Saturday, May 01, 2004
5/1: Today in G-History
1916: GLENN FORD, who played Richardson in "Virus", is born in
Sainte-Christine, Quebec. His films include "Gilda", "The Big Heat", "The
Blackboard Jungle", and "Teahouse of the August Moon".
1917: JOHN BERADINO, who played LAPD patrolman Ryan in "Them!", is born in Los
Angeles. He played baseball with the Cleveland Indians when they won the World
Series in 1948.
1966: Episode 10 of "Ultra Q", "The Rainbow's Egg", debuts on Japanese TV.
1967: Episode 44 of "The Space Giants", "Magma's Mission" a.k.a. "The Four
Million-Volt Shock", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 5 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Mantis-Man", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 49 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: MARTIN SKILES, who composed music used in "20 Million Miles to Earth",
dies.
1988: Episode 29 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 5 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Fatal Blade of Man's Pride", debuts on Japanese TV.
1999: Episode 120 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Web Site", premieres on Fox.
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Friday, April 30, 2004
4/30: Today in G-History
1914: CHRISTOPHER RHODES, who played McCartin in "Gorgo", is born in
Alverstone, England.
1922: JAMES R. HASKIN, who played the civilian announcer in "The Deadly Mantis", is born in Kansas.
1930: ROKKO TORA, who played a samurai in "Kuroneko", is born.
1953: LAWRENCE L. SIMEONE, director on "Power Rangers Turbo", is born.
1972: JOHN BERADINO, who played LAPD patrolman Ryan in "Them!", marries
Marjorie Binder.
Episode 5 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 5 of "Zone Fighter", "The Arrival of King Ghidorah", debuts on
Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 4 of "Inazuman Flash" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: MICHAEL CHATURANTABUT, who played Chad Lee the Blue Lightspeed Power
Ranger on "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", "Power Rangers in 3D: Triple
Force", "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue — Titanium Ranger: Curse of the
Cobra", "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue: The Queen’s Wrath", "Power Rangers
Time Force", and the "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue" video game, is born in
Rayong, Thailand.
1976: "Tidal Wave" is released in Finland.
1977: Episode 5 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad" debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 26 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "Bosskan's Counterattack", debuts
on Japanese TV.
TAIJI TOMOYAMA, who played Ushi in "Onibaba" and a farmer in "Kuroneko",
dies.
1993: Episode 10 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger" debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Episode 14 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Omen", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
It takes a (monster) to be a dad
Check out this public service announcement about fatherhood featuring Godzilla!
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4/29: Today in G-History
1912: MARJORIE CORSO, costumer on "Earth vs. the Spider", is born.
1922: NORIKO SENGOKU, who played a female villager in "Kwaidan" and the female
delegate in "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero", is born in Tokyo. She also played
Yoshio Tsuchiya’s kidnapped wife in "The Seven Samurai".
1930: DAVID O. SELZNICK, who co-produced "King Kong", marries Irene Mayer,
daughter of MGM producer Louis B. Mayer.
KYOKO KISHIDA, who was in "The Last Days of Planet Earth" and played Kogo in "Princess from the Moon", is born in Tokyo.
1934: AKIRA TAKARADA, who played Naval Salvage Officer Hideo Ogata in
"Godzilla, King of the Monsters", is born in Chosun, Korea. He also was Takeshi
Iijima ("The Boy" in the U.S. version) in "Half-Human: The Story of the
Abominable Snowman", "The Three Treasures", Takano in "The Last War", reporter
Ichiro Sakai in "Godzilla vs. the Thing", astronaut Kazuo Fuji in "Godzilla vs.
Monster Zero", Yashi the bank robber in "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster", Lt.
Cdr. Jiro Nomura in "King Kong Escapes", Dr. Ken Tashiro in "Latitude Zero",
and Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamito in "Godzilla vs. Mothra:
The Battle for Earth". One of Toho’s biggest stars, Takarada made his film
debut in "And Then the Liberty Bell Rang" and "Bride in a Bathing Suit", and
appeared in "Early Autumn", "Chushingura", "A Woman’s Life", "Wall-Eyed
Nippon", "100 Shot, 100 Killed", "Booted Babe, Busted Boss", "A-Ge-Man", and
"Minbo: Or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion", and played Rhett Butler in a
stage version of "Gone With the Wind".
1940: JACK MORRIS, who played a rocket pilot in "The Green Slime", is born in
Winnipeg, Man.
1964: "Mosura tai Gojira" ("Mothra vs. Godzilla") a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. the
Thing" a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. Mothra" is released in Japan.
1972: KAN ISHII, who wrote the music for "Gorath", dies.
Episode 57 of "Kamen Rider", "Earth-Spider Dogumondo", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: KO NISHIMURA dies of heart failure in Tokyo. He played Secretary of the
Space Agency Murata in "Gorath" and doomed detective Keiji Matoba in "Black
Lizard".
1999: "The Ring" is released in Hong Kong.
2003: "Gamera: Attack of Legion" is released on DVD in the U.S.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2004
4/28: Today in G-History
1912: KANETO SHINDO, who directed "Onibaba" and "Kuroneko" and wrote
"Deathquake", is born in Hiroshima, Japan.
MARJORIE CORSO, costume designer on "Earth vs. the Spider", is born in March
Field, Missouri.
1925: RICHARD C. SARAFIAN, who directed "Solar Crisis", is born in New York
City. His son, Tedi Sarafian, co-wrote the screenplay.
1950: STUART GILLARD, who played Dr. Mayer in "Virus", is born in Coronation,
Alb.
1957: CHRISTOPHER YOUNG, who composed music used in the U.S. release of
"Godzilla 1985", is born in Redbank, N.J.
1968: Episode 30 of "Ultra Seven", "For Whom Holds the Glory" (a.k.a. "Trial By
War"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 4 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 11 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Devil’s Claw Aims at V3!", debuts on
Japanese TV.
Episode 42 of "Kikaida", "Henshin Disabled!? The Hakaider Great Revolt!",
debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: SHINJI KASAHARA, who was on "Future Task Force Timeranger", is born.
1975: Episode 5 of "Condorman — Symbol of Justice", debuts on Japnaese TV.
1979: Episode 13 of "Battle Fever J" debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: DEE CARROLL, who played the telephone operator in "Tarantula", dies after
surgery in Burbank, Calif.
1987: RUSSELL SAUNDERS, assistant director on "Them!", dies.
1989: "Ultraman U.S.A." a.k.a. "Ultraman: The Adventure Begins" premieres in
Japan.
"Ultraman Festival" is released in Japan.
1995: Episode 9 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" and "Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for
Earth" are released to U.S. home video.
2001: "Ringu" premieres in Sweden at the Uppsala Horror Film Festival
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Monday, April 26, 2004
New title added to the database.
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) added.
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4/27: Today in G-History
1906: WILLIAM GLASGOW, production designer on "The Amazing Colossal Man", is born.
1910: TOMOYUKI TANAKA is born in Osaka. He produced or executive-produced virtually all of Toho's sci-fi and fantasy films: "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", "Godzilla Raids Again", "Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", "Rodan", "The Mysterians", "The H-Man", "Varan the Unbelievable", "Battle in Outer Space", "The Three Treasures", "The Secret of the Telegian", "The Human Vapor", "Mothra", "The Last War", "Gorath", "King Kong vs. Godzilla", "Atragon", "Attack of the Mushroom People", "The Lost World of Sinbad", "Godzilla vs. the Thing", "Dogora the Space Monster", "Ghidrah — the Three-Headed Monster", "Frankenstein Conquers the World", "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero", "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster", "War of the Gargantuas", "King Kong Escapes", "Son of Godzilla", "Destroy All Monsters", "Latitude Zero", "Godzilla’s Revenge", "Portrait of Hell", "The Vampire Doll", "Yog — Monster from Space", "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster", "Godzilla on Monster Island", "Tidal Wave", "Godzilla vs. Megalon", "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster", "Last Days of Planet Earth", "E.S.P.Y.", "Terror of Mechagodzilla", "The War in Space", "Deathquake", "Sayonara Jupiter", "Godzilla 1985", "Princess from the Moon", "Gunhed", "Godzilla vs. Biollante", "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah", "Godzilla vs. Mothra: Battle for the Earth", "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II", "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", and "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah". Beginning his producing career with "Until the Day of Victory", Tanaka’s over 200 films include some of Japan's classic cinema — "Those Who Make Tomorrow", "Over the Silvery Peaks", "Farewell Rabaul", "The Hidden Fortress", "The Bad Sleep Well", "Yojimbo", "Sanjuro", and "High and Low". He was married to actress Chieko Nakakita, and TriStar's "Godzilla" was dedicated to his memory.
1943: ANDREW MEYER, who directed, wrote, and acted in the U.S. version of "Tidal Wave", is born in New York City.
1973: Episode 4 of "Robot Detective" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 4 of "Kamen Rider Stronger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: BRONISLAU KAPER, who composer on "Them!", dies of cancer in Hollywood.
2003: "Versus" premieres in Sweden at the Uppsala Horror Film Festival.
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Sunday, April 25, 2004
New title added to the database.
Dinocroc (2004) added.
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4/25: Today in G-History
1964: HANK AZARIA, who played cameraman Victor "Animal" Palotti in "Godzilla", is born in New York City. Best known for his voices on "The Simpsons" (Chief Clancy Wiggum, Moe the Bartender), Azaria also appeared in "The Birdcage" and "Mystery Men" and was married to actress Helen Hunt, with whom he worked on "Mad About You".
1971: TOMOKO KAWAKAMI, who played Satsuki Miyanoshita on the "School of Ghosts" TV series, is born in Tokyo.
1980: Episode 30 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
JURI MIYAZAWA, who played Saya a.k.a. Ginga Pink on "Star Beast Task Force Gingaman", "Star Beast Task Force Gingaman vs. Megaranger", and "Rescue Task Force Go Go V vs. Gingaman", is born.
1981: Episode 25 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: MICHAEL O. GOTTO, who played Young Tommy on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", is born.
1999: Episode 10 of "Rescue Task Force Go-Go V", "Pride of Yellow", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: "Godzilla 1985" is released on DVD in Japan.
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