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Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

1990 · 48 min · Director: Daisuke Nishio, Mitsuo Hashimoto ★ IMDb 7.8 · 7,413 ratings

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A prequel to the original Dragonball series, this TV movie tells the story of Son Goku's father Bardock and his futile attempt to stop Freeza from destroying his planet Vegeta. It also shows how little Kakarotto (Son Goku) ends up on earth!

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Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear10%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Action, Animation. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 43 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 1′Excitement45 %5 %10 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 4′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
12.5 %≈ 6′Tension50 %45 %35 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 8′Tension53 %49 %38 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 11′Tension45 %43 %29 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 13′Hope41 %39 %24 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 16′Tension56 %54 %43 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 18′Disturbing73 %66 %60 %44 %
42.5 %≈ 20′Sadness78 %67 %60 %63 %
47.5 %≈ 23′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
52.5 %≈ 25′Tension72 %68 %50 %22 %
57.5 %≈ 28′Tension70 %69 %50 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 30′Tension74 %74 %58 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 32′Tension79 %79 %56 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 35′Tension80 %80 %47 %47 %
77.5 %≈ 37′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
82.5 %≈ 40′Tension85 %85 %60 %45 %
87.5 %≈ 42′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 44′Sadness82 %20 %50 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 47′Hope73 %10 %25 %40 %

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Cast

Masako Nozawa

Bardock / Son Gokû (Kakarotto) (voice)

YM
Yûko Mita

TW
Takeshi Watabe

Panbûkin (voice)

KS
Kozo Shioya

Toteppo / Dokutâ (voice)

Ryusei Nakao

Freeza (voice)

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Show Hayami

Zarbon (voice)

YH
Yukitoshi Hori

Dodoria (voice)

Banjo Ginga

Tôro (voice)

KA
Kinpei Azusa

Grandfather Son Gohan (voice)

Ryô Horikawa

Vegeta (voice)

Shozo Iizuka

Nappa (voice)

HK
Hirohiko Kakegawa

Saiya-jin A (voice)

YM
Yûji Machi

Saiya-jin B (voice)

CS
Chie Sato

Saiya-jin C (voice)

SS
Shinobu Satouchi

Saiya-jin D (voice)

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Michio Nakao

Saiya-jin E (voice)

Joji Yanami

Narrator / Planthorr (voice)

Details

Type
Animation
Released
1990
Runtime
48 min
Country
Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 7,413 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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