movie

1993 · Japan

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 48 min
Age rating: NR
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Violence: Mild

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

It has been thirteen years since the Androids began their killing rampage and Son Gohan is the only person fighting back. He takes Bulma's son Trunks as a student and even gives his own life to save Trunks's. Now Trunks must figure out a way to change this apocalyptic future

android
dystopia
time travel
based on manga
genocide
teacher student relationship
alternate timeline
shounen
anime
mother son relationship

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Takeshi Kusao — Trunks (voice)
Naoko Watanabe — Chichi / Puar (voice)
Daisuke Gori — Gyûmaô / Umigame (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta — Oolong (voice)
Kohei Miyauchi — Kame Sen'nin (voice)
Shigeru Nakahara — Android No.17 (voice)
Miki Ito — Android No.18 (voice)
Shinobu Satouchi — Announcer (voice)
Shinichiro Ohta — Tenshu (voice)
Kazunari Tanaka — Kakariin (voice)
Joji Yanami — Narration (voice)

Directed: Yoshihiro Ueda
Written: Hiroshi Toda

Production

Rating: 7.6 / 10 · 626 ratings
Studio: Fuji Television Network, Toei Company

If this stayed with you

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