Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

"As the legend foretold."

1993 1h 10m JA

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★7.3TMDB · 1,034

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Synopsis

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While the Saiyan Paragus persuades Vegeta to rule a new planet, King Kai alerts Goku of the South Galaxy's destruction by an unknown Super Saiyan.

“As the legend foretold.”

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Cast

Bin Shimada
Broly (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Son Goku / Son Gohan (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Vegeta (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi
Paragus (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Trunks (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
Kuririn (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Piccolo (voice)
Kohei Miyauchi
Kame Sen'nin (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Writers: Takao Koyama, Takao Koyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dragon Ball Z Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Bin Shimada and Masako Nozawa and Ryo Horikawa carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "As the legend foretold.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0142242 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shigeyasu Yamauchi directs. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dragon Ball Z Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Bin Shimada and Masako Nozawa and Ryo Horikawa carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "As the legend foretold.".
7IMDB entry: tt0142242 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "mind control", "martial arts", "legend", "superhero".
9Released under 32 different titles around the world.