Saturday, October 16, 2004
10/16: Today in G-History
1915: JUDD HOLDREN, who played Robert Allen in "The Amazing Colossal Man", is born in Iowa. He played Commando Cody in "Zombies of the Stratosphere" and "Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe".
1919: DAVID TOMACK, who played the power line foreman in "Earth vs. the Spider", is born in New York City.
1935: SAM HARDY, who played theatrical agent Charles Weston in "King Kong", dies following an emergency operation for intestinal problems in Hollywood, Calif.
1966: Episode 14 of "Ultraman", "The Pearl Defense Directive", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 29 of "Kamen Rider", "Electric Demon Kuragedoll", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 42 of "Spectreman", "Solar Mask Arrives from Space", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 16 of "Triple Fighter", "Operation: Attack the Japanese Islands", debuts on Japanese TV.
LEO G. CARROLL, who played Professor Gerald Deemer in "Tarantula", dies of pneumonia brought on by cancer in Hollywood, Calif.
1973: Episode 3 of "Inazuman", "Phantom Hell Beckons the Black Death", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 64 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Blue UFO! Advent of the Space Army", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: Episode 36 of "Great Task Force Goggle V", "Duel! 0.3 Seconds!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: Episode 34 of "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", "Brai is Alive", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 28 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman" debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: "Jinzo ningen Kikaida: The Animation" ("Kikaider: The Animation") premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "The Lonely Doll".
2002: NATHAN JURAN, who directed "The Deadly Mantis" and "20 Million Miles to Earth", dies of natural causes in California.
"Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee" is released for the Nintendo GameCube.
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Friday, October 15, 2004
10/15: Today in G-History
1924: NIGEL GREEN, who was the bulletin announcer in "Gorgo", is born in South Africa. He also played Tom in "Mysterious Island" and Hercules in "Jason and the Argonauts".
1927: EISUKE YODA is born in Tokyo. He did the voices of Hinoyama Kamen on "Secret Task Force Goranger", Jigoku Ryu on "Vigilante Zubat", Bazukaado on "Space Ironmen Kyodyne", and Gaisei Gerudoring on "Super Manchine: Metalder".
1930: ICHIRO NAKAYA, who played a medical clinic doctor in "Rodan", is born in Sapporo.
1942: KYOKO ENAMI, who played Karen in "Gamera vs. Barugon", is born in Tokyo. She also starred in "The Whale God".
1959: MASAKO KATSUKI, who played NejiYellow and NejiSophia on "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", is born in Aomori, Japan.
1967: Episode 3 of "Ultra Seven", "Secret of the Lake", premieres on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 28 of "Return of Ultraman", "Operation: Ultra Special Attack", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 45 of "Mirrorman", "The Boy and the Black Monster: Blackgon", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 29 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 29 of "Space Ironmen Kyodyne", "A Flower of Blood!? The Lash Nears the Beauty", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 25 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "Victory? Or Death!! The Demon General & the Mechanized Corps", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 28 of "Little Superman: Ganbaron", "Big Trouble! Dowarukin's Ally Shines!?", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 25 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 24 of "Megaloman: Warrior of Fire", "Megaloman Annihilated", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: Episode 27 of "Space Sheriff Gavan" debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 37 of "Science Task Force Dynaman", "Female General Zenobia", debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: Episode 33 of "Super Animal Task Force Liveman", "Fight On, Little Iron Robo", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 34 of "Five-Star Task Force Dairanger", "Thorn-Thorn Girl Hunting", debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 36 of "Heavy Armored: Beetle Fighter", "Heavy Armor — Ultra Transformation", debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Episode 36 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Complication", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: Volume One of "Kikaida" is released on DVD in the U.S.
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Thursday, October 14, 2004
10/14: Today in G-History
1906: RUSSELL THORSON, who played Prof. Philip Osbourne in the U.S. release of "Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", is born in Wisconsin. His other film credits include "It Happened at the World’s Fair" and "Hang 'Em High".
1916: JACK ARNOLD, who directed and wrote the story for "Tarantula", is born in New Haven, Conn. He also directed "It Came From Outer Space".
1951: JOHN SUMNER, who will play Herb in Peter Jackson’s remake of "King Kong", is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
1958: "Daikaiju Baran" ("Giant Monster Varan") a.k.a. "Varan the Unbelievable" is released in Japan.
1972: Episode 14 of "Kikaida", "The Great Demon Silver Tortoise Summons Three Monsters", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 81 of "Kamen Rider", "Kamen Rider Dies Twice!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 29 of "Vigilant Lion Maru", "Triple Shadow Mutant: Dokuranga", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 2 of "Super Robot: Mach Baron", "The Sky’s Fangs the Sea’s Traps", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 2 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why Dead!? Zabitan's Mother!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 2 of "Pro Wrestling Star: Aztecizer", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: The first half of "Kwaidan" is released in Finland.
Episode 31 of "Giant Ironman 17", "Where is Mother? Terror of the White House", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 2 of "Dinosaur War: Aizenborg" debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 12 of "Message from Space: Galactic Battle" debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 32 of "Space Sheriff Sharivan" debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: Episode 35 of "Ninja Task Force Kakuranger", "The Three Oshioki Sisters", debuts on Japanese TV.
1999: "Ringu 2" premieres in Singapore and in Spain at the Sitges Film Festival.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
10/13: Today in G-History
1947: LEROY MASON, who played a theater patron in "King Kong", dies of a heart attack on the set of "California Firebrand".
1952: JOHN LONE, who played the Chinese cook in the 1976 remake of "King Kong", is born in Hong Kong. He is perhaps best remembered as Pu Yi a.k.a. "The Last Emporer".
1971: TAKAKI YOSHIMOTO, who played GUTS member Rena Yamase and on "Ultraman Tiga", "Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna", and "Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey" (also playing Kamilla), is born. The daughter of Susumu Kurobe, she also played Natsumi Aihara on "The Spiral" TV series.
1972: Episode 2 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Birth of Rainbowman", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 28 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 28 of "Ultraman Ace", "Goodbye Dear Yuko! Daughter of the Moon!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 22 of "Kikaida 01", "Today’s Special Class Is Murder Training!?", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 35 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Baron Fang's Last Transformation", debuts on Japanese TV.
NANAKO MATSUSHIMA, who played Reiko Asakawa in "The Ring" and "The Ring 2" and Chiaki Hirakawa in "Whiteout", is born in Kanagawa, Japan.
Episode 39 of "Jumborg Ace", "Desperate Battle! Bamos I — Bamos II", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 2 of "Ironman Tiger-Seven", "Vengeance of the Revived Mummy Genjin", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 28 of "Ninja Captor" debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 37 of "Battle Fever J", "Electron Sword vs. Windmill Sword", debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: Episode 37 of "Super Electron Bioman", "The Murderer Silver!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: Episode 25 of "Hyper-Dimension Warrior Spielban" debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 33 of "High-Speed Task Force Turboranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: KIWAKO TAICHI, who played the daughter-in-law in "Kuroneko", dies in a road accident in Ito, Shizuoka, Japan.
1995: Episode 31 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", "Home Delivery Diet", debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: Episode 33 of "Beetle Fighter Kabuto" debuts on Japanese TV.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2004
10/12: Today in G-History
1908: ARTHUR SPACE, who played Dr. Sharman in "20 Million Miles to Earth", is born in New Brunswick, N.J.
1950: TAKESHI KAGA, who played the alien leader in "Ultraman Zearth", is born in Kanazawa City, Japan. A veteran of Japanese musical theater ("Jesus Christ Superstar", "Les Miserables", "Macbeth"), he is best known as the Chairman on "Iron Chef".
1960: HIROYUKI SANADA, who played Shiro in "Message from Space", Ryuji Takayama in "The Spiral", "Ringu" and "Ringu 2", and Doson in "Onmyoji", is born Hiroyuki Shimosawa in Tokyo. A protege of Sonny Chiba, he was also in "Yagyu Clan Conspiracy", "Time Slip", "The Last Samurai", and "Twilight Samurai".
1968: Episode 15 of "Mighty Jack" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 2 of "Warrior of Light: Diamond Eye", "Defeat the Eon Devil!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 28 of "Ultraman Taro", "Monster Eleking Bays to the Full Moon!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 35, the final episode of "Kamen Rider X", "Farewell X Rider", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 2 of "Sky Rider", "Mystery! Kumonjin", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 33 of "Ultraman 80", "The Monster Created by Boys", debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 35 of "Blitzkrieg Task Force Changeman", "Dragon Has Vanished", debuts on Japanese TV.
1990: Episode 33 of "Earth Task Force Fiveman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1999: "Ringu" premieres in Spain at the Sitges Film Festival.
2002: SIDNEY W. PINK, writer, director, and producer of "The Angry Red Planet" and "Reptilicus", dies after a long illness in Pompano Beach, Fla.
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Monday, October 11, 2004
10/11: Today in G-History
1928: AKIRA SUZUKI, editor on "Virus", is born.
1964: MICHAEL J. NELSON, former head writer and host of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", is born. He also played many characters from the movies riffed on the show, including Mothra, Gamera, and Kenny from "Gamera vs. Zigra", and sang the Gamera theme song as Michael Feinstein.
1967: "Jaianto Robo" ("Giant Robo") a.k.a. "Johnny Sokko and His Giant Robot" premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Dakolah: The Giant Sea Beast".
1968: TIFFANY GRANT, who dubbed the voices of Avatar on "Super Atragon" and Dr. Naganime on "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe", is born in Houston.
1973: TAKESHI KANESHIRO, who played Miyamoto in "Returner", is born in Taiwan.
1974: KANE KOSUGI, who played Kenichi Kai in "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero" and Jiraiya a.k.a. Ninja Black in "Ninja Task Force Kakuranger" and "Superpower Task Force Ohranger vs. Kakuranger", is born in Los Angeles. The son of Sho Kosugi, he was also in "Cat's Eye".
Episode 28 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Moving Bomb! Hell Gunder", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 27 of "Ultraman Leo", "He’s Strong! Momotaro", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 28 of "Kamen Rider Stronger" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 25 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Scarlet Fuse! Attack of the Eight-Eyed Torpedo", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: EARL A. WOLCOTT, sound recordist on "King Kong", dies in Los Angeles County.
1978: Episode 22 of "Spiderman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 36 of "Electronic Task Force Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 24 of "Monster Investigator Juspion" debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: Episode 32 of "Super Nova Flashman", "We Like Magu", debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: Episode 27 of "Super Machine Metalder" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 2 of "Kamen Rider Black", "Monster Party", debuts on Japanese TV.
1991: Episode 35 of "Birdman Task Force Jetman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: Episode 33 of "High Speed Task Force Carranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 819 of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", featuring "Invasion of the Neptune Men", premieres on the Sci-Fi Channel.
Episode 6 of "Ultraman Dyna", "The Greatest Monster on Earth", debuts on Japanese TV.
2003: Episode 2 of "Super Star God "Grensaizer" debuts on Japanese TV.
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Sunday, October 10, 2004
10/10: Today in G-History
1926: RICHARD JAECKEL, who played Vince Elliot in "The Green Slime" and Perry Lawton in "Latitude Zero", is born in Long Beach, N.Y. Making his film debut as Pvt. Johnny "Chicken" Anderson in "Guadalcanal Diary", the tough guy actor went on to appear in "Battleground", "Sands of Iwo Jima", "The Gunfighter", "Come Back, Little Sheba", "3:10 to Yuma", "Platinum High School", "Town Without Pity", "Once Before I Die", "The Dirty Dozen", "Sometimes a Great Notion", "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid", "Grizzly", "The Dark", "Cold River", "Starman", "Black Moon Rising", and "Delta Force 2", and the TV series "Baywatch".
1966: Episode 15 of "The Space Giants", "Destroy the Monster Aron" (a.k.a. "Terror from Outer Space"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 2 of "Thunder Mask", "The Boy Who Controlled a Devil-Beast", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 15 of "Super Robot: Red Baron", "The Premonition Trap", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 54, the final episode of "Sky Rider", "Farewell Hiroshi Tsukuba! Eight Braves Be Forever…", debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: Episode 35 of "Solar Task Force Sunvulcan", "Friends!? The Cucaracha", debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: CHIAKI KURIYAMA, who played Mizuho Tamura in "Ju-on" and Takako Chigusa in "Battle Royale", is born in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan. She is best known as Go-go Yubari in "Kill Bill, Vol. 1".
1987: Episode 33 of "Aura Task Force Maskman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: JAMES SEAY, who played Colonel Hallock in "The Amazing Colossal Man", dies in Capistrano Beach, Calif.
1994: "Urutora Sebun: Chikyuu Seijin no Daichi" ("Ultra Seven: Earth Aliens Underground") a.k.a. "Solid Earth of Ours", "Land of the Terrans", and "World of the Earth People", premieres on Japanese TV.
1998: Episode 105 of "Godzilla: The Series", "The Winter of Our Discontent", debuts on Fox.
Episode 6 of "Ultraman Gaia", "The Sneering Eyes", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: "Ringu" and "Dark Water" premiere in Poland at the Warsaw Film Festival.
2003: "Dark Water" is released in Denmark.
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