Original subtitles

Last Dragon Ball Z Kai...

It seemed that our heroes had caught their first break!

As the forces of evil fought amongst themselves,

Gohan ventured off to find the Dragon Ball hidden by Vegeta

at a nearby village, while Krillin raced back

to the cave with a Dragon Ball of his own...

But with the five remaining Dragon Balls, and now

an injured Vegeta, still firmly in Frieza's clutches,

can our heroes' luck hold out? Find out, now!

Planning

Matsuzaki Yoko

Morishita Kozo

Original Author

Toriyama Akira

Published by Shueisha

Producers

Seino Masato

Watanabe Kazuya

Obara Kohei

Music

Yamamoto Kenji

Opening Theme

Ending Theme

Composition

Arrangement

Vocals

Lyrics

Composition

Arrangement

Vocals

Lyrics

Yoshimoto Yumi

Iwasaki Takafumi

Kyoda Sei'ichi

Tanimoto Takayoshi

Mori Yuriko

Iwasaki Takafumi

Kyoda Sei'ichi

Tanimoto Takayoshi

Production Manager

Kazama Atsunori

Production Coordination

Production

Toei

Fuji TV

Toei Animation

The Scheme is Shattered!

Vegeta Strikes Back at Zarbon!

You've taken quite a beating there, pal.

We could be in for a long haul here.

Damn it all... As if there's not enough

pressure around here as it is...

Unless I can somehow nurse you back to consciousness,

Frieza'll have my head on a pike.

I hope that does it...

Nothing to do now but wait and keep my fingers crossed.

Ahh!

Vegeta... How does he fare?

Lord... He's been stabilized... It won't be long now.

That is excellent news for you.

Yes... sir.

What? That explosion came from just down the hall!

Indeed.

Guess the speed at which I'm able to recuperate

was more than you bargained for.

Now...

No... It had to have come from the treatment room, sir!

Well don't just stand there!

This can't be happening! Vegeta's escaped!

He what?

Frieza's with him. Perfect.

Idiot! Give chase immediately!

Y-Yes, my lord!

He can't have gotten far.

Drag the scoundrel back here in a heap if you must,

just find him! Or so help me

you'll wish you'd never been born!

Fools... Like taking candy from a baby.

"Dear Lord Frieza,

I regret to inform you that by the time you read this,

your undisputed reign will have come to a screeching halt...

Kind Regards, Vegeta."

It's my turn now!

Let's see...

It should be real close.

Why? Why did this have to happen?

Vegeta... You horrible monster!

Son of a... Don't think you'll get away!

I'll find you... You rat!

No one could've scampered off that quickly...

He must be hiding somewhere nearby...

Ah, you mock me with your incompetence, Zarbon!

Lord Frieza... I'm sure there's a perf–

Know that I hold you responsible

for our friend's untimely flight...

In your position, I'd track him down... And quickly!

That's right, moron... Leave no stone unturned.

Heh... One, two, three, four, five... Good.

I hate to come off all ungrateful after

putting you through all the trouble of healing my injuries,

but let's face it: I've earned these.

Trouble is... it's not as though I can just waltz

out the front door with all five

Dragon Balls tucked under my arm.

Damn.

Alright... Time for phase two!

Hey, genius! Way to look inside the ship

before running off on a wild goose chase!

Oh hell!

You bastard!

Now!

Could you tell where his voice was coming from, my lord,

or is it possible–

No! No he's...

He's pilfering my Dragon Balls right under our noses!

Out you go!

Well... Looks like my work here is done.

No! No! No!

Thieving ape!

Where... Where he's gone this time?

Frieza, my lord!

Is... Is he perhaps still on the ship?

This is your mess! You find him!

Yes, sir!

If I know these two imbeciles,

they'll expect me to flee by air.

But I wasn't born yesterday.

Absolutely unacceptable!

You let Vegeta and my precious bounty

slip through your fingers in one fell swoop!

It's unthinkable that he could have absconded

with all five Dragon Balls in the twinkling of an eye!

I will conduct my own search of the ship's interior–

you, however, will comb the surrounding areas

for all you're worth!

Sir.

If Vegeta is not standing before me within the hour,

the only thing to calm my wrath will be your life!

Understood?

Understood.

Huh? This way? It's not inside the houses?

Oh, I get it!

Not even Vegeta woulda looked at the bottom of the lake!

It's perfect! Of course!

Awesome!

I found you!

Alright. Surely they didn't land much farther than this.

Perfect! I throw a mean curveball

if I do happen to say so myself...

The only thing Frieza's pitching now is a fit.

I've got you right where I want you don't I, you bastard?

All I need to do is drudge up the one nestled safely

underwater, and I'm one step away from having all seven!

Somebody's headed this way... Someone powerful...

Huh... It's not Zarbon, the power level is far too low.

Wha– It can't be!

This is awesome!

Gohan, once I've gotten you to the Grand Elder's place,

you're gonna be a force to be reckoned with– I guarantee it!

It's the wretched earthling!

Wait, what is he doing on Planet Namek?

And what in the world is he doing with a Dragon Ball...?

Evidently today's the day

Fortune decides to smile on me!

Seriously, this has gotta be a new record!

Well now, looks like the Dragon Balls

are even more popular than I thought!

It's a shame he's come all this way,

to have that one swiped right out from under him!

Oh, this is almost too good to be true!

Vegeta! Where are you? If only I had a scouter!

The way things are going right now,

I might as well hide myself under a rock...

Come on!

You're determined to be the end of me

one way or another, aren't you?

Ah-ha! There!

No, wait.

It's just the insect who rescued that whiny Namekian brat.

And am I... crazy or is that a Dragon Ball he's carrying?

Vegeta!

I've locked on you now! And you are going to rue the day!

Huh? Another power level closing in on me...

That's gotta be Zarbon, surely...

Ha, couldn't leave well enough alone, huh?

Still, I shouldn't complain...

I get to kill two birds with one stone...

He's bound to be so frazzled after our last encounter

that his guard'll be down...

This really is my lucky day!

Sorry...

What the hell is wrong with you?

Are you trying to kill me?

I thought we all agreed you'd stay inside the cave...

I mean, I know you need the light to read by and all,

but you're gonna get spotted out here...

Whatever! I've only been out here like all of two seconds!

Ooh... Is that what I think it is?

You actually found one?

Pretty neat, huh?

Wow...

I guess the homegrown variety are a lot

bigger than we're used to...

You shoulda seen the Grand Elder.

Turns out he's really cool.

Oh, but that's just the start! Gohan's still inside, right?

He and I have a little trip to make

back to the Grand Elder's place.

You're not gonna believe what that old guy can do!

Um, yeah... About that...

he's kinda off on his own at the moment...

A Dragon Ball popped up on the radar over near that village

Vegeta was attacking, and he went to go look for it.

Ahh... Please tell me you're joking.

What the? There's an energy right on top of us...!

And it is huge!

Is it Gohan? That didn't take very long.

No... We're not that lucky.

Ah! It's Vegeta!

He must've followed me!

I was so pumped from getting stronger, I didn't even notice!

Huh. Fancy our paths crossing here, Earthling...

I never would've suspected your kind

capable of interstellar flight,

given the state of your civilization...

But judging from the Dragon Ball

you're clutching so tightly there,

it appears you've come all this way for the same reason I did.

That's right...

We can do this the easy way or the hard way– it's up to you...

Now, the two of you can choose to stay put here

while I attend to some unfinished business

or you can try to run and make this much uglier.

And it seems we have a guest...

Oh, he's cute... With a face like that,

he's must be one of the good guys;

come to whisk us bravely out of harm's way?

I wouldn't count on it.

Can this be any worse?

What are you talking about? He's gorgeous!

Have you lost your mind?

Ever hear of not judging a book by its cover?

Well, yeah, but... I mean look at those eyes...

Just trust me, I don't have to look at his eyes.

I'm sorry, what were you saying?

You have no taste in boyfriends, Bulma. Seriously.

Interesting... You make me look the fool

and now all you can do is just stand there.

Ah... I recognize baldy...

A new friend you've made since you've got here, perhaps...

All the pieces are beginning to fall into place.

Hey, big boy! Over here...

Just so you know, I'm rootin' for ya!

You've got a fan club.

That's right– have a laugh, then...

You have absolutely no idea how much I'm going to enjoy

watching Lord Frieza put that mouth of yours

through the wringer... One way or another,

you will tell us where the remaining Dragon Balls are.

Oh... Is that a fact?

That's enough...

Yahhh!

I've had it with you!

He's gotten limber...

Ha! Don't hold back for my sake, please.

'Kay you win– he's a bad guy!

His energy just went straight through the roof!

This is bad. Really, really bad...!

That's it. Take the bait...

Damn it!

Haahhhhhhh!

This is our chance... We gotta run! Let's go Bulma...

What? He's gonna pound us to dirt if we run!

He's gonna pound us into dirt if we don't... C'mon!

Ahh!

No you don't!

Wahhh!

Great, what now? Does nothing get past this jerk?

There's a ton of energy...

And it's coming right from where I left Bulma!

I'd better hurry!

How dare you... You bastard!

Wow. You don't look so good...

Our little scuffle appears to be taking quite a toll on you...

Forgive me for saying so,

but I don't think you'll last much longer at this rate.

Is that what you think?

A comedian to the very end, I see!

Your power pales in comparison to mine!

How awkward. I thought you of all people

would be acquainted with Saiyans enough

to know the serious trouble you're in right now...

You were foolish to treat me so carelessly

knowing our fight had left me at death's door... Weren't you?

When a Saiyan recovers from the kind of damage

you dished out to me, old friend,

he only becomes that much more powerful.

Of course. That's it... That's how Goku was able to get

so much stronger after every battle he lost...

So, then... Exactly how powerful is Vegeta now?

Posture all you want! Scum like you could come back

from the abyss a hundred times over

and not be one-tenth as mighty as I am in my present form!

I'll show you how your might compares to that of a Saiyan!

Vegeta... I was just... fo... following orders...

I... I beg... beg you... mercy...

After all the years of being spat on and taunted by you,

I'm expected to show you mercy?

Hear me out... if we... joined... together...

we could prevail over Frieza...

Script

Terui Keiji

Sumisawa Katsuyuki

Koyama Takao

Series Composition

Sado Kazutaka

Caramel Mama

Voice Performances

Son Gohan

Kuririn

Bulma

Nozawa

Masako

Tanaka

Mayumi

Tsuru

Hiromi

Voice Performances

Freeza

Vegeta

Zarbon

Appule

Nakao Ryuusei

Horikawa Ryou

Miura Hiroaki

Yoshimizu Takahiro

Voice Performances

Narration

Yanami

Jouji

“Dragon Ball Z” Directors

Orime

Tatsuya

Ueda

Yoshihiro

Yamauchi

Shigeyasu

Opening & Ending

Yamamuro

Tadayoshi

Nagamine

Tatsuya

Shida

Naotoshi

Gotou

Yasunori

Editing

Maki

Nobutaka

Editing

Assistance

Furushou

Kentarou

(Parsley

Promotion)

Audio Director

Nagasaki

Yukio

Recording

Itou

Mitsuharu

Recording Assistant

Aragaki

Miki

Original

Sound

Effect

Design

Arai Hidenori

Recording

Studio

TAVAC

Music

Collaboration

Yagi

Hitoshi

Kawaguchi

Shintarou

Konishi

Takeo

Miyashita

Reibun

HD Production

Coordination

Assistant Director

Public Relations

Digital

Mastering

HD Editing

Digital

Mastering Coordination

Kadota

Hidehiko

Koyama

Yasunori

Tanaka

Ako

Horike

Atsuko

Q-TEC

Tsukada

Tetsurou

Nakagawa

Akiko

Kobayashi

Nobuhiro

Director

Nowatari Yasuhiro

Hey! It's me, Goku! Just another couple o' days

before I land on Planet Namek, guys!

Whatever you do, stay safe!

Damn it! All the trouble I went through

getting that Dragon Ball, and now this!

You're pretty much the only hope we got left, Goku.

For cryin' out loud, when you get here, lay low!

Next time, on Dragon Ball Z Kai:

Let's get out of here and wait for a better shot!

A Touch-and-Go Situation!

Gohan, Protect the Four-Star Ball!