The Best Episodes Written By Katsuhiko Taguchi

#1 - The Terrifying Cobra Man

Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/1971

Cobra Man makes an attack on the gold vault, but when the pet dog of security guard Kondo barks at him, he drops his fangs! Seeking his fangs, he attacks Kondo.

Director: Minoru Yamada

Writer: Katsuhiko Taguchi

#2 - The Revived Cobra Man

Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/1971

Ritsuko Ayakoji of the Ayakoji Biology Research Institute, Shocker's collaborator, puts up advertisements for “Purchasing Animals” to gather animal blood and capture the people who bring in their pets.

Director: Minoru Yamada

Writer: Katsuhiko Taguchi

#3 - Fire-Breathing Caterpillar Monster: Dokugander

Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/14/1971

Ichimonji, who has started an inquiry into a village thrown into panic by a gigantic catapillar creature, meets with Yoshioka who is looking for a missing professor, and together they begin a search for the professor.

Director: Minoru Yamada

Writer: Katsuhiko Taguchi

#4 - Dokugander, Confrontation at Osaka Castle

Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/21/1971

In order for Shocker to make use of a growth drug developed by Yoshioka, Dokugander's adult form transforms into the deceased professor to trick the assistant professor Yoshioka.

Director: Minoru Yamada

Writer: Katsuhiko Taguchi

#5 - The Day All Tuna Vanished

Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1988

Kotaro fights to stop the abduction of tuna by Professor Kuromatsu in order to gain an extract to improve the power of the Golgom mutants.

Director: Takeshi Ogasawara

Writer: Katsuhiko Taguchi

#6 - The Roaring Armed Machine

Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 3/20/1988

Director: Takeshi Ogasawara

Writer: Katsuhiko Taguchi