Saturday, September 11, 2004
9/11: Today in G-History
1934: GORO MUTSUMI, who played the leaders of the aliens from the Third Planet from the Black Hole, Kuronuma in "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster" and Mugar in "Terror of Mechagodzilla", is born Kiyoji Nakanishi in Kobe. He also dubbed Russ Tamblyn in "War of the Gargantuas", and played Commander Umino on "Fireman", an "ESPY" team member, and was the alien leader in "The War in Space".
1956: NORMAN FIELD, who played a general in "Them!", dies in Hollywood.
1966: Episode 9 of "Ultraman", "Operation: Uranium", debuts on Japanese TV.
1968: TETSUO KURATA, who played Kotaro Minami a.k.a. "Kamen Rider Black" and "Kamen Rider Black RX", is born Tetsuo Takayama in Tokyo. He also played the character in the movies "Kamen Rider Black: Terror of Demon Pass", "Kamen Rider Black: Hurry! To Evil Island", and "Kamen Rider: All Around the World".
1971: Episode 24 of "Kamen Rider", "Deadly Poison Demon Kinogomoru's Sortie", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 60 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: LORNE GREENE, who played Ambassador Warren Richards in the U.S. release of "Tidal Wave", dies of pneumonia in Santa Monica, Calif.
1988: Episode 48 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: EIJI GO, who played Baron Fang on "Kamen Rider V3" and Dr. Go on "Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron", dies in Tokyo. He was the brother of Jo Shishido.
1993: Episode 23 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Assassination! Hell's Thunder", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: "Godzilla", is released in Austria, Denmark, and Finland, and in the German-speaking region of Switzerland.
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Friday, September 10, 2004
9/10: Today in G-History
1939: KATSUMI MURAMATSU, who played Koichi Asakawa in "Ringu" and "Ringu 2", is born in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
1949: MITSUKO HORIE, singer for "Kamen Rider Stronger" and who was on "Space Ironmen Kyodyne", is born in Taiwan.
1967: ROSS MARTIN, who did voices on "The Godzilla Power Hour", marries Olavee Parsons.
1972: Episode 24 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 23 of "Zone Fighter", "Smash the Pin-Spitting Needlar!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 21 of "Inazuman Flash" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: AYUMI KASAMA, who was on "Kamen Rider Agito", is born in Fukuoka. She was also in "Wizard of Darkness II: Birth of the Wizard".
1977: Episode 22 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad" debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 19 of "Megaloman, Warrior of Fire", "The Secret of the Scales", debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: KOJI SHIMA, who directed "Warning from Space", dies.
1989: Episode 45 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "False Rider's Last Days", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 29 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", "The Secret Inside Story of the Mother and Child’s Tears", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: "Godzilla" is released in Germany and Slovenia.
2000: Episode 32 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Obstacle", debuts on Japanese TV.
2003: The "Ultraman Tiga" comic by Dark Horse goes on sale.
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Wednesday, September 08, 2004
9/8: Today in G-History
1889: ALFRED HERMAN, an art director on "King Kong", is born in New York City.
1911: EDWIN RAND, who played Lieutenant John Nolan in "Tarantula", is born in New York City.
1920: BYRON MORROW, who played a TV newscaster in the U.S. version of "King Kong vs. Godzilla" and a general in "The Mysterians", is born in Chicago.
1929: SACHIO SAKAI, who played Hagiwara the reporter in "Gojira", is born. He also played Norikata the third member of the ski party in "Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", Mr. Taki in "The Secret of the Telegian", a physician in "Gorath", Mr. Tako’s assistant Obayashi in "King Kong vs. Godzilla", a henchman in "King Kong Escapes", Senbayashi the bank robber in "Godzilla's Revenge", a driver in "The Vampire Doll", and the editor in "Yog — Monster from Space". Sakai was also in "The Killing Bottle" and was a praying old man in "Rhapsody in August".
1933: "King Kong" is released in Sweden.
1962: THOMAS KRETSCHMANN, who will play Captain Englehorn in Peter Jackson's remake of "King Kong", is born in Dessau, East Germany.
1968: Episode 49, the final episode of "Ultra Seven", "The Greatest Invasion Ever Planned — Part 2" (a.k.a. "Exit Ultra 7 — Part 2"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1970: ROBERT R. STEPHENSON, who played the warehouseman in "Tarantula", dies of cancer in Hollywood, Calif.
1972: Episode 23 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 23 of "Ultraman Ace", "Comeback! Zoffy Now Arrives", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 17 of "Kikaida 01", "Grand Chapter!! The Terrible Giant Devil Start-Up", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 30 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Doktor G! The True Nature of the Devil Is?", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 22 of "Condorman — Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: "The Godzilla Power Hour" premieres on NBC.
The second half of "Kwaidan" is released in Finland.
1979: The special "Immortal Kamen Rider" premieres on Japanese TV.
Episode 32 of "Battle Fever J" debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: EIJIRO TONO, who was in "Madame White Snake", "The Three Treasures" and "The Last War", dies.
1995: Episode 28 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", "Look at the Wondrous Fortress", debuts on Japanese TV.
2001: THUY TRANG, who played the Yellow Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", dies in a car accident between San Francisco and Los Angeles at 27.
"Versus" is released in Japan.
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Monday, September 06, 2004
9/6: Today in G-History
1903: MURRAY SPIVAK, who did sound effects for "King Kong", is born.
1908: DOROTHY GULLIVER, who played a girl in "King Kong", is born in Salt Lake City.
1930: AKIJI "SHOJI" KOBAYASHI, best remembered in the U.S. as Captain Muramatsu on "Ultraman", is born in Tokyo. He played Tachibana Tobei on "Kamen Rider" and many follow-ups ("Kamen Rider vs. Shocker", "Kamen Rider vs. Hell's Ambassador", "Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron", "Kamen Rider X", "5 Kamen Riders vs. King Dark", "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Kamen Rider Stronger", and "Kamen Rider: All Back Again! 7 Riders"), "Ultra Q: The Movie", Ryuzo Dobashi in "Godzilla vs. King Ghidora" and "Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth", a veteran soldier in "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion", and an old fisherman in "Ultraman Zearth".
1949: HIROSHI KASHIWABARA, who wrote "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla" and co-wrote "Godzilla 2000", and "Godzilla x Megaguirus" (having a cameo in that film), is born in Tokyo. He also penned the TV series "Scar Angels", "Howl to the Sun", and "Dangerous Detectives" and the film "Town of Beauties".
1955: SAKAE KIMURA, who was in "Godzilla 2000", is born in Saitama, Japan.
1957: HIDEAKI KUSAKA is born. He worked as Daidenjin on "Electronic Task Force Denziman", Sunvulcan Robo on "Sun Task Force Sunvulcan", Goggle Robo on "Great Task Force Goggle V", Dyna Robo and Aton on "Science Task Force Dynaman", Bio Robo and Saigo on "Super Electron Bioman", Change Robo and Gyodai on "Blitzkrieg Task Force Changeman", Flash King and Ra Deusu on "Super Nova Flashman", Great Five and Zeba on "Aura Task Force Maskman", Live Robo/Super Live Robo and the voice of Gash on "Super Animal Task Force Liveman", Turbo Robo/Super Turbo Robo and Ragon/Neo-Ragon on "High-Speed Task Force Turboranger", Five Robo and Gansa on "Earth Task Force Fiveman", Jet Icarus and Gurei on "Birdman Task Force Jetman", Daizyujin on "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", Dairenou on "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", Ninjaman on "Ninja Task Force Kakuranger", one of the Gingaios on "Star Beast Task Force Gingaman", Victory Robo and Go Blue on "Rescue Task Force Go-Go V", and Time Robo and Time Yellow on "Future Task Force Timeranger".
1959: EDMUND GWENN, who played Dr. Harold Medford in "Them!", dies of pneumonia as a complication of a stroke on Woodland Hills, Calif.
1966: Rankin-Bass's "The King Kong Show" premieres on ABC.
1973: Episode 23 of "Robot Detective" debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 22 of "Ultraman Leo", "The Leo Monsters vs. the Monster Brothers", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 21 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 23 of "Kamen Rider Stronger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: "Urutoraman Dyna" ("Ultraman Dyna") premieres on Japanese TV.
1998: AKIRA KUROSAWA, considered Japan's greatest director, dies of a stroke in Tokyo.
"Gargantua" premieres in Germany.
2002: "Kwaidan" premieres in Argentina at the film festival De Kurosawa a Kitano: 50 anos de Cine Japones.
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