Japan Synopsis
ドラゴンボールＺ オラの悟飯をかえせッ!!
In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and save the world from being sucked into a dead zone.
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
110 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone sits at position #58.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
6 sharedDragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
★ 6.8 · Japan
4 sharedDragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
★ 6.5 · Japan
4 sharedDragon Quest: Your Story
★ 6.7 · Japan
4 sharedBeyond Skyline
★ 5.3 · Indonesia
3 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
★ 7.2 · Japan
Other Titles From Toei Animation
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,713 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,774 of 2,532 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation, Toei Company |
| Runtime | 41m |
| Release Date | July 15, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0142235 |