Saturday, August 28, 2004
New Movies Added to the Database
Added Boa (2002) and Boa vs. Python (2004)
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8/28: Today in G-History
1966: Episode 7 of "Ultraman", "The Blue Stone of Vallarge", debuts on Japanese TV.
1969: JACK BLACK, who will play Carl Denham in the 2005 remake of "King Kong", is born in Hermosa Beach, Calif. Making his film debut in "Bob Roberts", his other movies include "High Fidelity", "Saving Silverman", "Orange County", "Shallow Hal", and "The School of Rock", and is half of the musical duo Tenacious D.
1971: Episode 22 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Fish-Man Amazonia", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: SHOJI YAMAGUCHI, who played Riki a.k.a. King Ranger on "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", is born.
1988: Episode 46 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: Episode 27 of "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", "Wanna Eat Mei", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" premieres on the Fox network.
Episode 21 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Execution!! The Dream Hero", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: "Godzilla" is released in Poland and Spain.
1999: Episode 51, the final episode of "Ultraman Gaia", "Earth is the Star of Ultraman", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Friday, August 27, 2004
8/27: Today in G-History
1886: THOMAS LITTLE, a set decorator on "King Kong", is born in Ogden, Utah.
1896: MORRIS ANKRUM, who played Dr. Jordan in the U.S. release of "Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", is born in Danville, IL. Ankrum, who was in over 160 films, also appeared in "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo", "Joan of Arc", "Invaders from Mars", "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers", "The Giant Claw", "Beginning of the End", and "X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes", and frequently played a judge on TV’s "Perry Mason".
1916: LARRY THOR, who played Major Eric Coulter, M.D. in "The Amazing Colossal Man", is born in Canada.
1934: WOLF OTSUKI, who played the Bluto-esque Seatopian agent in "Godzilla vs. Megalon", is born in Sweden. He also played Col. Heinkeller on "Space Ironmen Kyodyne" and was on "Kamen Rider Super-1".
1941: TATSUYA FUJI, who played George Inoue in "Gappa the Triphibian Monster", is born in Beijing.
1961: YUUICHI and SHOJI HACHISUKA are born. Yuuichi did stunts for Change Phoenix on "Blitzkrieg Task Force Changeman", Pink Flash on "Super Nova Flashman", Pink Mask on "Aura Task Force Maskman", Pink Turbo on "High-Speed Task Force Turboranger", Blue Swallow on "Birdman Task Force Jetman", Ginga Yellow on "Star Beast Task Force Gingaman", Go Yellow on "Rescue Task Force Go-Go V", Time Green on "Future Task Force Timeranger", and Gao White on "Gaoranger". Shoji worked as Blue Turbo on "High-Speed Task Force Turboranger", Five Yellow on "Earth Task Force Fiveman", one of the White Swans on "Birdman Task Force Jetman", Tricera Ranger on "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", Tenma Ranger on "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", Neji Yellow on "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", and Iriesu on "Star Beast Task Force Gingaman". The twin members of the Japan Action Club also appeared together on "Space Sheriff Sharivan".
1962: DEAN DEVLIN, who co-produced "Godzilla" and "Godzilla: The Series", and co-wrote the film, is born. The former actor also worked on the films "Universal Soldier", "Stargate", "Independence Day", and "The Patriot".
1965: KANJI TSUDA, who was in "Wizard of Darkness", is born in Fukui, Japan.
1972: Episode 22 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 22 of "Zone Fighter", "Counterstrike! Strike Down Super-Jikiro!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 19 of "Inazuman Flash" debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 20 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad" debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 17 of "Megaloman, Warrior of Fire", "Where Is the Secret Base", debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 43 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "…Defeated!! RX", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 27 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", "The Final Punch", debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: AKIJI "SHOJI" KOBAYASHI, best remembered in the U.S. as Captain Muramatsu on "Ultraman", dies of lung cancer.
"Gunhed" is released in the U.S.
1998: "Godzilla" is released in Hungary.
2000: Episode 30 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Fate", debuts on Japanese TV.
2003: "Isola: Multiple Personality Girl" premieres in Italy on video.
No year given: HARRISON PAGE, who played Captain Edlund in "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", is born in Atlanta.
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Thursday, August 26, 2004
8/26: Today in G-History
1891: EDWARD LINDEN, a cinematographer on "King Kong" and "Son of Kong", is born in Wisconsin.
1928: MITSUO ANDO, who played Professor Gill on "Kikaida", Fuehrer Geisel on "Inazuman Flash", Black Cross Fuehrer on "Secret Task Force Goranger", and Professor Monster on Toei's "Spiderman", is born in Tokyo. He was also on "Johnny Sokko and His Giant Robot" and played Leider on "Space Sheriff Sharivan". The cousin of Kenji Ushio, he died in 1997.
1935: HIROSHI TSUTSUI, co-composer on "Vigilante Lion Maru", is born. He died in February, 1999.
1939: AKIKO WAKABAYASHI, who played Princess Salno in "Ghidrah — the Three-Headed Monster", is born in Tokyo. The exotic actress also played Mie Hama’s neighbor Tamiye in "King Kong vs. Godzilla", Yaya’s maid in "The Lost World of Sinbad", the diamond-obsessed female gangster in "Dagora, the Space Monster", and Kyoko on "Ultra Q", as well as Suki Yaki in "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" and Aki the spy in "You Only Live Twice".
1963: YASUSHI NIRASAWA, who designed Gigan and the Planet X aliens for "Godzilla: Final Wars", is born in Tochio, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
1964: "Godzilla vs. the Thing" is released in the U.S.
1972: Episode 7 of "Kikaida", "The Monster Blue Bulldog's on a Rampage", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 74 of "Kamen Rider", "Good Luck! Death of Bloodsucking Devils — Rider Boy Troop", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: WILLIS BOUCHEY, who played an official in "Them!", dies in Burbank, Calif.
"Hausu" ("House") is released in Japan.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2004
8/25: Today in G-History
1898: VAN NEST POLGLASE, who was an art director on "King Kong", is born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
1908: RAY HEINDORF, musical director on "Them!", is born in Haverstraw, N.Y.
1928: MIKI SANJO, who played the singer in "The Invisible Man", is born in Tokyo.
1958: Director TIM BURTON, who gave Godzilla cameos in "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" and "Mars Attacks", is born in Burbank, Calif. His other films include "Beetlejuice", "Batman", "Edward Scissorhands", "Batman Returns", "Ed Wood", "Sleepy Hollow", and "Planet of the Apes".
1968: Episode 47 of "Ultra Seven", "Who Are You?" (a.k.a. "Home Sweet Home"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 21 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 16 of "Kikaida 01", "Panic! The Mummy’s Nitro Shell", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 28 of "Kamen Rider V3", "The Five Executives' General Attack!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 20 of "Condorman — Symbol of Justice", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 30 of "Battle Fever J", "I Want to Eat — the Cook of Strange Foods", debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 26 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", "The Six Hundred Million Year Old Young Warrior", debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: Episode 26 of "B-Fighter Kabuto", "B-Fighter vs. B-Fighter", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2004
8/24: Today in G-History
1893: TOM LONDON, who played Jeff the first tramp in "Tarantula", is born Leonard Clapham in Louisville, Ken. He appeared in hundreds of Westerns, starting with "The Great Train Robbery", as well as "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Platinum Blonde".
1907: GIL PERKINS, who played a sailor and was the stunt double for Bruce Cabot in "King Kong" and did stunts in "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms", is born in Australia. He also doubled for Spencer Tracy in "Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde" and Bela Lugosi in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man".
1959: KEITA AMEMIYA, director of "Zeiram" and "Zeiram 2", is born in Manchuria. He was also a director and/or writer on "Science Task Force Dynaman", "Mobile Sheriff Jiban", "Icarus Task Force Jetman", "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", "Iria: Zeiram the Animation", "Kamen Rider ZO", "Kamen Rider SD", "Kamen Rider J", "Hakaider", "Moon Over Tao", and "Mikazuki", effects animator on "Gunhed", supervisor on "Shin Kamen Rider", and costume designer on "Kamen Rider Black RX" and "Kamen Rider: All Around the World".
1960: TAKASHI MIIKE, who played the dissheveled man on a cart in "Isola: Multiple Personality Girl", is born in Yao, Honshu, Japan. He is also the director of "Visitor Q" and "Ichi the Killer".
1973: Episode 47 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Black Star is an Accursed Mark", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 28 of "Kamen Rider X", "Let's Look! X Rider's Great Transformation", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 21 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Punishment Robot Massive Military Op", debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Martial artist ANDY HUG, who played himself in "Ultraman Zearth 2", dies from leukemia at 35. He was a world kickboxing champion.
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New Movie Added to Database
Scott also added Garuda (2004) to the database, which means there is now a Thailand country page as well.
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Monday, August 23, 2004
New Movie Added to Database
Giant Monsters Appear in Tokyo (1998) has been added. I don't know much about it. I also went through and added/changed a bunch of links to places where you can buy movies.
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8/23: Today in G-History
1929: VERA MILES, whose scenes were deleted from "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms", is born Vera May Ralston in Boise City, Okla. The films she can be seen include "Two Tickets to Broadway", "The Hidden Jungle", "The Searchers", "The Wrong Man", "Psycho", "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", "A Tiger Walks", "Those Calloways", and "Psycho II".
1942: FAY WRAY, who played Ann Darrow in "King Kong", marries screenwriter Robert Riskin.
1973: Episode 21 of "Robot Detective" debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: "King Kong vs. Godzilla" is released in West Germany.
1975: Episode 19 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 21 of "Kamen Rider Stronger" debuts on Japanese TV.
HANK PATTERSON, who played Josh in "Tarantula", Henry in "The Amazing Colossal Man", and Hugo the high school janitor in "Earth vs. the Spider", dies of bronchial pneumonia in Woodland Hills, Calif.
1985: "Godzilla 1985" is released in the U.S.
2001: "Godzilla x Megaguirus" is released in Hong Kong.
2002: The Cultural Convention of Characters 2002 begins at Makuhari Convention Hall. Koichi Kawakita and Masaaki Tezuka are featured guests.
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Sunday, August 22, 2004
8/22: Today in G-History
1890: CECIL KELLAWAY, who played Professor Thurgood Elson in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", is born in Cape Town, South Africa. The cousin of actor Edmund Gwenn, his films include "Wuthering Heights", "Intermezzo", "The House of the Seven Gables", "The Mummy’s Hand", "The Letter", "I Married a Witch", "Forever and a Day", "Miss Parkington", "Kitty", "The Postman Always Rings Twice", "Unconquered", "Joan of Arc", "Portrait of Jennie", "Luck of the Irish", "Harvey", "The Prodigal", "The Proud Devil", "The Cardinal", "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte", "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?", and "Getting Straight", and appeared on episodes of "The Twilight Zone" and "Bewitched".
1920: RAY BRADBURY, whose story "The Foghorn" became the basis for "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", is born in Waukegan, Ill. The prominent sci-fi author also wrote "Fahrenheit 451".
1965: The "Los Angeles Times" runs an article by Nick Adams titled "A Kind Word for Those Monster Movies".
1966: Episode 8 of "The Space Giants", "The Last of Badora" (a.k.a. "The Winged Horror"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1968: RYOKO SANO, who played Azusa Gojo in "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II", is born in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan.
DAISUKE SEKIGUCHI, assistant producer on "Parasite Eve", is born in Sayama, Saitama, Japan. He also produced "Waterboys".
1971: R. MICHAEL STRINGER, key grip on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and second unit cinematographer on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", marries Sally Massa.
1975: "Terror of Mechagodzilla" is released in West Germany.
1977: MIHO KANNO, who played Mizuki Kurahashi in "Wizard of Darkness", is born in Saitama, Japan.
1980: Episode 47 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: Episode 42 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: TED SHERDEMAN, who co-wrote "Latitude Zero", dies.
1988: KEIKO KITAGAWA, who plays Rei Hino a.k.a. Sailor Mars on "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", is born.
1994: PETER RIETHOF, dubbing scenarist on the English version of "The Mysterians", dies of natural causes in Paris.
2001: "Yongary 2001" is released to U.S. DVD as "Reptilian".
2002: "Ringu" premieres in Israel on TV.
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