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Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

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Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Japanese box art
Directed byMitsuo Hashimoto
Written byTakao Koyama
Based onDragon Ball
by Akira Toriyama
StarringSee below
CinematographyMasatoshi Fukui
Edited byShin'ichi Fukumitsu
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
Production
company
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • July 20, 1991 (1991-07-20) (Japan)
Running time
47 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥2.38 billion (Japan)[1]

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge[a] is a 1991 Japanese anime science fiction martial arts film and the fifth Dragon Ball Z animated feature film, originally released in Japan on July 20 at the Toei Anime Fair. It was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug and followed by Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler. Set in an alternate continuity to the main story, the movie introduces Cooler, the estranged older brother of Frieza, who travels to Earth to challenge and defeat Goku after hearing that he defeated Frieza.

Plot

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Cooler watches as his younger brother Frieza destroys the Saiyan home world. His henchmen prepare to destroy a space pod fleeing the doomed planet that is transporting a Saiyan infant to Earth; but Cooler allows it to go, accounting that it is Frieza's responsibility. More than twenty years later, this Saiyan, Goku, defeats Frieza. After learning of his brother's death, Cooler takes his men – Salza, Neiz, and Dore, on a mission to reclaim his family's honor. On Earth, Cooler's forces ambush Goku and his friends while they are on a camping trip. Goku is badly wounded when he protects Gohan from an energy blast launched by Cooler.

Krillin and Oolong find shelter in a cave with Goku, while Gohan travels to obtain the magic Senzu beans that can heal his father. Cooler orders his men to completely obliterate the forest, believing Goku is in hiding. After obtaining the beans, Gohan is ambushed by Cooler's men before Piccolo arrives to save him. Piccolo kills 'Dore and Neiz, but Cooler arrives and impales him with an energy beam. Salza manages to track Gohan to the cave and destroys the beans. However, Gohan successfully heals Goku with a spare one. Krillin and Gohan are quickly defeated by Salza but Goku soon emerges. Cooler taunts Goku by further injuring Piccolo. Goku incapacitates Salza and attacks Cooler.

After Goku proves to be a worthy opponent, Cooler reveals that he discovered a new transformation above Frieza's capabilities. Goku is pummeled by Cooler, who boasts and mocks him. However, after seeing a bird die from wounds inflicted by their fight, Goku reflects on the well-being of his loved ones. Goku retrieves the deceased bird and transforms into his Super Saiyan form, using his energy to revive it.

Cooler finds himself grossly outclassed by Super Saiyan Goku. Cooler powers up an enormous energy sphere and launches the attack with the hopes to destroy Goku and the Earth along with him. Goku manages to resist and overpower the attack; he sends it hurdling toward Cooler who is launched into space and collides with the sun. As he is incinerated, Cooler realizes that Goku was the Saiyan infant he spared decades ago. As he laments over his mistake, he is disintegrated.

Goku, drained after his victory, is found by his loved ones. They celebrate and search for Piccolo when Salza reappears and prepares to kill them, but he is killed by Piccolo, who fires a Special Beam Cannon through him from afar. Gohan yells out for Piccolo who is nowhere to be seen. Piccolo, having recovered, drinks some water and gazes skyward.

Cast

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Character name Voice actor
Japanese English
Audio Captain Productions/Creative Products Corp.
(1996)[2][3] 		Chinkel-Post Production/AB Groupe
(c. 2001)[4] 		Funimation
(2002)
Goku Masako Nozawa Nesty Calvo Ramirez David Gasman Sean Schemmel
Gohan E.J. Galang Jodi Forrest Stephanie Nadolny
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa Ray Buyco Big Green Christopher Sabat
Paul Bandey
Kuririn Mayumi Tanaka Kririn Clearin Krillin
Apollo Abraham Sharon Mann Sonny Strait
Hire Dragon Naoki Tatsuta Baby Camila Jodi Forrest Icarus
Ethel Lizano Christopher Sabat
Oolong Apollo Abraham David Gasman Brad Jackson
Chi-Chi Naoko Watanabe Mitch Frankenberger Pelicer Sharon Mann Cynthia Cranz
Karin Ichirō Nagai Ray Buyco Paul Bandey Korin
Christopher Sabat[note 1]
Eric Vale (one line, 2008 redub)
Yajirobe Mayumi Tanaka Ethel Lizano Ed Marcus Mike McFarland
Kame-Sennin Kōhei Miyauchi Master Buten Master Roshi
Nesty Calvo Ramirez Mike McFarland
Coola Ryūsei Nakao Apollo Abraham Cooler
Doug Rand Andrew Chandler
Sauzer (サウザー, Sauzā) Shō Hayami R.J. Celdran David Gasman Salza
Michael Marco
Naise (ネイズ, Neizu) Masato Hirano David Soon Paul Bandey Neiz
Bill Townsley
Doure (ドーレ, Dōre) Masaharu Satō Barky Ed Marcus Dore
Manuel R. Abello Mike McFarland
Burdock Masako Nozawa Badag Doug Rand Bardock
Nesty Calvo Ramirez Sonny Strait
Freeza Ryūsei Nakao Apollo Abraham Freezer Frieza
Ed Marcus Linda Young
Narrator Jōji Yanami Bob Karry Kyle Hebert

Cast notes

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  1. ^ Despite that Christopher Sabat did lines as Korin in the Funimation dub, Mark Britten is nonetheless credited as Korin; Britten had already left Funimation by the time this film was dubbed. Eric Vale dubbed over one of Korin's lines with different dialogue for the 2008 version of the dub.

A fourth English version released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown voice cast.

Music

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English dub soundtracks

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The following songs were present in the 2002 Funimation dub of Cooler's Revenge.

  1. Drowning Pool - Reminded
  2. Dust for Life - Poison
  3. American Pearl - Seven Years
  4. Breaking Point - Under
  5. Finger Eleven - Stay and Drown
  6. Breaking Point - Falling Down
  7. Drowning Pool - Mute
  8. Disturbed - The Game
  9. Drowning Pool - Told You So
  10. Deftones - Change (In the House of Flies)
  11. American Pearl - Revelation
  12. Breaking Point - Phoenix

The Double Feature release contains an alternate audio track containing the English dub with original Japanese background music by Shunsuke Kikuchi and an ending theme of "The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest".

The 1996 dub made by Creative Products contained English versions of the Japanese opening and ending theme songs, performed by Gino Padilla along with a children's chorus known as the Age of Wonder.[5] These songs were featured on the album Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z: Songs of a High Spirited Saga - Volume I, along with other English versions of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z songs.

Releases

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It was released on DVD and VHS in North America on January 22, 2002. It was later released in Double Feature set along with The Return of Cooler (1992) for Blu-ray and DVD on November 11, 2008, both feature full 1080p format in HD remastered 16:9 aspect ratio and an enhanced 5.1 surround mix. The film was re-released to DVD in remastered thinpak collection on November 1, 2011, containing the first 5 Dragon Ball Z films.[6][7]

Other companies

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Creative Products Corporation made an English dub for the Philippines, combined with its follow-up film, to make a feature-length film titled Dragon Ball Z: The Greatest Rivals. This feature was released in over 30 Metro Manila theaters on July 11, 1996. Later that year, on November 6, it received an extremely limited VHS release, only sold at Dragon Ball-based promotional events that were hosted by Gino Padilla, who performed the theme music for this version.[8]

Reception

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also known by its Japanese title Dragon Ball Z: The Outstanding Strongest vs. Strongest (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ とびっきりの最強対最強, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto: Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō), or by Toei's own English title Dragon Ball Z: The Strongest Rivals

References

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  1. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (January 29, 2019). "Japan Box Office: Dragon Ball Super: Broly Becomes Top-Grossing Film in The Franchise". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "DBZ Movie CBB". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  3. ^ "Behind the Voice Actors". Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  4. ^ "Behind the Voice Actors". Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  5. ^ "End credits". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  6. ^ Dragon Ball Z: Movie Pack Collection One, Funimation Prod, 2011-11-01, archived from the original on 2015-12-31, retrieved 2016-07-04
  7. ^ "Dragon Ball - Z Movie Pack Collection One". Amazon. November 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  8. ^ "This video was recorded back in November 2, 2019 just hours before I sent the Greatest Rivals VHS tape to @Fumeicom and have it digitally restored!". Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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