had on him. He rips off his own ears and yells at the beaten Gohan to start whistling. Slug quickly falls to ground in utter pain, releasing Goku from his grasp. Piccolo takes the chance to transfer his remaining ki to Goku, who then flies up over the dark clouds and begins forming a Genki-Dama with the energy from the sun. Slug flies up to stop him, but is hit head-on by the Genki-Dama which sends him crashing into the nearby machine creating the dark clouds. As the clouds disappear, the sun’s rays bring peace back to the Earth once again.
Cast
The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese film. Additional characters/cast members not originally credited, or with speaking roles exclusive to a specific dubbing, have been included at the bottom of the table.
| Character | Cast | ||
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| Son Goku | Masako Nozawa | Sean Schemmel | |
| Son Gohan | Stephanie Nadolny | ||
| Piccolo | Toshio Furukawa | Christopher R. Sabat | |
| Kuririn | Mayumi Tanaka | Sonny Strait | |
| Kame-Sen'nin | Kōhei Miyauchi | Mike McFarland | |
| Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru | Tiffany Vollmer | |
| Chi-Chi | Naoko Watanabe | Cynthia Cranz | |
| Oolong | Naoki Tatsuta | Brad Jackson | |
| Kaiō | Jōji Yanami | Sean Schemmel | |
| Shenlong | Tesshō Genda | Christopher R. Sabat | |
| Angira | Kei’ichi Nanba | John Burgmeier | |
| Kakuja | Shōzō Īzuka | Christopher R. Sabat | |
| Zeiun | Kōji Totani | Brad Jackson | |
| Dorodabo | Daisuke Gōri | John Freeman | |
| Medamatcha | Yukitoshi Hori | Kent Williams | |
| Soldier A | Shinobu Satōchi | Unknown | |
| Soldier B | Hikaru Midorikawa | Unknown | |
| Soldier C | Michio Nakao | Unknown | |
| Slug | Yūsaku Yara | Brice Armstrong | |
| Narration | Jōji Yanami | Kyle Hebert | |
Main Staff
The following list provides the main staff responsible for the production of this theatrical film as credited in its respective ending credits.
- Executive Producer: Chiaki Imada, Rikizō Kayano
- Planning: Kōzō Morishita, Kenji Shimizu, Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Production Supervisor: Take Torimoto
- Production Progression: Tatsuya Kawagishi
- Scenario: Takao Koyama
- Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Photography: Masaru Sakanishi
- Editing: Shin'ichi Fukumitsu
- Recording: Kenji Ninomiya
- Chief Animation Supervisor: Minoru Maeda
- Animation Supervisor Assistant: Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru, Masaki Satō
- Key Animation: Yukio Ebisawa, Masahiro Shimanuki, Kazuya Hisada, Takeo Ide, Hideko Okimoto, Naoki Miyahara, Naotoshi Shida, Tadayoshi Yamamuro, Teruharu Ryū, Noriko Shibata, Tomoya Handa,Toshiyuki Kan’no, Ei’ichiro Nishiyama, Masashi Ishihama, Midori Sawaki, Yukiko Michishita, Kiyoshi Matsumoto, Hideki Takahashi, Motoko Hiraishi, Yoshimi Imagawa, Hiroya Iijima, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Katsumi Aoshima
- Special Effects: Chiaki Hirao
- Director (Storyboard): Mitsuo Hashimoto
- Animation Supervisor: Minoru Maeda
- Art Director: Tomoko Yoshida, Toshikatsu Sanuki
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