Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Seen it?1994 | 48 min | Animation, Action, 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 Escape from New York, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 48 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A Saiyan Space pod crash-lands on Earth out of which a wounded Saiyan crawls: Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan. The wounded Broly shouts out in frustration and turns into normal form. The place soon freezes, trapping him in it and he falls into a coma.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$22 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 32K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
- Masako NozawaSon Gokû / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)
- Mayumi TanakaKrillin (voice)
- Takeshi KusaoTrunks (voice)
- Yuko MinaguchiVidel (voice)
- Junko ShimakataKoko (voice)
- ChafurinShaman (voice)
- Hisao EgawaVillager A (voice)
- Yoshiyuki KonoVillager B (voice)
- Asuka KimuraVillager C (voice)
- Bin ShimadaBroly (voice)