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Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

Name: Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Genre: Animation, Action, Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1990-10-17
Duration: 48 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Masako Nozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yuko Mita, Takeshi Watabe, Kozo Shioya

1990 · 0h 48m · Animation, Action, Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy

IMDb 7.8

Watch it tonight if you're a Dragon Ball fan or want a surprisingly emotional sci-fi action story with real stakes—this DBZ film stands out by giving Goku's father a tragic, heroic arc instead of just being cannon fodder. Skip it only if anime action and father-son drama leave you cold.

Plot

Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses the destruction of his race and must now do his best to stop Frieza's impending massacre.

Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto

Cast: Masako Nozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yuko Mita, Takeshi Watabe, Kozo Shioya

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