Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
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Directed by | Tadayoshi Yamamuro[1] |
Screenplay by | Akira Toriyama |
Music by | Norihito Sumitomo |
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Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 120 minutes[2] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ 復活の「F」, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto: Fukkatsu no Efu, lit. "Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of F") is the upcoming nineteenth Japanese animated feature film based on the Dragon Ball series, and the fifteenth to carry the Dragon Ball Z branding, set to be released in both 2D and 3D theaters on April 18, 2015. It will be the second film personally supervised by series creator Akira Toriyama, following 2013's Battle of Gods. The movie will depict the return of the villain Frieza, as well as the God of Destruction Beerus and Whis from Battle of Gods.
Plot
One peaceful day on Earth, two remnants of Frieza's army named Sorbet (ソルベ) and Tagoma (タゴマ) arrive searching for the Dragon Balls with the aim of reviving Frieza. They succeed, and Frieza subsequently seeks revenge on the Saiyans.[1]
Voice cast
Character | Japanese voice actor |
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Son Goku | Masako Nozawa |
Vegeta | Ryō Horikawa |
Frieza | Ryūsei Nakao |
Son Gohan | Masako Nozawa |
Kuririn | Mayumi Tanaka |
Tenshinhan | Hikaru Midorikawa |
Trunks | Takeshi Kusao |
Kame-Sennin | Masaharu Satō |
Bulma | Hiromi Tsuru |
Videl | Yuko Minaguchi |
Beerus | Kōichi Yamadera |
Whis | Masakazu Morita |
Development and production
The film was originally announced in July 2014 under the tentative title of Dragon Ball Z 2015 in the September 2014 issue of V Jump magazine. The image of Son Goku in Super Saiyan form using the Shunkan Idō technique confirmed Toriyama's credits for the original concept, screenplay and character designs and his mention that the film would be a continuation of his original manga. The author stated that the film will also be a sequel to Battle of Gods, that he strictly scrutinized all the dialogue, and promised more action scenes.[3] A flyer of the same image, with a backside showing Shenlong, handed out at the Jump Victory Carnival event on July 19 revealed that Dragon Ball Z animation supervisor Tadayoshi Yamamuro is directing the new film.[4] Later that month, a short teaser trailer was released of Shenlong bringing someone back to life with text calling this "The worst wish in history." (史上最悪の願い。), followed by Goku transforming into a Super Saiyan.[5][6]
In November 2014, the film's finalized title of Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F and basic plot outline were unveiled in the January 2015 issue of V Jump. A promotional image released for the movie depicts Frieza, Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Son Gohan, Kuririn, as well as the God of Destruction Beerus and Whis from the previous film Battle of Gods. Also featured in the image were two new characters that are servants of Frieza, Sorbet and Tagoma. The magazine also disclosed that Toriyama came up with the title while listening to Maximum the Hormone's 2008 song "F", which is about Frieza himself.[1]
On December 5, 2014, the first full trailer for the film was aired on Fuji TV's morning show Mezamashi TV.[7] The following day a slightly different trailer and a special audio message from Frieza (Ryūsei Nakao) were added to the film's official website,[8] as well as some of the cast and crew. People who order advance tickets receive an earphone jack strap of either Goku or Frieza designed by Toriyama.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "1st Key Visual For 2015 Dragon Ball Z Film Reveals Frieza". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ "Theater version of Dragon Ball Z". Cinema City. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ "Dragon Ball Z Gets New 2015 Film by Creator Toriyama". Anime News Network. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ "Dragon Ball Z Animation Director Tadayoshi Yamamuro Will Helm 2015 DBZ Film". Anime News Network. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ "Dragon Ball Z 2015 Film's Extended Teaser Streamed". Anime News Network. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ Martinez, Phillip. "New 'Dragon Ball Z' Movie To Premiere In 2015: Frieza Returns To Wreak Havoc On DBZ Crew [VIDEO]". iDigitalTimes. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "New Footage For 2015 Dragon Ball Film Unveiled on TV". Anime News Network. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ^ a b "2015 Dragon Ball Film's 2nd Extended Teaser Streamed". Anime News Network. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
External links
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- Official website
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' at IMDb