Zoffy Died! Taro Died Too!

Ultraman Taro, episode 18

Information

Airdate

August 3, 1973

Directed by

Kiyosumi Fukazawa

Written by

Shigemitsu Taguchi

Special Effects Directed by

Masao Kobayashi

Continuity
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Zoffy Died! Taro Died Too! (ゾフィが死んだ！タロウも死んだ！, Zofi ga Shinda! Tarō mo Shinda!) is the eighteenth episode of Ultraman Taro. It features a guest appearance of Zoffy.

Plot[]

Despite ZAT’s support, Ultraman Taro is mortally wounded while fighting Birdon. With the Ultra hero out of the way, Birdon kills Kemjila and devours it. Seemingly satisfied, Birdon flies away, leaving ZAT and the other survivors in the wreckage with their immobile hero. All hope is not lost, however; when the children pray to God to rescue Taro, Zoffy descends from the heavens, coming to his successor’s aid. Zoffy returns Taro’s dead body to the Land of Light so that he can be resurrected.

Cast[]

Kotaro Higashi (東光太郎, Higashi Kōtarō): Saburo Shinoda (篠田三郎, Shinoda Saburō)
Shuuhei Aragaki (荒垣修平, Aragaki Shūhei): Takahiko Tono (東野孝彦, Tōno Takahiko)
Tadao Nanbara (南原忠男, Nanbara Tadao): Toyoyuki Kimura (木村豊幸, Kimura Toyoyuki)
Izumi Moriyama (森山いずみ, Moriyama Izumi): Kiyoko Matsuya (松谷紀代子, Matsuya Kiyoko)
Takashi Ueno (上野孝, Ueno Takashi): Akihiko Nishijima (西島明彦, Nishijima Akihiko)
Tetsuya Kitajima (北島哲也, Kitajima Tetsuya): Hidesuke Tsumura (津村秀祐, Tsumura Hidesuke)
Kenichi Shiratori (白鳥健一, Shiratori Ken'ichi): Shinya Saito (斎藤信也, Saitō Shin'ya)
Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā): Tetsuro Sagawa (瑳川哲朗, Sagawa Tetsurō)

Guest Actors[]

Takeshi Kobayashi (小林タケシ, Kobayashi Takeshi): Masatoshi Nishiwaki (西脇政敏, Nishiwaki Masatoshi)
Akira Kobayashi (小林彰, Kobayashi Akira): Hideo Nihei (二瓶秀雄, Nihei Hideo)
Yuki Kobayashi (小林ゆき, Kobayashi Yuki): Yumi Kanai (金井由美, Kanai Yumi)

Suit Actors[]

Ultraman Taro (ウルトラマンタロウ, Urutoraman Tarō): Hiroshi Nagasawa (長沢寛, Nagasawa Hiroshi)
Kaiju: Toru Kawai (河合徹, Kawai Tōru)
Zoffy (ゾフィー, Zofī): Mitsuru Saijo (西条満, Saijō Mitsuru)

Appearances[]

Ultras[]

Kaiju[]

Home Media[]

Ultraman Taro Volume 5 features episodes 18-21.

Trivia[]

Kotaro does not physically appear in this episode, appearing only briefly when Kenichi calls for him after finding out he went missing.
In this episode, the scene where Zoffy’s head catches fire after being attacked by Baldon was locally referred to in Japan as "Mister Fire Head" and "Captain Fire Head."
- In reality, this was a deliberately staged effect, with Baldon’s action of throwing Zoffy into the lake also intended to achieve the planned extinguishing effect. To prepare for any potential issues, the production team had approximately 10 fire extinguishers on standby.
- Although it appears to be a simple head-on-fire scene, the materials used for the head did not actually burn due to their properties. As a workaround, the crew applied gauze, painted in the same silver as the head, using glue and then soaked it with kerosene to ignite it. After extinguishing the fire, remnants of charred fibers from the gauze can be observed on Zoffy’s head.

Ultraman Taro Episodes
1. Mother of Ultra is Like the Sun \| 2. That Moment, Mother of Ultra... \| 3. Mother of Ultra Now and Forever \| 4. Giant Sea Turtle Monsters Attack Tokyo! \| 5. Parent Star, Child Star, First Star \| 6. Jewels are a Monster's Meal \| 7. Heaven and Hell, the Island Moves! \| 8. The Spirit of the Man-Eating Marsh \| 9. The Day Tokyo Crumbles \| 10. The Tusk Cross is the Monster's Grave! \| 11. The Vampire Flower is a Girl's Spirit \| 12. Monster's Solo Journey \| 13. The Monster's Cavity Aches! \| 14. Taro's Head Flew Off! \| 15. The Girl of the Will-O'-Wisp \| 16. The Monster's Flute Sings \| 17. Two Giant Monsters Close in on Taro! \| 18. Zoffy Died! Taro Died Too! \| 19. Mother of Ultra, Miracle of Love! \| 20. Surprise! A Monster Fell from the Sky \| 21. The Sinking of Tokyo New Town \| 22. Wrath of the Monster with Cub! \| 23. The Gentle Monster Father! \| 24. This Is the Land of Ultra! \| 25. Burn! The 6 Ultra Brothers! \| 26. I Can Beat a Monster Too! \| 27. There He Is! Alien Mefilas! \| 28. Monster Eleking Barks at the Full Moon! \| 29. Bemstar Returns! Taro's in a Desperate Pinch! \| 30. Revenge of the Monster Army! \| 31. Watch Out! The Lying Poison Mushroom \| 32. A Nipping Wind Monster! \| 33. 5 Seconds Before the Great Explosion of the Land of Ultra! \| 34. The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers! \| 35. Certain Kill! Taro's One Blow of Rage! \| 36. You Swine! The Bride Cried \| 37. Monster, Return To Your Homeland! \| 38. The Ultra Christmas Tree \| 39. The Father of Ultra and Son Big Mochi-Making Strategy \| 40. Go Beyond the Ultra Brothers! \| 41. Mother's Wish-A Mid-Winter Cherry Blossom Blizzard \| 42. The Phantom Mother Is a Monster User! \| 43. Pickle the Monster With Salt! \| 44. Oh! Taro Is Being Eaten! \| 45. From a Japanese Nursery Song She Wore Red Shoes... \| 46. The White Rabbit Is a Bad Guy! \| 47. From a Japanese Nursery Song Monster General \| 48. Japanese Nursery Song Monster Doll Festival \| 49. Sing! Monster Big Match \| 50. The Monster Sign Is V \| 51. The Father of Ultra and the Bride Have Come \| 52. Steal the Ultra Life! \| 53. Farewell, Taro! The Mother of Ultra!