# Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)

> A doomed Saiyan warrior races against prophecy and imperial power to save his infant son before Planet Vegeta is erased.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24926

## Facts

- Runtime: 48 min
- Genres: Animation, Action, Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
- Cast: Masako Nozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yuko Mita, Takeshi Watabe, Kozo Shioya, Ryusei Nakao, Show Hayami, Yukitoshi Hori
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142245/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tragic, propulsive, foreboding, anime marathon, franchise rewatch

## Synopsis

A father's desperate fight against tyranny unfolds in a world of alien warriors and impending doom.

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