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Extended Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods U.K. Cinema Release Listed Online
posted on by Andrew Osmond
The Odeon cinema website is listing the Extended version of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami) for a release on March 1, in both dubbed and subtitled editions.
The film is described on the Odeon site as follows:
"Fans of Dragon Ball Z, one of the most successful anime brands of all time, will be delighted to know that Battle of Gods is an original work from the Dragon Ball creator himself, Akira Toriyama. Goku and friends return to the big screen to save Earth in one of the most epic battles of the Dragon Ball franchise, featuring the never-before-seen in European theatres special extended cut of the film with an additional 20 minutes to the original theatrical cut.
"Following the events from the Dragon Ball Z television series, after the defeat of Majin Buu, a new power awakens and threatens humanity... Beerus, an ancient and powerful God of Destruction, searches for Goku after hearing rumours of the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to their home planet, the Z-Fighters must find a way to stop him before it's too late. Only Goku, humanity's Last Hope, can ascend to the level of a legendary Super Saiyan God and stop Beerus from destroying Earth, and possibly the entire universe."
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is set between the 517th and 518th installments of Akira Toriyama's original manga. Specifically, it is set during the "lost decade" of story time after the end of the battle with Majin Buu. It features new characters Birusu — the God of Destruction played by Kouichi Yamadera — and his attendant Wisu (Masakazu Morita).
Akira Toriyama was deeply involved in the film's story and designs from the early screenwriting stages. Masahiro Hosoda (Dragon Ball Z episode director, Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun) directed the film at Toei off a script by Yūsuke Watanabe (live-action 20th Century Boys trilogy, Gantz, Bloody Monday, Future Diary).
Thanks to Don Murray for the heads-up.
