Saturday, September 25, 2004
9/25: Today in G-History
1941: KEISUKE YAMASHITA, who was in "Lady Battle Cop", is born.
1942: JIN NAKAYAMA, who played Captain Kazuki Oyama on "Ultraman 80" and Dr. Ichinotani in "Ultra Q: The Movie", is born in China.
1954: The last episode of "Kaiju Gojira" airs on NHK radio network.
1962: SHELL DANIELSON, who wrote for "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", "Power Rangers Zeo", "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie", and "Power Rangers Turbo", is born in Upland, Calif.
1966: Episode 11 of "Ultraman", "The Mischievous Rascal from Space", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 26 of "Kamen Rider", "Horror in Hell", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 62 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: Episode 31 of "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 25 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Deciding Match! Hero’s End (Part One)", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: "Godzilla" is released in Portugal and Sweden.
1999: Episode 140 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Cash of the Titans", premieres on Fox.
2003: "Onmyoji II" is released in Japan.
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Friday, September 24, 2004
New Movie Added to Database
Added The Last Dinosaur (1977) to the database.
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9/24: Today in G-History
No year given: BRIDGET JONES, writer/performer on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" who parodied Helen from "Gamera vs. Zigra", is born. She is the wife of former host and head writer Michael J. Nelson.
1906: VICTOR WONG, who played Charlie the Cook in "King Kong", is born in Los Angeles.
1922: BERT I. GORDON, who directed, produced, wrote, and did the special effects for "The Amazing Colossal Man", "War of the Colossal Beast", and "Earth vs. the Spider", is born in Kenosha, Wis.
1929: TORU OHIRA, who played Goa/Rodak on "The Space Giants", Chief Kurata on "Spectreman", and Emporer Bacchus-Rage on "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", and was the narrator on "Great Task Force Goggle V" and "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", is born.
1968: KUNIO MASAOKA, who played Shohei Yotsukaishi a.k.a. Ohgreen on "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", is born.
1972: Episode 26 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 26, the final episode of "Zone Fighter", "Pulverise Operation: Garoga Gamma-X", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 23, the final episode of "Inazuman Flash", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: KENJI MISUMI, who directed "Return of Majin", dies.
1979: TED JAN ROBERTS, who played Dex on Saban’s "Masked Rider", is born. He also appeared on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers".
Episode 21 of "Megaloman, Warrior of Fire" debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 47, the final episode of "Kamen Rider RX", "Crisis Emporer", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 35 of "Space Sheriff Jiban", "Perfect Jiban", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 31 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", "Again, a New Hero Appeared", debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 47, the final episode of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "Crisis Emporer", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2004
New Movie Added to Database
Added Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) to the database.
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9/22: Today in G-History
1936: MASUMI OKADA, who played Atsushi a.k.a. Ito Mura on "The Space Giants" and Dr. Jules Masson in "Latitude Zero", is born in France. He also appeared in "Living Skeleton" and played Dr. Mohammad Mansur in "Sayonara Jupiter", Brother Michael in the miniseries "Shogun", and was a frequent judge on "Iron Chef", as well as producing "Battle Royale".
1963: STUART FRATKIN, who played the Utah ensign in "Godzilla", is born in Los Angeles.
NATE D. SLOTT, second assistant director on "The Amazing Colossal Man", dies of cancer in Los Angeles.
1965: SHINJI HIGUCHI, special effects director on "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe", "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion", and "Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris". Beginning his career as a special effects assistant on "Godzilla 1985", he went on to do the sfx on "Mikadroid" and "Sakuya: Slayer of Demons" and helped out on "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", as well as being a storyboard artist on the "Giant Robo" anime.
1972: Episode 25 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 19 of "Kikaida 01", "The King Indian Certain-Death Spell!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 32 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Strange Will-o'-the-Wisp Swamp — Rider Troop Annihilation?", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 24, the final episode of "Condorman — Symbol of Justice", "King Monster’s Total Destruction of Japan!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 34 of "Battle Fever J", "Shogun of Darkness Laughs in Hell", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: SHIN SABURI, who was in "Deathquake", dies of cancer in Japan.
1995: Episode 29 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", "Invasion Cram School", debuts on Japanese TV.
2001: "Hyakujuu Sentai Gaorenjaa: Homoo no Yama, Hoeru" ("Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger: Fire Mountain Roars!") and "Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4" are released in Japan.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004
9/21: Today in G-History
1907: JACK MATHER, who played an officer in "The Deadly Mantis", is born.
1957: SHIRO NAMIKI, who was in "Ringu 2" and "Godzilla 2000", and played a coroner in "Ju-on", is born in Chiba, Japan.
1973: Episode 51 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Cross of the Mission", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 32 of "Kamen Rider X", "Confrontation! King Dark vs. Rider X", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 25 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Mystery Ninja Robot Janin", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: KANEMON NAKAMURA, who played Kannai the guard in the "In a Cup of Tea" segment of "Kwaidan", dies.
1987: RUTH ATTAWAY, who played Delia in "The Bermuda Depths", dies after a fire in New York City.
1989: RYAN JAMES, who played Zika and Psycho Red Kid on "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy" and "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: Return of the Magna Defender", is born in California.
1997: Episode 31 of "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
2003: "Versus" premieres in South Korea at the Megabox Japan Film Festival.
2004: "Vigilante Zubat" is released on DVD in Japan.
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Monday, September 20, 2004
9/20: Today in G-History
1918: SVEN METHLING, the editor on "Reptilicus", is born in Denmark.
1920: BYRON MORROW, who played the newscaster in the U.S. inserts in "King Kong vs. Godzilla", is born in Chicago.
1923: JUN NEGAMI, who played Captain Ryu Ibuki in "Return of Ultraman", is born in Tokyo.
1944: KUNIO MURAI is born in Saga, Japan. He was Takashi Shima in "Godzilla on Monster Island", "Tidal Wave", Secretary Henmi in "Godzilla 1985", and SDF HQ Secretary Masato Hinogaki in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack".
1952: STRATHORD HAMILTON, who directed the pilot episode of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", is born in Sydney, Australia.
1959: OLIN HOWLIN, who played Jensen in "Them!", dies in Hollywood.
1973: Episode 25 of "Robot Detective" debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 24 of "Ultraman Leo", "Beautiful Woman of Virgo", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 23 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 25 of "Kamen Rider Stronger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: YUI HORIE, who did the voice of Mitsuko Komyoji on "Kikaider: The Animation", is born in Tokyo.
1998: Episode 29 of "Star Beast Task Force Gingaman", "The Dark Merchant", debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Former Daiei president YASUYOSHI TOKUMA, executive producer for "Tokyo Blackout", "Gamera Super Monster" and "Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys", dies in Tokyo.
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Sunday, September 19, 2004
9/19: Today in G-History
1908: SATOSHI "TETSU" NAKAMURA is born. The Japanese-Canadian actor played Dr. Tantobo Korda in "The Mysterians", gangster Mr. Chin in "The H-Man", Dr. Robert Suzuki who created "The Manster", a journalist in "The Human Vapor", one of Nelson’s henchmen in "Mothra", a warship captain in "Atragon", the chief archer in "The Lost World of Sinbad", "Don’t Call Me a Con Man", "The Killing Bottle", a kidnapped scientist in "Latitude Zero", Chieftain Ombo in "Yog — Monster from Space", "Tidal Wave", "Marco", and Dr. Kawamoto who was eaten by "The Last Dinosaur". He died in 1992.
1940: PAUL WILLIAMS, who was the voice of Freddy the Bomb in "Solar Crisis", is born in Bennington, Neb. The actor/songwriter penned the songs "We’ve Only Just Begun", "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Just an Old-Fashioned Love Song", "The Rainbow Connection", and the theme for "The Love Boat", starred in "Phantom of the Paradise", and was the voice of the Penguin on "Batman: The Animated Series".
1943: AKIRA ONODERA, who played Naoya Kusanagi in "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe", is born.
1945: JOHN AGAR, who played Dr. Matt Hastings in "Tarantula" and a city official in the remake of "King Kong", marries Shirley Temple.
1966: Episode 12 of "The Space Giants", "The Last Day of Monster Frenicks" (a.k.a. "The Trap"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: "War of the Gargantuas" is released in Sweden.
1980: Episode 51 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: Episode 46 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: Episode 30 of "Aura Task Force Maskman", "Mama! The Scream of Baraba", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: Episode 102 of "Godzilla: The Series", "New Family (Part 2)", premieres on Fox.
2000: ANN DORAN, who was in "Them!", dies after a series of strokes on Carmichael, Calif.
2002: "Dark Water" is released in Malaysia.
"Ringu" premieres in Argentina at the film festival De Kurosawa a Kitano: 50 anos de Cine Japones.
2003: "Dark Water" is screened at the Megabox Japan Film Festival in South Korea.
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