Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Seen it?1992 | 46 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 Batman Begins or Terminator 2: Judgment Day, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 46 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Cooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. Goku and the gang must help.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$20 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daisuke Nishio
- Masako NozawaSon Gokû / Son Gohan (voice)
- Toshio FurukawaPiccolo (voice)
- Mayumi TanakaKuririn / Yajirobe (voice)
- Ryo HorikawaVegeta (voice)
- Kohei MiyauchiKame-sen'nin (voice)
- Naoki TatsutaOolong (voice)
- Tomiko SuzukiDende (voice)
- Toku NishioMr. Popo (voice)
- Toshio KobayashiGuide Robo (voice)
- Kazunari TanakaNamekian (voice)