Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1990 · 48 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Mitsuo Hashimoto

Starring

Show Hayami, Masako Nozawa, Ryo Horikawa, Banjo Ginga, Shozo Iizuka, Chie Sato

Bardock, Goku’s father, is a low‑ranking Saiyan soldier who unexpectedly receives the ability to glimpse the future from a dying alien on a planet he has just annihilated. With this vision he sees his entire race wiped out and must race against time to thwart Frieza’s looming massacre.