Toshio Furukawa's voice from the original Japanese version is retained in the AB Groupe dub at the beginning of this film, when Piccolo screams and destroys a large rock formation.
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This dub is included as an alternate track on DVD in the Netherlands.Īfter Pioneer's distribution license for Movies 1-3 and Saban's initial dub of Episodes 1-67 expired, FUNimation would go back and redub them with their own in-house dubbing cast. The quality of the AB Groupe dubs (known as "The Big Green" dub in reference to the nickname given to Piccolo in this dub) is infamous in the Dragon Ball fanbase for its poor syncing, unfitting and limited casting choices and motor mouth dialogue. It would air in The Netherlands and on Toonami in the United Kingdom. The AB Groupe dubs were based on the French dub and had little rewriting to help mold the dialogue to the animations mouth. The movie was dubbed again in France by the AB Groupe for European distribution under the title In Pursuit of Garlic. These edits included profanity, the scene when Goku emerges naked from fishing underwater, and the scene when Gohan urinates on Krillin's head from high above. Though when aired on Toonami, the opening and end credit music was replaced with the Saban/Ocean Dub's opening "Rock the Dragon" by Shuki Levy, and it was also edited for content. In contrast with Saban's highly edited and censored dub for the series, the movie was dubbed uncut and with the original Japanese score by Shunsuke Kikuchi left intact. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and save the world from being sucked into the dead zone.ĭead Zone was first dubbed by FUNimation, in association with Pioneer Entertainment, utilizing the same Vancouver-based voice actors from Ocean Productions as Saban's dub for the TV series. collects the Dragon Balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr.