Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

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Dragon Ball Z: Lord SlugTemplate:Efn is a 1991 Japanese animated science fiction martial arts film and the fourth Dragon Ball Z feature film. It was originally released in Japan on March 9 between episodes 81 and 82 at the Toei Anime Fair as part of a double feature with the first Magical Taruruto-kun film. It was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might and followed by Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge.

Plot

Gohan visits Piccolo and shows him a new tune he has learned to whistle. Due to his advanced Namekian hearing, this causes Piccolo pain; he angrily orders Gohan to stop when they both sense an approaching threat from outer space. Bulma and her father discover that a meteor harboring lifeforms is heading toward the Earth and will destroy the planet upon impact. Amidst mass panic, Goku and Krillin rush to intercept the meteor and hope to push it away by blasting it with ki, but they are both rendered unconscious by the force of the meteor, and it seemingly explodes in orbit. A spaceship then lands in one of Earth's cities.

An army of humanoid alien soldiers exits the ship and declares the Earth under the rule of their leader, Lord Slug. The soldiers attack a group of civilians, but Gohan arrives to defend them. Lord Slug observes that Gohan has a magical Dragon Ball sewn onto his hat, which he loses during the scuffle. After his henchmen render Gohan unconscious and reveal the plan to convert the planet into a biological spaceship, Slug appears and uses telepathy to read Bulma's mind; he learns about her radar used for tracking the Dragon Balls. Slug's men successfully gather the Dragon Balls and summon the eternal dragon Shenron, who grants Slug eternal youth. Meanwhile, life on Earth begins to perish.

Goku and Krillin are revived by Yajirobe. Gohan, meanwhile, resumes his assault against Slug's army; he is nearly killed but is rescued by Piccolo. Piccolo kills the henchman Wings, while Gohan is overwhelmed by Medamatcha. Piccolo is injured when he jumps before a ki blast intended to kill Gohan. Goku and Krillin arrive, and Goku quickly kills Medamatcha and Angila. Slug appears and is attacked by Krillin, who is quickly defeated. Goku fights Slug but is overwhelmed; in a moment of rage, Goku seemingly accesses a portion of the Super Saiyan form.

During the battle, Slug reveals his Namekian heritage. Through telepathy, King Kai warns Goku that Slug is a "Super Namekian", a bloodline of violent warriors obsessed with power. Slug assumes a giant form and crushes Goku between his massive hands. Piccolo intervenes to rescue Goku, and before he is crushed, he tears off his ears and calls out for Gohan to start whistling. The whistling deafens and weakens Slug, allowing Piccolo to transfer his remaining ki to Goku, who powers up and manages to fly straight through Slug's abdomen and incapacitates him. Goku ascends into the sky and prepares a Spirit Bomb. Goku launches the ki bomb at Slug, which sends him hurtling into his machines, killing him and saving the planet.

Cast

Character name Voice actor
Japanese English
Funimation
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Goku Masako Nozawa Sean Schemmel David Gasman
Gohan Stephanie Nadolny Jodi Forrest
Piccolo Toshio Furukawa Christopher Sabat Big GreenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Paul Bandey
Krillin Mayumi Tanaka Sonny Strait ClearinScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Sharon Mann
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Yusaku Yara (young)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Brice Armstrong SlagScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Ed Marcus
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". Kōji Totani Brad Jackson Paul Bandey
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John Burgmeier
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Chris Rager
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". Yukitoshi Hori Kent Williams Doug Rand
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". Shigeru Chiba Sonny Strait
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". Shōzō Iizuka Christopher Sabat
Footsoldiers Shinobu Satouchi
Hikaru Midorikawa
Template:Interlanguage link multi 		Kyle Hebert
Brian Thomas
Brad Jackson
Mike McFarland
Chuck Huber
Monika Antonelli 		David Gasman
Ed Marcus
Paul Bandey
Doug Rand
Bulma Hiromi Tsuru Tiffany Vollmer BloomerScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Sharon Mann
Shenlong Kenji Utsumi ShenronScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sacred DragonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Christopher Sabat Ed Marcus
Dr. Brief Jōji Yanami Dr. BriefsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Paul Bandey
Chris Forbis
Chi-Chi Naoko Watanabe Cynthia Cranz Sharon Mann
Kaiō Jōji Yanami King KaiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Paul Bandey
Sean Schemmel
Oolong Naoki Tatsuta Brad Jackson David Gasman
Yajirobe Mayumi Tanaka Mike McFarland Ed Marcus
Kame-Sennin Kōhei Miyauchi Master RoshiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Mike McFarland
Narrator Jōji Yanami Kyle Hebert

Music

English dub soundtrack

The following songs were present in Funimation's in-house English adaptation of Lord Slug.[2]

Bruce Faulconer produced an alternate opening theme for this version (which would be replaced in the 2008 remastered version with another original track composed by Mark Menza) and the remaining pieces of background music were composed by Faulconer and Evan Jones. The Double Feature release contains an alternate audio track containing the English dub with original Japanese background music by Shunsuke Kikuchi, an opening theme of "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", and an ending theme of "There's a Genki-Dama in Bad Things!!".

Box office

At the Japanese box office, the film sold 3.6 million tickets[3] and grossed Template:¥[4] (Template:US$).[5]

Releases

It was released on VHS in North America on August 7, 2001, and on DVD on September 4, 2001. It was later released in Double Feature set along with The Tree of Might (1990) for Blu-ray and DVD on September 16, 2008, both feature full 1080p format in HD remastered 16:9 aspect ratio and an enhanced 5.1 surround mix. The film was re-released to DVD in remastered thinpak collection on November 1, 2011, containing the first 5 Dragon Ball Z films.[6]

Reception

Other companies

A third English version produced and released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video, features an unknown voice cast.

Other English dubs were also made by French company AB Groupe. This company done for European markets which was released under the misspelt title Super Saiya Son Goku, and another one for a Malaysian VCD release by Speedy Video which had the title Super Saiya People, Goku. While the Malaysian dub's cast remains unknown, the AB Groupe dub was revealed to have been recorded by English-speaking actors based in France who have also done voices for animated television series such as Code Lyoko and Chris Colorado.[1]

Notes

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References

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External links

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  2. ↑ Imada, Chiaki (Producer), & Hashimoto, Mitsuo (Director). (2001 Aug 7). Lord Slug [Motion picture]. Japan: FUNimation.
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