Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Seen it?1991 | 48 min | Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Alita: Battle Angel or Batman Begins, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After defeating Frieza, Goku returns to Earth and goes on a camping trip with Gohan and Krillin. Everything is normal until Cooler - Frieza's brother - sends three henchmen after Goku. A long fight ensues between our heroes and Cooler, in which he transforms into the fourth stage of his evolution and has the edge in the fight... until Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$16 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 40K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
- Masako NozawaSon Gokû / Son Gohan / Bardock (voice)
- Toshio FurukawaPiccolo (voice)
- Mayumi TanakaKuririn / Yajirobe (voice)
- Naoki TatsutaOolong / Haiya Dragon (voice)
- Naoko WatanabeChichi (voice)
- Kohei MiyauchiKame Sen'nin (voice)
- Ichiro NagaiKarin (voice)
- Ryusei NakaoCoola / Freeza (voice)
- Show HayamiSauzer (voice)
- Masato HiranoNeiz (voice)