Saturday, May 29, 2004
5/29: Today in G-History
1909: BRUCE SETON, who played Professor Flaharty in "Gorgo", is born in Simla, India.
1914: STACY KEACH SR., who was the voice of Walter on "Ultraman: The Adventure Begins", is born in Chicago. He was the father of actors Stacy and James Keach.
1928: MASARU SATO is born in Toru City, Hokkaido. He composed the music for "Godzilla Raids Again", "Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", "The H-Man", "The Lost World of Sinbad", "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster", "Son of Godzilla", "Tidal Wave", and "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster". Sato was best known for scoring some of Japan’s best films — "Record of a Living Being", "New Tales of the Taira Clan", "The Bad Sleep Well", "Yojimbo", "Red Beard", "Sword of Doom", "Goyokin", "Hunter in the Dark", and "Dun-Huang".
1949: ROBERT AXELROD, who was the voice of Lord Zedd, Finster, Saba, Lokar, and Toxic Goo Fish on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie", "Power Rangers Zeo", and "Power Rangers in Space", is born in New York City. He was also a dubber on "Zeiram" and was the voice of Mutantrum on "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy" and Thin Man on "Power Rangers Time Force".
1957: "Kaiju o Godzilla", the subtitled version of "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", is released in Japan.
1966: Episode 22 of "Ultra Q", "The Transformation", debuts on Japanese TV.
1967: Episode 48 of "The Space Giants", "Electro Wave Monster Kanix Rages at Toshogu Temple" a.k.a. "Hammer-Blow", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 9 of "Kamen Rider", "Fear Cobra-Man", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: STEVE CARDENAS, who played Rocky DeSantos the Red Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie", "Power Rangers Zeo", "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie", and "Power Rangers Turbo", is born at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.
1976: Episode 52 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: BLAKE FOSTER, who played Justin Stewart a.k.a. the Blue Turbo Ranger on "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie", "Power Rangers Turbo", and "Power Rangers in Space", is born in Northridge, Calif.
1988: Episode 33 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: Episode 14 of "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 9 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "The Fiendish Brainwashing Strategy", debuts on Japanese TV.
2003: "Gargantua" premieres in Finland.
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Friday, May 28, 2004
5/28: Today in G-History
1888: JIM THORPE, who played a native dancer in "King Kong", is born in Prague, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Thorpe is considered the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th century, being a football and baseball star and winning the pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Olympics.
1936: MAKI ISHII, composer on "Ultra Q: The Movie", is born in Tokyo.
1959: "The H-Man" is released in the U.S.
1969: "Destroy All Monsters" is released in the U.S.
1969: "The Green Slime" is reviewed in Variety.
1972: Episode 9 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 9 of "Zone Fighter", "Search for the Secret of Red Spider!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 8 of "Inazuman Flash" debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 9 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad" debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 4 of "Megaloman, Warrior of Fire", "Appearance of the Magnetic Monster", debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: REIKO SATO, who was in "Invaders from Space", dies in Los Angeles.
1982: Episode 10 of "Space Sheriff Gavan" debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: MIU TAKEUCHI, who played Sae Taiga a.k.a. Gao White on "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger" and "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai", is born.
1989: Episode 30 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "Tomorrow in Tears, Tokyo a Desert", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 14 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", "The Ka-Kabuki Priestling", debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 17 of "Heavy-Armored: Beetle Fighter" debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Episode 9 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Loss", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Thursday, May 27, 2004
5/27: Today in G-History
1904: JOJI OKA, who played Phantom of Krankor in "Prince of Space", is born in Tokyo.
1947: KENPACHIRO SATSUMA, who played Godzilla in "Godzilla 1985", "Godzilla vs. Biollante", "Godzilla vs. King Ghidora", "Godzilla vs. Mothra: Battle for the Earth", "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II", "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", and "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah", is born Kengo Nakayama in Kagoshima, Japan. He also played Hedora in "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster", Gigan in "Godzilla on Monster Island" and "Godzilla vs. Megalon", the title monster in "Pulgasary", the title robot on "Mikazuki", and helped operate "Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon".
1949: TOSHITAKA ITO, who played Harumi Takashima in "Time Slip", is born in Tokyo.
1955: TAKASHI NAITO, who played Okada on "The Spiral" TV series, is born in Osaka.
1965: AL EISENMANN, the voice of Pete on "The Godzilla Power Hour", is born in Houston.
1972: Episode 61 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Catfish Giraa’s Electric Hell Shock", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Los Angeles filming begins for "Godzilla".
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004
5/26: Today in G-History
1923: JAMES ARNESS, who played Robert Graham in "Them!", is born James Aurness in Minneapolis. Best remembered as Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke", he also played the alien monster in "The Thing from Another World" and is the brother of Peter Graves.
1959: Part Two of "Yusei oji" ("Planet Prince") a.k.a. "Prince of Space" is released in Japan.
1968: Episode 35 of "Ultra Seven", "The Vaporized City" (a.k.a. "Urban Removal"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 3 of "Kikaida 01", "The Return of Jiro Kikaida", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 15 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Rider V3 — Death's Weak Point", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: BOKUZEN HIDARI, who played Jiya in "The Human Vapor" and the old man in "Gamera", dies in Tokyo.
1975: Episode 9 of "Condorman — Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 17 of "Battle Fever J", "Steal the Monster Machine", debuts on Japanese TV.
1991: EUGENE LORIE, who directed and/or co-wrote "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", "The Giant Behemoth", and "Gorgo", dies at 88 of a stroke and heart failure in Woodland Hills, Calif.
1995: "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe" is screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Episode 13 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Shooting for "Godzilla" in New York City wraps.
1998: "Godzilla" has its premiere in Singapore.
2000: SO YAMAMURA, who played the Prime Minister "The Last Days of Planet Earth", dies of a myocardial infarction in Tokyo.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2004
5/25: Today in G-History
1902: BEN WINKLER, who did the sound in "War of the Colossal Beast", is born.
1952: KENT GILBERT, who played the U.S. naval commander in "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah", is born.
1955: CONNIE SELLECCA, who played Jennie Haniver in "The Bermuda Depths", is born Concetta Sellecchia in The Bronx, N.Y. She was married to Gil Gerard and is currently married to John Tesh.
1963: ETHAN LAIDLAW, who played a mate in "King Kong", dies in Los Angeles.
1964: ALEX SUHR, who was Alex on the drilling crew in "Reptilicus", dies in Denmark.
1973: Episode 34 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Vacuum Waterspout Technique", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 15 of "Kamen Rider X", "Government of Darkness’ Secret Base! X Rider Sneaks In!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 8 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Target: That Daiya!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 47 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Zaborger Base Explosion Project!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 15 of "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", "Terror of Genius Highschool", debuts on Japanese TV.
2003: Episode 18 of "Kamen Rider 555" premieres on Japanese TV.
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Monday, May 24, 2004
5/24: Today in G-History
1907: WILLIS BOUCHEY, who played an official in "Them!" is born in Michigan.
1911: HAROLD S. CONWAY is born Harrold Conway in Curwensville, Penn. The gaijin actor appeared as Dr. DeGracia in "The Mysterians", Dr. Immerman in "Battle in Outer Space", the Rolisican ambassador in "Mothra", a base commander "The Last War", a scientist in the sub in "King Kong vs. Godzilla", the Frontier Missile expert in "Godzilla vs. the Thing", "Goke — Bodysnatcher from Hell", and "Genocide". He also appeared as the manager of the Riviera Casino in "Las Vegas Free-for-All" and an aide in "Tora! Tora! Tora!". He died in 1996 in Japan.
1960: "Godzilla Raids Again" is released in South Korea.
MAURICE DE PACKH, orchestrator on "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms", dies in Beverly Hills, Calif.
1961: SHO AIKAWA, writer on "Ultraman: Towards the Future" and "Ultraman Great: Kaiju gekimetsu sakusen", is born.
1962: KJELD PETERSEN, who played Police Officer Olsen in "Reptilicus", dies in Denmark.
1965: SATOSHI KOBAYASHI, who played Masako Tezuka in "Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth", is born in Kyoto.
1973: Episode 8 of "Robot Detective" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Epiosde 7 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 8 of "Kamen Rider Stronger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: VICTOR O. SCHIPEK, production manager on "The Godzilla Power Hour", dies in Los Angeles.
1979: JAN ARVEN, who played Contino in "20 Million Miles to Earth", dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles.
1992: Episode 26, the final episode of "Ultraman Kids: Searching for Mother 30 Million Light Years Away", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: G-CON '98 concludes.
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Sunday, May 23, 2004
5/23: Today in G-History
1965: KAPPEI YAMAGUCHI, who was the voice of Daisaku Kusama on the "Giant Robo" anime, is born in Fukuoka.
1980: Episode 34 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: Episode 29 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: DOROTHY GULLIVER, who played a girl in "King Kong", dies in Valley Centre, Calif.
1998: G-CON '98 kicks off at the Radisson Hotel in Arlington Heights, Ill. Haruo Nakajima, Kenpachiro Satsuma, and Yoshio Tsuchiya are the featured guests.
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