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Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
Screenplay by | Takao Koyama |
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Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama |
Starring | See Cast |
Music by |
Shunsuke Kikuchi Mark Menza |
Cinematography | Toshiharu Takei |
Edited by | Shinichi Fukumitsu |
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Distributed by | Toei Company |
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50 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office |
¥1.98 billion (US$22.7 million) |
¥1.98 billion
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, known in Japan as The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ 復活のフュージョン!!悟空とベジータ Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto Fukkatsu no Fyūjon!! Gokū to Bejīta?), is the 12th film in the Dragon Ball Z series. It was originally released in Japan on March 4, 1995 at Toei Anime Fair, and dubbed into English by Funimation in 2006, originally receiving a theatrical release along with Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler before going to DVD.
In the Other World, a teenage "oni" guarding a spirit cleansing machine turns the volume of his walkman up so loud that he fails to change the evil essence tank when necessary. Due to the overload of evil essence, the machine explodes and the "oni" is transformed into a huge-childlike monster with power over the laws regarding the worlds of the living and the dead. As a result, both worlds are thrown into chaos: in the living world, several deceased are brought back to life, while in the other world, beings who were allowed to keep their bodies turn into spirits, and vice versa.
While fighting in the final of another Other World Tournament, Goku and Pikkon are interrupted by the appearance of a crystal-like substance all over the place, and are sent to see to the disturbance. They find the Check-In Station and most of the Other World encased in crystal-like jelly beans which are immune to their energy attacks. From inside the station, King Yemma directs them to the culprit, sitting on the roof. The monster, who is unable to say anything other than its own name, Janemba, refuses to put the barrier back after Pikkon insists. Goku decides to lure Janemba down to Hell to fight him while Pikkon tries to free King Yemma.