| Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn | |
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 Japanese film poster | |
| Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| Screenplay by | Takao Koyama |
| Based on | Dragon Ball byAkira Toriyama |
| Starring | Seebelow |
| Cinematography | Toshiharu Takei |
| Edited by | Shinichi Fukumitsu |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥2.16 billion(Japan) $23.5 million (worldwide) |
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn[a] is a 1995 Japaneseanimatedfantasymartial arts film and the 12th film in theDragon Ball Z series. It was originally released inJapan on March 4 at Toei Anime Fair, and dubbed into English byFunimation in 2006. It was preceded byDragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly and followed byDragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon.
In theother world, a teenageoni is manning a cleansing machine and the loud volume of hiswalkman distracts him, causing the machine to explode. The oni is engulfed by the freed evil spirit essence and transforms into Janemba, a massive childlike monster with dimensional manipulation abilities. As a result, the deceased are resurrected.
Goku and Pikkon are fighting in a tournament when they are interrupted by the appearance of a strange crystal-like substance and are sent to investigate the disturbance by the Grand Kai. They find the afterlife's "check-in station" to be encased in the crystal-like barrier which is also immune to theirenergy blasts. From inside of the station, its trapped attendant King Yemma directs them to the monster, Janemba, who refuses to drop the barrier. Goku lures Janemba to hell while Pikkon works to free Yemma.
Meanwhile, Earth comes under siege by an array of zombies, soldiers and past villains led byFrieza who attack a city untilGohan andVidel intervene with the former destroying him causing the villains to flee in terror. The two along withBulma,Goten andTrunks gather the magical Dragon Balls and summon the dragonShenron to ask him to rebuild the barrier between the living and dead, but he is unable to do so since only Yemma can control the boundaries of the afterlife. In hell, Janemba uses his unorthodox powers to best Goku until he powers up to Super Saiyan 3, shaking Other World while he does it, and seemingly kills Janemba. He merely transforms into a much smaller, albeit far more powerful and sinister form - Super Janemba. Goku is overwhelmed by Super Janemba butVegeta has regained his physical body and arrives in time to help. However, the two Saiyans are still no match for Super Janemba and are forced to hide. Goku proposes using the Fusion Dance technique, but Vegeta pridefully refuses to join bodies with Goku.
Pikkon continues to try and free Yemma to no avail, and in his anger, insults the crystal substance which causes it to slightly crack. However, Pikkon's worst insults do not cause enough damage to rescue Yemma so he decides to aid Goku and Vegeta in their fight. After much persuasion, Vegeta agrees to fuse with Goku but Vegeta fails to extend his forefinger when required and the fusion fails, resulting in a weak,obese form named Veku. Super Janemba beats Veku severely and almost kills him, but the fusion wears off and Goku and Vegeta escape in time. Pikkon arrives to stall Super Janemba while Goku and Vegeta attempt the fusion again, this time successfully transforming into the immensely powerful Super Gogeta, who swiftly gains the advantage over Janemba and he uses his power to cleanse the demon of the evil essence inside him, causing him to revert into his oni form and force him to flee.
With Super Janemba vanquished, his hold over reality disappears and the deceased return to the afterlife. After sharing a good-natured farewell with Goku, Vegeta reverts to his spirit form and disappears. Back on Earth, Gohan, Videl, Goten, and Trunks depart back home. In apost-credits scene, a still-summoned Shenron still awaits another wish.
The song "We Gotta Power" was used as the film's opening theme.
| "Saikyō no Fusion" | |
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| Single byHironobu Kageyama | |
| Released | March 1, 1995 (1995-03-01) |
| Genre | Anison |
| Length | 8:46 |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Songwriter(s) | Yukinojo Mori |
"Saikyō no Fusion" (最強のフュージョン,Saikyō no Fyūjon, The Strongest Fusion) is the closing theme song of the film and is a single by Japanese singerHironobu Kageyama. It was released on 8 cm CD on March 1, 1995, in Japan only. It is coupled with the character song "Ai wa Barādo no Yō ni ~Vegeta no Tēma~" performed by Shin Oya. The single charted 95 on Oricon.[1]
The score for the English dub's composed byNathan Johnson and Dave Moran. The Double Feature release contains an alternate audio track containing the English dub with original Japanese background music byShunsuke Kikuchi and an ending theme of "Saikyō no Fusion".
At the Japanese box office, the film sold 3.2 million tickets[2] and grossed¥2.16 billion ($23 million).[3][4]
On November 3 and 5, 2018, it had a joint limited theatrical release with the TV specialDragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (1990), titled asDragon Ball Z: Saiyan Double Feature, byFathom Events in the United States due to the upcoming release ofDragon Ball Super: Broly (2018).[5][6] According toBox Office Mojo, as of November 7, 2018, theSaiyan Double Feature made a revenue of $540,707.[7]
This adds up to a total gross of$23,540,707 in Japan and the United States.
It was released onDVD in North America on March 28, 2006, It was later released in final Double Feature set along withWrath of the Dragon (1995) forBlu-ray and DVD on May 19, 2009, both feature full1080p format inHDremastered16:9 aspect ratio and an enhanced5.1 surround mix. The film was re-released to DVD in the final remastered thinpak collection on January 3, 2012, containing the last 4Dragon Ball Z films.
A second English dub produced and released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video features an unknown voice cast. The Speedy dub is notoriously known among fans for its poor grammar and voice acting, low-quality audio mixing, and limited pool of voice actors, as well as heavily compressed low-resolution video quality due to it being released onVideo CD.
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