Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
This is the story of Bardock, the father of Goku.
1990 | 48m | Japanese
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
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| Writer: | Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Takao Koyama |
| Staring: |
| Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses the destruction of his race and must now do his best to stop Frieza's impending massacre. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 17, 1990 |
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| Director: | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
| Writer: | Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Takao Koyama |
| Genres: | Action, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | precognition, prequel, alien, based on manga, destruction of planet, genocide, anime, future vision, tv special, home planet |
| Production Companies | Fuji Television Network, Toei Animation, Toei Company, Bird Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Aug 15, 2024 |
![Official Clip [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/LppVB56XJlI.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Masako Nozawa | Bardock / Son Gokû (Kakarotto) (voice) |
| Kazuyuki Sogabe | Tôma (voice) |
| Yuko Mita | Seripa (voice) |
| Takeshi Watabe | Panbûkin (voice) |
| Kozo Shioya | Toteppo / Dokutâ (voice) |
| Ryusei Nakao | Freeza (voice) |
| Show Hayami | Zarbon (voice) |
| Yukitoshi Hori | Dodoria (voice) |
| Banjo Ginga | Tôro (voice) |
| Kinpei Azusa | Grandfather Son Gohan (voice) |
| Ryo Horikawa | Vegeta (voice) |
| Shozo Iizuka | Nappa (voice) |
| Hirohiko Kakegawa | Saiya-jin A (voice) |
| Yûji Machi | Saiya-jin B (voice) |
| Chie Sato | Saiya-jin C (voice) |
| Shinobu Satouchi | Saiya-jin D (voice) |
| Michio Nakao | Saiya-jin E (voice) |
| Joji Yanami | Narrator / Planthorr (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru | Animation Director, Character Designer |
| Kazuya Hisada | Key Animation |
| Masahiro Shimanuki | Key Animation |
| Masako Misumi | Key Animation |
| Yoko Iizuka | Key Animation |
| Tomekichi Takeuchi | Key Animation |
| Toshiyuki Kanno | Key Animation |
| Tomoya Iida | Key Animation |
| Yukio Ebisawa | Key Animation |
| Noriko Shibata | Key Animation |
| Liu Teruhisa | Key Animation |
| Naoki Miyahara | Key Animation |
| Hideko Okimoto | Key Animation |
| Takeo Ide | Key Animation |
| Hisashi Eguchi | Key Animation |
| Mitsuo Hashimoto | Director |
| Tadayoshi Yamamuro | Key Animation |
| Shunsuke Kikuchi | Original Music Composer |
| Hidenori Arai | Sound Effects |
| Yuichi Suenaga | Production Director |
| Kenji Ninomiya | Sound Recordist |
| Nobuhiro Komatsu | Sound Director |
| Tomoko Yoshida | Art Designer, Art Direction |
| Yuji Ikeda | Art Designer |
| Minoru Maeda | Character Designer |
| Daisuke Nishio | Series Director |
| Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Screenplay |
| Takao Koyama | Series Composition, Screenplay |
| Shinichi Fukumitsu | Editor |
| Yoshihiro Aso | Assistant Editor |
| Nobuhiro Shimokawa | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kōzō Morishita | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 75 | 90 | 64 |
| 2024 | 5 | 69 | 94 | 54 |
| 2024 | 6 | 83 | 108 | 59 |
| 2024 | 7 | 85 | 115 | 67 |
| 2024 | 8 | 74 | 93 | 45 |
| 2024 | 9 | 50 | 70 | 36 |
| 2024 | 10 | 53 | 76 | 38 |
| 2024 | 11 | 56 | 78 | 39 |
| 2024 | 12 | 52 | 65 | 40 |
| 2025 | 1 | 54 | 73 | 39 |
| 2025 | 2 | 39 | 55 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 645 | 869 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 1 | 841 | 893 |