Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no "F"

Earth is finally peaceful again, but this calm is short-lived. The remnants of Frieza's army, led by Sorbet and his right hand Tagoma, arrive on Earth in order to summon Shen Long with the goal of resurrecting their old master. To do so, they threaten Emperor Pilaf, Shuu, and Mai for the Dragon Balls in their possession.

Once successfully revived, Frieza—who had been stoking his hatred for Gokuu Son and Future Trunks in Hell—proclaims that he will not be content until they are dead by his hand. Sorbet informs him that Future Trunks has not been heard of in years, and Gokuu's power has far surpassed even that of the mighty Majin Buu. Unfazed, Frieza responds that he only requires a few months of training before being capable of defeating Gokuu.

Will Frieza be able to exact revenge upon his nemesis, or will Gokuu, Vegeta, and their friends prevail against adversity, saving Earth once more?

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Adaptation:	Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no "F"
Parent story:	Dragon Ball Z
Prequel:	Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami
Alternative version:	Dragon Ball Super

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Son, Gokuu

Main

Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

Vegeta

Main

Horikawa, Ryo
Japanese

Freeza

Main

Nakao, Ryusei
Japanese

Son, Gohan

Supporting

Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

Piccolo

Supporting

Furukawa, Toshio
Japanese

Future Trunks

Supporting

Kusao, Takeshi
Japanese

Bulma

Supporting

Tsuru, Hiromi
Japanese

Muten-Roushi

Supporting

Satou, Masaharu
Japanese

Kuririn

Supporting

Tanaka, Mayumi
Japanese

Beerus

Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi
Japanese

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Sabat, Christopher

Producer, ADR Director

Bezerra, Wendel

Producer, ADR Director

Cook, Justin

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Yamamuro, Tadayoshi

Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Character Design, Animation Director, Chief Animation Director

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"Z' no Chikai (『Z』の誓い)" by Momoiro Clover Z

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May 7, 2015

1nfiniteXcaliber

Recommended

Dragon ball Z movie 15 Fukkatsu no F or Resurrection of Frieza
seems to go canon with movie 14 Battle of Gods.

Some time has passed since the events of The God of destruction Beerus alongside Whis were introduced as brand new characters from the previous movie that takes place after the Majin Buu Arc within the Dragon ball Z series, Along with the revamped Dragon ball Kai 2014 finishing off as well as an announcement of a new Series dawning upon us right after that,
There have certainly been a lot of new content going on in and out of the franchise lately.

Story/Plot - 5
So I'll ...

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Aug 4, 2015

literaturenerd

Mixed Feelings

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We Dragonball fans often tend to be a very emotional bunch that give heated reviews. However, I'm not here to say this movie SUCKED or this movie ROCKED! If you want my honest opinion...this movie was ok. It had some serious flaws, but it had some things it really did well. In the following paragraphs I will explain exactly what I mean.

My thoughts on the United States Theater release:

If you don't live in the US or simply don't care about this section, please skip ahead to the plot section.

After months of waiting, DBZ movie 15: Resurrection "F" has FINALLY been released in US theaters. Of ...

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Jan 17, 2017

karlstein12

Not Recommended

SPOILERS AHOY!

Terrible. That's one way to describe Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no 'F'.

Toriyama-sensei took us all by storm when the second most recent movie, 'Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami' or 'Battle of Gods' was released. It introduced us to a whole new perspective to the world of Dragon Ball Z, with the addition of a major antagonist, 'The God of Destruction' as he's known, Lord Beerus. Not to mention an all new transformation for our hero Goku known as the 'Super Saiyan God'. As lame as the name sounds, the appearance and the way it came to existence was somewhat similar too. But ... the fact that it was an altogether different entity as it had transcended to the position of a deity made it somewhat believable and cool, and it was also helped by Beerus, a deity himself with interesting characteristics. But this is where it all fails for Fukkatsu no 'F', as there is no originality whatsoever and the main antagonist is Frieza. For god's sake, Frieza. Why did anyone think it'd be a good idea to bring back a popular villain, whose time has long gone from the series, give him an upgraded look and it'd be good to go?

The resurrection of Frieza itself is a reason as to why the movie sucked, but it had a lot of other inconsistencies as well. First of all, there is no proper world building as the movie starts with a strange scene where little fairies are seen dancing and Frieza's mecha face is seen hanging inside that of a cocoon. The next thing we know is that Frieza's sub-ordinate, Sorbet is plotting to revive Frieza back using the Dragon Balls and is coming in search for it on Earth. He doesn't have to wait long as he just steals them from Pilaf and his gang who apparently have found all seven of the Dragon Balls. Strange enough because the last time I saw them they were at their wits' end rowing a broken boat not knowing where to go, so it makes no sense that they could find all the Dragon Balls scattered around the Earth in such a short period. It doesn't end there, after having all seven Dragon Balls the first thing you'd do is just wake the dragon up and ask for your wish, but no because at the very next moment Pilaf and his gang are visited by Sorbet who comes all the way from outer space to Earth in a moment. Pretty good timing, huh?

Soon enough we have Frieza coming back to life and heading out to face the Z warriors in an instant with all of his army. The motive is lackluster, with Frieza learning how much Goku and others have become stronger, Frieza too heads out to train supposedly for the first time in his life. It all feels too old and bland to believe as the only reasoning given as to why Frieza could be a formidable opponent is that he could awaken his latent power by training. Now there is a hint for this in the previous movie when we see Beerus acting a little surprised when he comes to know of Frieza's defeat by a Saiyan, but it feels funny considering how powerless he's shown in the later arcs of Dragon Ball Z. And all of this works against it when Frieza comes back wanting a fight with the Z warriors. Going by the logic of Dragon Ball Z, it would only seem plausible for Gohan or even for Piccolo to defeat Frieza considering how stronger they have become. But nope, its shown as if Earth is once again facing a huge crisis and we even have Gohan saying that he doubts if he can even become a Super Saiyan, thus totally working against what Dragon Ball Z had established. Things take a turn for the worse when he's taking out in an instant by one hit from Frieza and is on the verge of death. (RIP Gohan, what have you done to his character, Toriyama-san!)

The buildup is complete for a showdown between Goku and Vegeta who return after training with Whis back to Earth to face Frieza. In a nutshell, the ensuing battle is enjoyable for those who don't care for whats happening and just want to get their ticket's worth, but as for me its meaningless. There are two new transformations to be seen in the movie, with Goku and Vegeta each showing their new Super Saiyan God's Super Saiyan form. (The hair turns all blue basically) and an absurd power increase given to Frieza with his equally absurd Golden Frieza form. There also is no explanation or a buildup as to how Goku and Vegeta have achieved the new form, but I presume that would be later explained in the TV series, Super. (In which I have yet to reach that point on). But as for in the movie, its a negative. It all could've ended well at least with them letting Vegeta call it a day by taking his revenge on Frieza, but that too didn't happen and Goku once again hogged all the glory. In the end it all seemed like it was a test for Goku from Whis who turns back time to give him one more chance to end Frieza for good, which also made the very reason why Frieza was resurrected and his fight against Goku completely pointless.

There are a lot of good movies in the Dragon Ball Z franchise but none of them till the thirteenth installment were canon. Fukkatsu no 'F' was definitely not one of those good movies and unfortunately it indeed is canon. Dragon Ball Z may have truly hit rock bottom with this one.

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