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Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

1990 · 48 min

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Directed by: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Genres: Animation, Action, Science fiction
Starring: Masako Nozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yuko Mita

Tagline: This is the story of Bardock, the father of Goku.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Genres: Animation, Action, Science fiction
Starring: Masako Nozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yuko Mita

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: fate
survival
betrayal
family
redemption
Places: space
military
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	8
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: animation, action, science fiction, drama, fantasy
Directed by: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Written by: Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Takao Koyama
Starring: Masako Nozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yuko Mita, Takeshi Watabe, Kozo Shioya, Ryusei Nakao, Show Hayami, Yukitoshi Hori
Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Runtime: 48 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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