Dragon Ball Z Resurrection 'F'

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (Japanese: ドラゴンボールＺ　復活の「Ｆ」エフ Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto: Fukkatsu no 'Efu'?) is the upcoming nineteenth Japanese animated feature film based on the Dragon Ballseries, and the fifteenth to carry the Dragon Ball Z branding, set to be released in theaters on April 18, 2015. It will be the first ever Japanese film to be screened in IMAX 3D, and will also receive screenings at 4DX theaters.





Resurrection 'F' is the second film personally supervised by series creator Akira Toriyama, following Battle of Gods in 2013. The movie will depict the return of the villain Frieza, as well as the God of Destruction Beerus and Whis from Battle of Gods. Funimation announced that their English language dub of the film will be released in North American theaters in summer 2015.
Premise

One peaceful day on Earth, two remnants of Frieza's army named Sorbet (ソルベ Sorube?) and Tagoma (タゴマ Tagoma?) arrive searching for the Dragon Balls, with the aim of reviving Frieza. They succeed, and Frieza subsequently seeks revenge on the Saiyans.[1]



Development and production


The film was originally announced in July 2014 under the tentative title of Dragon Ball Z 2015 in the September 2014 issue of V Jump magazine. The image of Son Goku in Super Saiyan form using the Shunkan Idō technique confirmed Toriyama's credits for the original concept, screenplay and character designs and his mention that the film would be a continuation of his original manga. The author stated that the film will also be a sequel to Battle of Gods, that he strictly scrutinized all the dialogue, and promised more action scenes.A flyer of the same image, with a backside showing Shenlong, handed out at the Jump Victory Carnival event on July 19 revealed that Dragon Ball Z animation supervisor Tadayoshi Yamamuro is directing the new film.Later that month, a short teaser trailer was released of Shenlong bringing someone back to life with text calling this "The worst wish in history." (史上最悪の願い), followed by Goku transforming into a Super Saiyan.


In November 2014, the film's Japanese title of Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F and basic plot outline were unveiled in the January 2015 issue of V Jump. A promotional image released for the movie depicts Frieza, Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Son Gohan, Kuririn, as well as the God of Destruction Beerus and Whis from the previous film Battle of Gods. Also featured in the image were two new characters that are servants of Frieza, Sorbet and Tagoma. The magazine also disclosed that Toriyama came up with the title while listening to rock band Maximum the Hormone's 2008 song "F", which is about Frieza himself.


On December 5, 2014, the first full trailer for the film was aired on Fuji TV's morning show Mezamashi TV.The following day a slightly different trailer and a special audio message from Frieza (Ryūsei Nakao) were added to the film's official website,as well as some of the cast and crew. People who order advance tickets receive an earphone jack strap of either Goku or Frieza designed by Toriyama.


Momoiro Clover Z appeared with Masako Nozawa at a press conference in Tokyo on February 3, 2015, where it was announced that all five members will have roles in the movie as "angels from hell." Costumed mascots of Son Goku and Frieza were also present at the event which was held on Setsubun, and accordingly beans were thrown at Frieza in the mamemaki tradition.


On March 2, 2015, a second full trailer was released for Fukkatsu no F revealing Frieza's new form, covering his skin in both gold and dark shades of purple. Other details included in the trailer were a defeated Gohan and Goku, Frieza's henchmen fighting against Piccolo, Tenshinhan, Kame-Sennin and Kuririn. It also features Jaco from Toriyama's 2013 manga series Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, which is set before Dragon Ball.A trailer featuring the series' heroes fighting Frieza and his 1,000-man army was released on March 24 by Mainichi Shimbun.


In April 2015, the 20th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump revealed Goku's new form of the Super Saiyan God transformation he acquired in Battle of Gods.Toei released a short advertisement depicting Goku and Freeza fighting in their new forms, days before the magazine's official release.

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