Saturday, April 17, 2004
4/17: Today in G-History
1929: MICHAEL FOREST, who was the voice of Olimpius on "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", "Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force", and "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue: The Queen’s Wrath", is born Gerald Michael Charlebois in Harvey, N.D. He also played Vance in "King Kong Lives" and was in several Roger Corman films.
1951: OLIVIA HUSSEY, who played Marit in "Virus", is born Olivia Osuna in Buenos Aires. Her other films include "The Battle of the Villa Fiorita", "Romeo and Juliet", "All the Right Noises", "Lost Horizon", "Black Christmas", "The Cat and the Canary", "Death on the Nile", "The Man With Bogart’s Face", "The Undeclared War", and "Psycho IV: The Beginning".
1966: "Daimajin" ("Great Majin") a.k.a. "Majin" a.k.a. "Majin the Hideous Idol" is released in Japan.
"Daikaiju ketto Gamera tai Barugon" a.k.a. "War of the Monsters" a.k.a. "Gamera vs. Barugon" is released in Japan.
Episode 16 of "Ultra Q", "The Revenge of Garamon", debuts on Japanese TV.
1967: Episode 42 of "The Space Giants", "Fierce Battle Between Capt. Magma and Balzas" a.k.a. "The Plunge", debuts on Japanese TV.
1970: "The Green Slime" is released in Finland.
1971: OLIVIA HUSSEY, who played Marit in "Virus", marries Dean Paul Martin.
1973: Episode 3 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Scorpion-Man", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 47 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: Episode 27 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: "Kamen Raidaa Zetto Oo" ("Masked Rider ZO") a.k.a. "Kamen Rider ZO" and the "Special Investigator Janperson" and "Five Star Task Force Dairanger" movies are released in Japan.
Episode 3 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Telephone Panic Crisis", premieres on Japanese TV.
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Friday, April 16, 2004
4/16: Today in G-History
1913: LES TREMAYNE, who was the narrator in the U.S. versions of "Rodan" and "King Kong vs. Godzilla" and played Professor Theodore Gettell in "The Angry Red Planet", is born in London.
1924: HENRY MANCINI, who composed stock music used in "Tarantula", "The Deadly Mantis", and the U.S. release of "King Kong vs. Godzilla", is born Enrico Nicola Mancini in Cleveland. One of Hollywood’s most famous composers, and an influence on Masaru Sato, he provided the scores for "The Glenn Miller Story", "Peter Gunn", "Mr. Lucky", "Hatari!", "Charade", "Dear Heart", "Bachelor in Paradise", "Breakfast at Tiffany’s", "Days of Wine and Roses", "The Pink Panther", "The Great Race", "Two for the Road", "Romeo and Juliet", "A Warm Shade of Ivory", "Six Hours Past Sunset", "Two for the Road", "Darling Lili", "Sunflower", "Sometimes a Great Notion", "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", "10", "That's Life", and "Victor/Victoria".
1956: SCOTT MACLACHLAN, who served as art director/property maker on "V.R. Troopers", "Power Rangers Zeo", "Big Bad Beetleborgs", "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie", "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", "Godzilla", "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: Return of the Magna Defender", "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", "Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force", and "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue — Titanium Ranger: Curse of the Cobra", is born in Inglewood, Calif.
1957: JIM GRAY, who played Tideus the Yellow Alien Power Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", is born in Canada. He was also in, and sang the theme song for, "The Little Vampire".
1972: Episode 3 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 3 of "Zone Fighter", "Defeat Garoga’s Subterrenean Base!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 2 of "Inazuman Flash" debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 3 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad" debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: "Ultraman Kids no Kotozawa Monogatari" ("Proverb Stories of Ultraman Kids") premieres on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 24 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "Papa Is Dracula", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 8 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: "Kamen Raidaa Jei" ("Masked Rider J") a.k.a. "Kamen Rider J" and the "Ninja Task Force Kakuranger" movie are released in Japan.
1997: "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe" is released in the U.S.
2000: Episode 12 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Mentor", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Thursday, April 15, 2004
ADV releases "50th Anniversary" edition of "Destroy All Monsters"
Godzilla® celebrates his 50th Anniversary in 2004, and in honor of the legendary film phenomenon, ADV Films today announced a May 18, 2004 release date for the 50th anniversary special edition classic monster movie Destroy All Monsters that includes the original motion picture DVD and the original motion picture soundtrack CD. The film features several well-known characters from Japanese cinema, including Godzilla, Mothra® and Rodan™, and revived the then-flagging Godzilla movie franchise after its initial release in the sixties. Explosive action and nonstop fun highlight this classic monster melee masterpiece!
The Story
Under the command of alien invaders, an army of cinema’s most famous monsters declares war against the Earth! Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and more of the world’s greatest menaces have been detained on Monsterland, a seemingly inescapable island corral keeping mankind safe from suffering at the hands (and claws, tails and nuclear breath) of the cross colossi. Humanity’s worst fears become all too real when malevolent aliens free the monsters in a plot to subjugate mankind. Only the heroic crew of the spaceship Moonlight SY-3 can prevent this catastrophic giant monster battle royal from tearing the Earth apart!
Destroy All Monsters ($19.98 SRP DVD) is a DVD-only release presented in English 2.0-language audio. Also included in this special edition release is the Destroy All Monsters official motion picture soundtrack CD, featuring 30 tracks of rousing music composed by Akira Ifukube.
(from an ADV press release)
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Godzilla posters from around the world
Columbia University will host "Godzilla Conquers the Globe," an exhibition of international Godzilla movie posters, at its Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture. The exhibition runs through the Spring.
"The present exhibition focuses not only on Japanese and American materials, which are the most widely known, but on the local reception and transformation of Japanese monster imagery in a variety of other cultural contexts, including Western and Eastern Europe, South America, Africa, and Australia."
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4/15: Today in G-History
1918: JOHN BARAGREY, who played Captain Lovell in the U.S. release of "Gammera the Invincible", is born in Haleyville, Ala.
1944: TETSUO NARIKAWA who played George Gamo a.k.a. "Spectreman", is born. He also appeared on episodes of "Kaiketsu Lion Maru", "Kamen Rider", and "Ultraman Leo".
1955: MASUMI SEKIYA, who played prehistoric girl Hazel in "The Last Dinosaur", is born.
1972: Episode 55 of "Kamen Rider", "Cockroach-Man and the Blimp's Small Flaw of Terror", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: RAYMOND BAILEY, who played Dr. Townsend in "Tarantula", dies of a heart attack in Irvine, Calif.
1995: The "Superpower Task Force Ohranger" and "Heavy Armored: B-Fighter" movies are released in Japan.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
4/14: Today in G-History
1918: TAKASHI KANDA, who was in "Prince of Space" and "Wrath of Daimajin", and played Reimon Tajiyama in "Yokai Monsters — 100 Monsters" and Hyogo Isobe in "Yokai Monsters — Spook Warfare", is born in Tokyo.
1928: BODIL MILLER, who played Connie Miller in "Reptilicus", is born in Norre Sundby, Denmark.
1956: CHRIS ELLIS, who played Gen. Anderson in "Godzilla", is born in Dallas.
1968: Episode 28 of "Ultra Seven", "Run Through 700 Kilometers" (a.k.a. "Death on Wheels"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 2 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 9 of "Kamen Rider V3", "What Is the Destron Hell Corps?!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 40 of "Kikaida", "Crisis Jiro! The Operations Full Shutdown!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
"Fuun Lion Maru" ("Strong Wind Lion Maru") premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "The Rocket Man".
1974: ATSUSHI EHARA, who played Kenta a.k.a. Mega Red on "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", is born.
1975: Episode 3 of "Condorman: Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 11 of "Battle Fever J" debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: KAZUO TAKAHASHI, who played Toran on "Icarus Task Force Jetman" and Kai on "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", is born.
1990: "Urutora Q za muubi: hoshi no densetsu" ("Ultra Q the Movie: Legend from the Stars") a.k.a. "Ultra Q: The Movie" is released in Japan.
1995: BURL IVES, who played Dr. Paulis in "The Bermuda Depths", dies of mouth cancer in Anacortes, Wash.
Episode 7 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2004
4/13: Today in G-History
1921: PETER DYNELEY who played Larry Stanford in "The Manster", is born in Hastings, East Sussex, England. He went on to provide the voice of Jeff Tracy on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's "The Thunderbirds".
1958: HISAKO MANDA, who played Etsuko Odagiri in "Parasite Eve", is born in Osaka.
1960: BUD WOLFE, who played the bus driver in "Tarantula", dies in Woodland Hills, Calif.
1963: "The Angry Red Planet" is released in West Germany.
1972: Episode 10 of "Redman" debuts on Nippon TV.
1973: Episode 28 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "Hold Back the Underground Tank Mogurard!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 2 of "Ultraman Taro", "At Such Times, the Mother of Ultra", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 9 of "Kamen Rider X", "X-Rider — Special Mortal Training", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 2 of "Electroid Zaborger", "This is the Secret Murder Burglary Engine Sigma", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 41 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Completed!! Strong Zaborger", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 11 of "Vigilante Zubat", "Don’t Die, My Friend! The Impending Crisis", debuts on Tokyo Channel 12.
1983: GANJIRO NAKAMURA, who was in "The Three Treasures" and the publisher in the "In a Cup of Tea" segment of "Kwaidan", dies.
1985: Episode 11 of "Blitzkrieg Task Force Changeman", "SOS! Koko and Kiki", debuts on TV Asahi.
1990: Episode 7 of "Earth Task Force Fiveman", "The 45-meter-tall Grade-schooler", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 9 of "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", "Expose the Evil Creature Lurking Inside the CD", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: Kikaidamania Festival 2002 concludes.
Episode 41 of "Ultraman Cosmos", "The Green Fugitive", debuts on Japanese TV.
2003: Episode 9 of "Blast Dragon Task Force Abaranger", "Awaken, Abare Survivor", debuts on TV Asahi.
"Versus" and "Dark Water" premiere in the Netherlands at the Festival van de Fantastische Film.
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Monday, April 12, 2004
4/12: Today in G-History
1912: KANETO SHINDO, who wrote "Deathquake", directed "Kuroneko", and did
both for "Onibaba", is born in Hiroshima.
1940: MIKIKO TSUBOCHI, who was in "100 Monsters" and "Gamera vs. Zigra", is
born in Tokyo.
1973: Episode 2 of "Robot Detective" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: "Ultraman Leo" premieres on Japanese TV.
Episode 2 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 2 of "Kamen Rider Stronger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: SEIJI MIYAGUCHI, who played an old man in the "In a Cup of Tea" segment
of "Kwaidan", dies of lung cancer.
2002: Kikaidamania Festival 2002 kicks off in Honolulu. Daisuke Ban and
Shunsuke Ikeda are the special guests.
"Versus" premieres in the U.S. at the Philadelphia Festival of World
Cinema.
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Sunday, April 11, 2004
4/11: Today in G-History
No year given: EVELYNE KRAFT, who played Samantha in "The Mighty Peking Man", is born in the Soviet Union.
1924: NORIHEI MIKI, who was in "The Three Treasures", "Deathquake", and "Tokyo Blackout", is born in Tokyo. His other films include "Chushingura" and "Black Rain".
1928: TOKI SHIOZAWA, who played Iqana on "Warrior of Love: Rainbowman", is born.
1937: YUZO KAYAMA, who played Hojo in "ESPY" and Captain Kurata in "Mount Hakkoda", is born in Kanagawa. The son of Ken Uehara, he was the star of the "Young Guy" films, as well as "Man Against Man", "Red Beard", and "Come Marry Me".
1943: MICHIHIRO IKEMIZU, the voice of Juro Iwai a.k.a. "One Who Loves Justice: Moonlight Mask", is born in China.
1949: TETSUYA TAKEDA, who played the bum in "Godzilla 1985", is born in Fukuoka.
1980: Episode 28 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: JUNE JOCELYN, who played Nurse Wilson in "The Amazing Colossal Man", Mrs. Flynn in "Earth vs. the Spider", and Mrs. Edwards in "War of the Colossal Beast", dies.
1991: DAIKI ARIOKA, who played Futaro, the human form of Gao God on "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger", is born.
1999: Episode 8 of "Rescue Task Force GoGo V" debuts on Japanese TV.
2001: "Ringu" is released and "King Kong" is rereleased in France.
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