Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Dragon Ball Z Dead Zone, originally released theatrically in Japan as simply Dragon Ball Z and later as Dragon Ball Z Return My Gohan Japanese Z , Hepburn Doragon Bru Zetto Ora no Gohan o Kaese? for its Japanese VHS and Laserdisc release, is the fourth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise and the first one under the Dragon Ball Z moniker. It was originally released in Japan on July 15, 1989 at the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival along with the 1989 film version of Himitsu no Akkochan, the first Akumakun movie, and the film version of Kidou Keiji Jiban.
The film opens with Piccolo being attacked and supposedly killed by a group of shadowed fighters. ChiChi along with her father, Ox King, and Gohan are attacked by the same group. Goku is out fishing during the attack and after sensing danger, he returns only to find his son has been kidnapped. The group responsible for the attack are Garlic Jr.s henchmen, and it is later revealed that their reason for kidnapping Gohan was to retrieve the fourstar Dragon Ball that was attached to his hat. After gathering the remaining Dragon Balls, Garlic Jr. summons Shenron and he immediately wishes for immortality. Shenron, never having had to grant this type of demand before, grants Garlic Jr. his wish. A furious Goku arrives to try to take back his son, but soon discovers Garlic Jr.s new power. Kami makes an appearance which surprises Garlic Jr., who thought that his henchmen had killed Piccolo and meets up with Goku, and describes a brief history of Garlic Jr. and his father Garlic. Goku then proceeds to try to find Gohan when he is attacked by the villains gang, whilst Kami faces Garlic Jr.After brief fighting, Krillin and Piccolo arrive to help. Piccolo gets revenge for being attacked earlier by defeating Garlic Jr.s henchman Sansho, while Goku manages to defeat the other two henchmen, Ginger and Nicky. Meanwhile, Kami is getting brutally outmatched by Garlic Jr., until Goku and Piccolo rescue him. And with Garlic Jr.s newly obtained immortality and a new muscular second form, it seems not even Earths strongest warriors can take him down. But when Goku amp Piccolo work together, twoagainstone prevails, and Garlic Jr. is outclassed. Goku and Piccolo then prepare to fight each other, but then Garlic Jr., angry at his defeat, unleashes his ultimate attack, opening up a portal into another dimension known as the Dead Zone the same place Kami banished his father, intending to suck his enemies into the void. However, as it seemed that victory would be his, Gokus son, Gohan, becomes
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