Saturday, October 23, 2004
10/23: Today in G-History
1927: MIZUHO SUZUKI, who played Foreign Minister Emori in "Godzilla 1985", is born in Tokyo. He was also in "Last Days of Planet Earth".
1954: A private screening of "Gojira" is held for core members of the filmmaking crew.
1964: ELLIS W. CARTER, cinematographer on "The Deadly Mantis", dies in Long Beach, Calif.
1966: Episode 15 of "Ultraman", "Terror of the Cosmic Rays", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 30 of "Kamen Rider", "Revived Fossils — Vampiric Larva", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 43 of "Spectreman", "Appearance of the Monster Kabagon!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 4 of "Inazuman", "The Japanese Islands Explode!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 17 of "Emergency Command: 10/4-10/10", "Demon Rat Inferno", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 65 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Scarlet Desperation!! The Raid on Blackcross Castle", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 30 of "Ultraman 80", "My Friend Disappeared into the Desert", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: Episode 37 of "Great Task Force Goggle V", "Blast the Mysterious Attack Plane", debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: MIYUU SAWAI, who played Usagi Tsukino a.k.a. Princess Serenity a.k.a. "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", is born.
1988: "Kamen Raidaa Burakku aru ekkusu" ("Kamen Rider Black RX") premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Child of the Sun! RX".
1992: Episode 35 of "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", "Ninja Warrior Boy", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 29 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Pet Dog Bomb Project", debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Episode 2 of "Kikaida — The Animation", "Mad Machine", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: NATHAN JURAN, who directed "20 Million Miles to Earth" and "The Deadly Mantis", dies of natural causes in Rancho Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
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Friday, October 22, 2004
10/22: Today in G-History
1908: JOHN ZAREMBA, who played Dr. Judson Uhl in "20 Million Miles to Earth", is born.
1932: MISAKO WATANABE, who played the second wife in the "Black Hair" segment of "Kwaidan", is born in Tokyo.
1933: MITSUKO KUSABUE, who played Sobei in "The Lost World of Sinbad", is born in Yokohama.
1939: SUSUMU KUROBE, who played Shin Hayata, the alter ego of "Ultraman", is born. Ironically, Japan’s most famous superhero played many villains in his career — the assassin with the mustache in "Ghidrah — the Three-Headed Monster", a Who henchman in "King Kong Escapes", the airplane navigator in "Son of Godzilla", a Monsterland staff member in "Destroy All Monsters", Chin in "Latitude Zero", "Little Superman Gunbaron", Berlock on "Megaloman", "Ultraman 80", Dr. Kuromatsu in "Kamen Rider Black", Dr. Oniyoshi Kuroda on "Special Rescue Police Winspector", "Ultra Q: The Movie", a bank security guard in "Ultraman Zearth", "Ultraman Zearth 2", and a general in "Godzilla x Megaguirus: The G-Extermination Command". Kurobe also appeared on "Return of Ultraman", and was in "None But the Brave" and played Wing Fat, the main villain in "What’s Up, Tiger Lily?" His daughter, Takaki Yoshimoto, continued his legacy by playing Rena Yamase on "Ultraman Tiga".
1961: TAKAAKI ICHIBASHI, who starred in "Ultraman Zearth" and "Ultraman Zearth 2", is born. A friend of baseball star Hideo Nomo, he also appeared in "Major League II" and "Major League III: Back to the Minors".
1967: Episode 4 of "Ultra Seven", "Max Acknowledge", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 29 of "Return of Ultraman", "Jiro Rides a Monster", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 46 of "Mirrorman", "The Mirror of Love Cries in the City of Death", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 30 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 30 of "Space Ironmen: Kyodyne", "Your Number Is Up! The Boy’s Prophecy Beckons Death", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 26 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "Invaders!? Enigma of the Space Pirate Ship", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 22 of "Megaloman: Warrior of Fire", "The Death of Seiji", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: Episode 28 of "Space Sheriff Gavan", "Darkness in the Sea of Space: The Witch Monika Awakens", debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 38 of "Science Task Force Dynaman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: Episode 34 of "Super Animal Task Force Liveman", "Love Runs Away in the Future and the Present!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 35 of "Five-Star Task Force Dairanger", "A Prickly Maiden Hunt", debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 37 of "Heavy Armored: Beetle Fighter" debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Episode 37 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Approach", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Thursday, October 21, 2004
10/21: Today in G-History
No year given: NAKIA BURRISE, who played Tanja Sloan a.k.a. the Yellow Zeo Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", "Power Rangers Zeo", "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie", and "Power Rangers Turbo", is born in San Diego.
1921: ED KEMMER, who played Mr. Kingman in "Earth vs. the Spider", is born in Reading, Penn. He was also on the TV series "Space Patrol".
1947: HIROHISA SODA, main writer on "Great Task Force Goggle V", "Science Task Force Dynaman", "Super Electron Bioman", "Blitzkrieg Task Force Changeman", "Super Nova Flashman", "Aura Task Force Maskman", "Super Animal Task Force Liveman", and "High-Speed Task Force Turboranger", is born.
1956: TOSHIYUKI NAGASHIMA is born in Chiba, Japan. He played Matsuo in "Virus", Director of Technical Division Seiichi Yamamoto in "Godzilla vs. Biollante", Yoshihiro Hasegawa in "Pyrokinesis", and Takuji Miyagawa in "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus", and was in "Deathquake", "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion", and "Moon Over Tao".
1958: KYOKO OKADA, who played Yuriko Misaki a.k.a. Tackle on "Kamen Rider Stronger", is born in Tokyo. She died in 1986.
1972: Episode 15 of "Kikaida", "Golden Bat Sorcery at Work", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 82 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Jellyfish Wolf — Rush Hour of Terror", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 30 of "Vigilant Lion Maru", "Mutant Matsubarabas: Enigma of the Pine Needle", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: MOTOYOSHI ODA, director of "Godzilla Raids Again", dies in Tokyo.
1974: Episode 3 of "Super Robot: Mach Baron" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 3 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why! Did Gabura Disappear!?", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 3 of "Pro-Wrestling Star Aztecizer", "I’m Aztecizer!", debuts on Japanese TV.
NORIHISA HIRANUMA, who was in "Isola: Multiple Personality Girl", is born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
1977: Episode 32 of "Giant Ironman 17", "Roaring Lightning! Mystery of the Gold Monster", debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 13 of "Message from Space: Galactic Battle", "Miracle of the God Maniyoru", debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 33 of "Space Sheriff Sharivan" debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: Episode 36 of "Ninja Task Force Kakuranger", "The Naughty Ninja!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: JAY A. MORLEY JR., costume supervisor on "The Deadly Mantis", dies.
2000: RHODES REASON, who played Commander Carl Nelson in "King Kong Escapes", marries Jerrlyn Hamilton.
2002: Volumes 1 and 2 of "Space Sheriff Gavan" are released on DVD in Japan.
SAHO SASAZAWA, who played Oshare's father in "House", dies of cancer in Tokyo.
2003: "Kamen Rider 555" is released on DVD in Japan.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Godzilla to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
From an article in Japan Today:
Godzilla, Japan's longtime favorite monster, will be honored at Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Nov 29. Toho Co presented a Godzilla mascot with a certificate for the Hollywood honor, at the company's Tokyo head office on Wednesday. Godzilla's star on the Walk of Fame will be the first for a Japanese character.
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10/20: Today in G-History
1932: ROKURO NAYA, the voice of "Kamen Rider" for episodes 9-13, is born in Hokkaido. He is the younger brother of Goro Naya.
1954: The trailer for "Gojira" begins running in Japanese theaters.
1961: MICHIE TOMIZAWA, who played Ira Shrine on "Voiceslugger", is born in Nagano, Japan.
1972: Episode 3 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "Rainbow Dash 7", debuts on Japanese TV.
Epiosde 29 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi", "Deadly Demon! The Terror of Madara!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 29 of "Ultraman Ace", "The 6th Ultra Brother", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 23 of "Kikaida 01", "Devilish Starfish-Woman: Annihilate the Human Race!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 36 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Devil of the Sky — the Wing Unit", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 40 of "Jumborg Ace" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 3 of "Ironman Tiger-Seven", "Counterstrike! Amphibian Genjin: Amazon X", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 26 of "Ninja Captor" debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 16 of "Dinosaur Task Force: Koseidon", "Koseider: Defeat the Dinosaur Tank", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 38 of "Battle Fever J", "The Mystery Party Trap", debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: TAKAYUKI YAMADA, who played Nobuo Takahashi in "Dragon Head", is born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
1984: Episode 38 of "Super Electron Bioman", "Appear! Baizhoun", debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: Episode 26 of "Hyper Dimension Warrior: Spielban" debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 34 of "High-Speed Task Force Turboranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 32 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", "The School's Scary Nightmare", debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: Episode 34 of "Beetle Fighter Kabuto" debuts on Japanese TV.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2004
10/19: Today in G-History
1912: NOBLE JOHNSON, who played the native chief in "King Kong", marries Ruth Thornton.
1948: DAVE MALLOW, who provided the voice of Baboo on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and "Power Rangers Zeo", is born. He also was the voice of Borgslayer on "Big Bad Beetleborgs", the Magnetox Monster on "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", Trifire on two episodes of "Power Rangers Time Force — Magnum Ranger: Quest for Control", Commonadocon in "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue: and Vacuum Cleaner Org in "Power Rangers Wild Force: Curse of the Wolf", as well as Bob in "Zeiram 2".
1967: YOJI MATSUDA, who played Masahiko Omamura in "Kamen Rider Amazon", is born in Fukuoka.
1968: Episode 16 of "Mighty Jack" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 3 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 29 of "Ultraman Taro", "Resurrection of Bemstar! Taro Absolutely Defeated!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: "Kamen Rider Amazon" premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Person? Wild Animal? The Wonderful Guy That Came from the Jungle".
1977: TADASHI SUKA, who is on "Kamen Rider Ryuuki", is born in Tokyo.
1979: Episode 3 of "Sky Rider", "It’s Courage! Terror of the Bat Whistle", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 34 of "Ultraman 80", "Fishing for a Strange Catch", debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: Episode 30 of "Space Sheriff Shaider", "The Sky Vaccuum That Steals Souls", debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 38 of "Blitzkrieg Task Force Changeman", "Ghost Baseball", debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: JAMES R. HASKIN, who played the civilian announcer in "The Deadly Mantis", dies in Long Beach, Calif.
1990: Episode 34 of "Earth Task Force Fiveman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1991: Episode 316 of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", featuring "Gamera vs. Zigra", debuts on Comedy Central.
1996: Episode 7 of "Ultraman Tiga", "The Man Who Fell to Earth", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: JOHN MEREDYTH LUCAS, who wrote the U.S. dub for "The Human Vapor", dies of leukemia in Los Angeles. The stepson of director Michael Curtiz, he was born in 1919.
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Monday, October 18, 2004
10/18: Today in G-History
1896: FREDERICK HOLLANDER, who wrote stock music used in "20 Million Miles to Earth", is born in London, England. He also wrote the scores for "The Blue Angel" and "Destry Rides Again".
1935: PETER BOYLE, who played Arnold Teague in "Solar Crisis", is born in Philadelphia. Perhaps best remembered as the monster in "Young Frankenstein", the former monk was also in "The Virgin President", "Medium Cool", "Diary of a Mad Housewife", "Joe", "T.R. Baskin", "The Candidate", "Crazy Joe", "The Friends of Eddie Coyle", "Kid Blue", "Slither", "Steelyard Blues", "Taxi Driver", "The Brinks Job", "F.I.S.T", "Hardcore", "Where the Buffalo Roam", "Outland", "Hammett", "Yellowbeard", "Johnny Dangerously", "Turk 182!", "Surrender", "Red Heat", "The Dream Team", "Speed Zone", "Men of Respect", "Honeymoon in Vegas", "Malcolm X", "Born to be Wild", and "Bulletproof Heart", as well as the TV movie "Tail Gunner Joe".
1945: NORIO WAKAMOTO, who was the voice of Taiso on the "Giant Robo" anime, is born in Yamaguchi, Japan.
1946: HOWARD SHORE, composer for the upcoming remake of "King Kong", is born in Toronto.
1967: Episode 2 of "Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot", "Globar: The Giant Devil Ball", debuts on Japanese TV.
1968: SHIGERU KANAI, who played Yuusaku a.k.a. Mega Silver on "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", is born.
1974: Episode 29 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Violent Run! Hell Gunder", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 28 of "Ultraman Leo", "Return of the Bearded Captain!", debuts on Japanese TV.
NOBORU KANEKO, who played Kakero Shishi a.k.a. Gao Red on "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger", "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai", and "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger: Fire Mountan Roars", and Yoshito Chujo in "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.", is born in Nagasaki.
1975: Episode 29 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Witch Mutant Kate! The Accursed Blood!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 26 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Blue-Veined Shapeshifter! Terror of the Poisonous Doctor", debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 23 of "Spiderman", "Homeless Children in the School of Love", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 37 of "Electronic Task Force Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 25 of "Monster Investigator Juspion" debuts on Japanese TV.
JUN TAZAKI, who played Captain Hachiro Jinguji in "Atragon" and other authority figures in Toho sci-fi films, dies of lung cancer in Tokyo.
1986: Episode 33 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: Episode 28 of "Super Manchine: Metalder" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 3 of "Kamen Rider Black", "Strange? Strange Cyborg", debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: WILLIAM A. FORESTER, who played an announcer in "The Deadly Mantis", dies in Los Angeles County.
1991: Episode 36 of "Birdman Task Force Jetman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 28 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Spirited Away! Yuka Has Vanished!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: Episode 34 of "Violent Race Task Force Carranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 7 of "Ultraman Dyna", "The Friend in a Box", debuts on Japanese TV.
2001: "Ringu 2" is released in Australia.
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Sunday, October 17, 2004
10/17: Today in G-History
1915: TAIJI TONOYAMA, who played Ushi in "Onibaba" and a farmer in "Kuroneko", is born in Tokyo.
1939: SHIN KISHIDA, who played Interpol Agent Nanbara in "Godzilla vs Cosmic Monster", the vampire in "Lake of Dracula", and vampire Doc Shimimura in "Evil of Dracula", is born in Tokyo. He also played handicapped mechanic Ken Sakata in "Return of Ultraman", Saburo Mizushima on "Fireman", and Commander Arashiyama on "Solar Task Force Sunvulcan" and "Solar Task Force Sunvulcan: The Movie". He also played Master of Death in "Shogun Assassin", and was a sci-fi TV writer.
1966: Episode 16 of "The Space Giants", "The Last Day of Earth" (a.k.a. "Battle of the Titans"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 3 of "Thunder Mask", "The Fire-Breathing Devil-Beast", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 16 of "Super Robot: Red Baron", "Iron Face Party Defector #E16", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: RUSSELL GAIGE, who had a bit part in "Them!", dies in Los Angeles.
1980: "Kamen Raidaa Suupaa Wan" ("Masked Rider Super One") a.k.a. "Kamen Rider Super-1" premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Great Transformation of the Interplanetary Cyborg".
1981: Episode 35 of "Sun Task Force Sunvulcan", "Esper", debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: Episode 34 of "Aura Task Force Maskman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 38 of "Investigation Robo: Janperson" debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: Episode 7 of "Ultraman Gaia", "The Earth Purifier", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: SID PINK, who produced "The Angry Red Planet" and "Reptilicus", dies at 86.
2003: "Returner" premieres in the U.S. in New York City and Los Angeles.
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