Saturday, August 21, 2004
8/21: Today in G-History
1904: MARTIN BERKELEY, who co-wrote "Tarantula" and "The Deadly Mantis", is born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He died in May, 1979 in Brandon, Fla.
1966: Episode 6 of "Ultraman", "The Coastal Patrol Command", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 21 of "Kamen Rider", "Dokugander, Confrontation at Osaka Castle", debuts on Japanese TV.
MASATO HAGIWARA, who was in "Onmyoji" is born in Kanagawa, Japan.
1973: "Son of Godzilla" debuts on Swedish TV.
1984: RICHARD DEACON, who played a reporter at the L.A. news conference in "Them!", dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles.
1987: ANGELO FRANCESCO LAVAGNINO, who composed the score to "Gorgo", dies in Gavi, Italy.
1988: Episode 45 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 20 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Colors Are Disappearing From Earth?!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: "Godzilla" is released in Iceland.
2001: "Reptilian" is released on U.S. home video.
2002: "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" is released on DVD in Japan.
2003: "Destroy All Monsters" is released on DVD in Japan.
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Thursday, August 19, 2004
8/19: Today in G-History
1910: JUN TAZAKI is born Minoru Tanaka in Aomori Prefecture. Frequently cast as military men, he was in "The Three Treasures", doomed spaceship captain Dr. Sonoda in "Gorath", General Masami Shinzo in "King Kong vs. Godzilla", long-lost Captain Hachiro Jinguji in "Atragon", frog-eating palace guard Itaka Tzuzuka in "The Lost World of Sinbad", a guard in "Kwaidan", the newspaper editor in "Godzilla vs. the Thing", the chief investigator in "Dogora the Space Monster", a general in "Frankenstein Conquers the World", Dr. Sakurai in "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero", "Ultra Q", the Red Bamboo general in "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster", a general in "War of the Gargantuas", the President of Buddabal in "The Killing Bottle", and Dr. Yoshida in "Destroy All Monsters", boss Daisaku Banno on "Jumborg Ace", Dr. Keitaro Jin, the father of "Kamen Rider X", and "Mount Hakkoda". Tazaki's non-genre credits include "Pursuit at Dawn", "Tokyo File 212", "Gate of Hell", a samurai challenger in "The Seven Samurai", a shoe company executive in "High and Low", "Retreat from Kiska", and a general in "Ran", and spoofed Toshiro Mifune in the Crazy Cats films.
1915: HERMAN STEIN, who composed stock music used in "Tarantula" and the U.S. release of "King Kong vs. Godzilla", is born in Philadelphia.
1965: HORACE HOUGH, assistant director on "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", dies from a heart ailment in Hollywood, Calif.
1972: Episode 6 of "Kikaida", "The Black Horse Waits at the Execution Ground", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 73 of "Kamen Rider", "Double Riders Knockdown!! King Fiddler Crab", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: PETER DYNELEY, who starred in "The Manster", dies.
"War of the Gargantuas" is released in Sweden.
1995: G-CON continues.
2002: "Ritaanaa" ("Returner") is released in Japan.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2004
8/18: Today in G-History
1957: YUKO NATORI, who played reporter Mariko Koide in "Tokyo Blackout", is born in Kanagawa, Japan.
1964: KENJI YAMAKI, who played Ukon Tachibana in "Onmyoji" and "Onmyoji II", is born in Japan.
1968: Episode 46 of "Ultra Seven", "Duel of Dan vs. Seven" (a.k.a. "Dan and the Ultra 7 Challenge"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 20 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: FRANK MILLS, who played a reporter in "King Kong", dies of arteriosclerosis in Los Angeles.
Episode 15 of "Kikaida 01", "Explosion: The Secret of Giant Devil", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 27 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Returned to Life — Zol, Death, Hell, Black", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 19 of "Condorman — Symbol of Justice", "Monster Factory of Death", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: MITSURU MURATA, who played Mizoguchi’s henchman in "Returner" and Soji Kazama in "Battle Royale II", is born in Osaka.
1979: Episode 29 of "Battle Fever J", "Did You See the Torn-Mouth Lady?", debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: RAY TURNER, who played a native in "King Kong", dies in Los Angeles.
1995: G-CON is held at the Radisson Heights Hotel in Chicago.
Episode 25 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: G-CON '96 concludes.
2000: "Godzilla 2000" is released in the U.S.
"Ringu" is released in the U.K.
2003: "Alive" premieres in Germany at the Hamburg Fantasy Filmfest.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004
8/17: Today in G-History
1918: MORT MARSHALL, who played Jules Manning in "Gammera the Invincible", is born in New York City.
1951: BENGAL, who was in "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion" and "Godzilla 2000", is born.
1959: HIDEKAZI AKAI, who played Yujiro Haruno in "Ultraman Cosmos: First Contact", is born in Osaka.
1973: "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero" is released in Finland.
Episode 46 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Cyborg Slave Corps", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 27 of "Kamen Rider X", "Extra! 5 Riders Powerful Order", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 20 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Call Death, Unite Robot Gogon", debuts on Japanese TV.
EDGAR DEERING, who played the second tramp in "Tarantula", dies of lung cancer in Woodland Hills, Calif.
1991: Episode 310 of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", featuring "Fugitive Alien", premieres on Comedy Central.
1996: G-CON '96 continues.
2002: "Dark Water" premieres in the United Kingdom at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
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