Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)
“The odds are 10 billion to 2.”
Cooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. Goku and the gang must help.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Daisuke Nishio, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Masako Nozawa
as Son Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
as Piccolo (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
as Kuririn / Yajirobe (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
as Vegeta (voice)
Kohei Miyauchi
as Kame-sen'nin (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta
as Oolong (voice)
Tomiko Suzuki
as Dende (voice)
Toku Nishio
as Mr. Popo (voice)
Toshio Kobayashi
as Guide Robo (voice)
Kazunari Tanaka
as Namekian (voice)
Hisao Egawa
as Namekian (voice)
Kinpei Azusa
as Mûri (voice)Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 46 min |
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