Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, originally released theatrically in Japan simply as Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Z: Return my Gohan!! (ドラゴンボールZ オラの悟飯をかえせッ!!) for its Japanese VHS and Laserdisc release, is the fourth film in the Dragon Ball franchise and the first one under the Dragon Ball Z moniker. It was originally released in Japan on July 15, 1989 at the "Toei Manga Matsuri" film festival.
Dead Zone was licensed in North America by FUNimation Entertainment and the home video rights were sub-licensed to Pioneer Home Entertainment.
English Voice Cast (1998 Pioneer/Ocean Group dub)
Main Cast
- Don Brown - Garlic Jr.
- Saffron Henderson - Son Gohan
- Peter Kelamis - Son Goku / Kakarot
- Scott McNeil - Piccolo
Secondary Cast
- Paul Dobson - Nicky
- Doc Harris - Narrator
- Terry Klassen - Ginger, Krillin
- Ward Perry - Kami, Sansho
Minor Cast
- Lisa Ann Beley - Chi-Chi
- Don Brown - Garlic, Master Roshi, Shenron
- Lalainia Lindbjerg - Bulma
- Dave Ward - Ox King
English Voice Cast (2003 AB Groupe/"Big Green" dub)
Main Cast
- Jodi Forrest - Son Gohan
- David Gasman - Son Goku / Kakarot, Big Green
- Doug Rand - Garlic Jr.
Secondary Cast
- David Gasman - Ginger
- Sharon Mann - Clearin
- Ed Marcus - Kami, Narrator, Nicky
- Doug Rand - Sansho
Minor Cast
- David Gasman - Ox King, Sansho (one loop)
- Sharon Mann - Blooma, Chi-Chi
- Ed Marcus - Dragon Lord, Garlic, Genius Turtle, Ginger (voice double), Sansho (one loop)
English Voice Cast (2005 Ultimate Uncut/FUNimation dub)
Main Cast
- Chuck Huber - Garlic Jr.
- Stephanie Nadolny - Son Gohan
- Christopher R. Sabat - Piccolo
- Sean Schemmel - Son Goku / Kakarot
Secondary Cast
- Troy Baker - Ginger
- Douglass Burks - Nicky
- Eric Dillow - Sansho
- Kyle Hebert - Narrator
- Christopher R. Sabat - Kami
- Sonny Strait - Krillin
Minor Cast
- Chris Cason - Demonic Horde
- Cynthia Cranz - Chi-Chi
- Kyle Hebert - Ox King
- Chuck Huber - Garlic
- Mike McFarland - Master Roshi
- Christopher R. Sabat - Shenron
- Tiffany Vollmer - Bulma
Trivia
- Christopher R. Sabat is erroneously credited as Ox King in the 2005 redub, whereas Sabat hadn't voiced the character since episode 290 of Dragon Ball Z. Bizarrely, Kyle Hebert who does voice him here is not credited at all even for the Narrator.