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Dragon Ball Z S6E9 — The Puzzle of General Tao
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Dragon Ball Z•Season 6•Episode 9

The Puzzle of General Tao

7.7/10 · 9 votesFeb 10, 199325 min

Ranked #29 of 29 in Season 6•−0.6 vs season avg

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Goku comes face to face with an old adversary: General Tao! The search for the Dragon Balls led Goku to the aging general, but unless the Super Saiyan can solve the crafty villain’s puzzle, the search may end in vain!

Directed byDaisuke Nishio
Written byHiroshi Toda
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Cast18

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Son Goku / Son Gohan / Son Goten (voice)

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Vegeta (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Piccolo (voice)

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Krillin / Uranai Baba (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Bulma / Bulla

Naoki Tatsuta

Naoki Tatsuta

Oolong / Karin (voice)

Ryusei Nakao

Ryusei Nakao

Freeza (voice)

Joji Yanami

Joji Yanami

Dr. Briefs (voice)

Naoko Watanabe

Naoko Watanabe

Puar / Chi-Chi (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Tien Shinhan (voice)

Miki Ito

Miki Ito

Android 18 (voice)

Hiroko Emori

Hiroko Emori

Mama / Chaozu / Bulma / Bulla (voice)

Crew9

Daisuke Nishio

Daisuke Nishio

Director

Daisuke Nishio

Daisuke Nishio

Storyboard Artist

H

Hiroshi Toda

Writer

K

Keisuke Masunaga

Animation Director

T

Tatsufumi Itoh

Key Animation

Y

Yoshihiko Umakoshi

Key Animation

M

Masaaki Iwane

Key Animation

H

Hidehiko Okano

Key Animation

I

Isao Sugimoto

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Puzzle of General Tao" is episode 9 of Dragon Ball Z season 6. It scored 7.7/10 from 9 votes, ranking #29 of 29 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Daisuke Nishio and written by Hiroshi Toda, it aired on February 10, 1993.

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