Saturday, November 06, 2004
11/6: Today in G-History
1953: "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" is released in West Germany.
1958: TRACE BEAULIEU, who played Dr. Clayton Forrester and Crow T. Robot and was a writer on "Mystery Science Theater 3000", is born.
1962: MEGUMI OGAWA, who played Goggle Pink on "Great Task Force Goggle V", is born Kazue Ogawa.
HUA RONG WONG, who played Shiro Okamoto on "Wizard of Darkness: The Series", is born in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
1963: TSUYOSHI IHARA, who played Yoshinari Yonemori in "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe", is born.
1965: DAVID PRESSMAN, who played the Anchorage captain in "Godzilla", is born in New York City.
1966: Episode 17 of "Ultraman", "Passport to Infinity", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 32 of "Kamen Rider", "Man-Eating Flower Dokudalian", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 45 of "Spectreman", "Alien Pal Forever!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 19 of "Triple Fighter", "Five Seconds to Operation: Tidal Wave", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 19 of "Operation Command: 10/4-10/10", "The Man-Eating Slug Grows!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 6 of "Inazuman", "The Grotesque Yukibanbara! New Mankind Surgery!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 67 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Scarlett Suicide Run! Yellow Ranger Dies at Sunset", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 32 of "Ultraman 80", "Monster Ship of the Black Sea", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: Episode 39 of "Great Task Force Goggle V", "The Devilish Man-Eating Sketch Book", debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: Episode 3 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "RX vs. the Knight of Wind", debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: Episode 37 of "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", "A Dinosaur Is Born", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 31 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "The Monster Mama Is a Vivacious Girl", debuts on Japanese TV.
1999: "Godzilla 2000" premieres in Japan at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
2000: Episode 4 of "Kikaider — The Animation", "Mirror", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Friday, November 05, 2004
11/5: Today in G-History
1954: "Them!" is released in Finland.
1967: Episode 6 of "Ultra Seven", "The Dark Zone", premieres on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 31 of "Return of Ultraman", "Between a Devil and an Angel", debuts on Japanese TV.
CORIN NEMEC, who played Mike Kelso in "Solar Crisis", is born in Little Rock, Ark.
1972: Episode 48 of "Mirrorman" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 32 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 32 of "Space Ironmen: Kyodyne", "That's the True Guise? The Terribly Nice Teacher", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 28 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "My Secret!! The Space Creature in My Pocket", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 27 of "Megaloman, Warrior of Fire", "Dagar Is Alive", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: Episode 30 of "Space Sheriff Gavan", "The Son of Don Horror Returns to Maku Castle", debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 39 of "Science Task Force Dynaman", "Explosive! The Silent Fury", debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: Episode 36 of "Super Beast Task Force Liveman", "Violent Clash! The Tackle of Friendship", debuts on Japanese TV.
CLAUS TOKSVIG, who was the narrator in "Reptilicus", dies in Denmark. He was born in Denmark in 1929.
1993: Episode 37 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", "You Have to See It!! A Huge Creature", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: MOMOKO KOCHI, who played Emiko Yamane in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" and "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah", dies of intestinal cancer at 66 in Tokyo.
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11/5: Today in G-History
1954: "Them!" is released in Finland.
1967: Episode 6 of "Ultra Seven", "The Dark Zone", premieres on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 31 of "Return of Ultraman", "Between a Devil and an Angel", debuts on Japanese TV.
CORIN NEMEC, who played Mike Kelso in "Solar Crisis", is born in Little Rock, Ark.
1972: Episode 48 of "Mirrorman" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 32 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 32 of "Space Ironmen: Kyodyne", "That's the True Guise? The Terribly Nice Teacher", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 28 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "My Secret!! The Space Creature in My Pocket", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 27 of "Megaloman, Warrior of Fire", "Dagar Is Alive", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: Episode 30 of "Space Sheriff Gavan", "The Son of Don Horror Returns to Maku Castle", debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 39 of "Science Task Force Dynaman", "Explosive! The Silent Fury", debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: Episode 36 of "Super Beast Task Force Liveman", "Violent Clash! The Tackle of Friendship", debuts on Japanese TV.
CLAUS TOKSVIG, who was the narrator in "Reptilicus", dies in Denmark. He was born in Denmark in 1929.
1993: Episode 37 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", "You Have to See It!! A Huge Creature", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: MOMOKO KOCHI, who played Emiko Yamane in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" and "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah", dies of intestinal cancer at 66 in Tokyo.
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Thursday, November 04, 2004
11/4: Today in G-History
1930: KATE REID, whose scenes as Dr. Baldwin were deleted from "Virus", is born Daphne Katherine Reid in London.
1933: JUNKO IKEUCHI, who played Ume Ito in "The Ghost of Yotsuya" and appeared in the Starman films "Atomic Rulers", "Invaders from Space", "Attack from Space", and "Evil Brain from Outer Space", is born in Tokyo.
1947: LINDA HAYNES, who played Dr. Anne Barton in "Latitude Zero", is born in Florida. Her other films include "Coffy" and "Rolling Thunder".
1969: Rapper-producer SEAN "PUFFY" COMBS a.k.a. PUFF DADDY a.k.a. P-DIDDY, who co-performed "Come to Me" on the "Godzilla" soundtrack, is born in Harlem, N.Y.
1972: Episode 17 of "Kikaida", "Red Hornet’s Horrible Hostage Plan", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 84 of "Kamen Rider", "Rider in Danger! Isogin Jaguar's Hell Trap", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 32 of "Vigilant Lion Maru", "Gamawolf: Secret of the Notebook", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 5 of "Super Robot: Mach Baron" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 5 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why!? Won’t Zabitan Fight?", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 5 of "Pro-Wrestling Star: Aztecizer", "Terror of Black Mist: The Kidnapping Devil", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 34 of "Giant Ironman 17", "Decisive Battle!! Brain vs. One Seven", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 5 of "Dinosaur War: Aizenborg" debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 15 of "Message from Space: Galactic Battle" debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 35 of "Space Sheriff Sharivan", "Stand Up When You Are Knocked Down, Den! Love Is the Brilliance of Life", debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: JACK HADDOCK, who was in "The Angry Red Planet", dies.
1994: Episode 38 of "Ninja Task Force Kakuranger", "Moooo! The Disagreeable Bull", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: JERRY SOHL, who wrote the U.S. version of "Frankenstein Conquers the World", dies of natural causes in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
"Dark Water" is screened at the Semana de Cine Fantastico y de Terror de San Sebastian in Spain.
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Wednesday, November 03, 2004
11/3: Today in G-History
1927: MARVIN BRYAN, who played a machine-gunner in "The Deadly Mantis", is born.
1928: OSAMU TEZUKA, who wrote and created "The Space Giants", is born in Osaka. The manga and anime pioneer also created "Astro Boy", "Kimba the White Lion", "Princess Knight", "Star Blazers", "Black Jack", and "Adolph".
1933: JOHN BARRY, who composed the music for the 1976 remake of "King Kong", is born John Barry Prendergast in York, England.
1934: ANN SMYRNER, who played Lise Martens in "Reptilicus", is born Hanne Smyrner in Frederiksborg, Denmark.
1943: KENZO KAWARAZAKI, who played Koji Kano in "Time Slip", Shigeru Kataoka in "Parasite Eve" and was on "Ringu: The Final Chapter", is born in Tokyo.
1948: AKIRA EMOTO, who played Major Akira Yuki in "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla" and Fujiwara no Motokata in "Onmyoji", is born in Tokyo. He also appeared in "Shall We Dance".
1956: KEVIN MURPHY, who played Tom Servo and Professor Bobo and was a writer on "Mystery Science Theater 3000", is born in River Forest, Ill.
1972: Episode 5 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "Conspiracy of the Die-Die Gang", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 31 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi", "Demon Doll! The Curse of Dotem!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episide 31 of "Ultraman Ace", "From Seven's Hands into Ace’s", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: KICHIJIRO UEDA, who played Tatsuemon Kanamura in "Gamera vs. Gaos", dies of larynx cancer in Tokyo.
1973: Episode 25 of "Kikaida 01", "The Devil-Spawn Zadam: Lunar Base Lift-Off", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 38 of "Kamen Rider V3", "V3’s Child Companion — Sky-diving of Death", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 42 of "Jumborg Ace", "Counterattack of the Cosmic Witch Babaras", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 31 of "Ninja Captor", "Confrontation on Mt. Izu!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 18 of "Dinosaur Task Force: Koseidon", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 40 of "Battle Fever J", "Beautiful Teacher in a Moment of Crisis", debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: Episode 40 of "Super Electron Bioman", "The Stolen Turbo", debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: Episode 28 of "Hyper-Dimension Warrior: Spielban", debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: REX LIPTON, music editor for the U.S. release of "Godzilla Raids Again", dies.
1989: Episode 36 of "High Speed Task Force Turboranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 34 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", "Emporer's Final Challenge", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 37 of "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", "What? Chisato Has an Old Guy's Voice", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: "Rebirth of Mothra III" premieres in Japan at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
2000: "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" premieres in Japan at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
2001: "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack" premieres in Japan at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
2003: "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." premieres in Japan at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Finally, today is the golden anniversary of the event that started it all:
1954: "Gojira" ("Godzilla") a.k.a. "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" is released in Japan and breaks opening-day ticket-sales record in Tokyo.
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Tuesday, November 02, 2004
11/2: Today in G-History
No year given: S.C. DACY, who played a newspaper photographer in the 1976 remake of "King Kong", is born Scott Constantine Dacy in Bay City, Mich.
1902: FRANK JENKS, who played the truck driver in "The Amazing Colossal Man", is born in Des Moines, Iowa.
1906: ELLIS W. CARTER, cinematographer on "The Deadly Mantis", is born in Oregon.
1923: TATSUYA MIHASHI, who played Detective Okamoto in "The Human Vapor", is born in Tokyo. Married to actress Kyoko Anzai ("Battle in Outer Space"), he was Toshiro Mifune's brother-in-law Tatsuo in "The Bad Sleep Well", "Chushingura", Mifune's assistant Kawanishi in "High and Low", "None But the Brave", Phil Moscowitz in "What's Up, Tiger Lily?", "The Killing Bottle", and "Tora! Tora! Tora!".
1925: HELEN JAY, who played Mrs. Farley in "The Deadly Mantis" is born in New York City.
1927: STEVE DITKO, co-creator of "Spiderman" which became a Toei TV series, is born in Johnstown, Penn.
1959: "The H-Man" is released in Sweden.
1962: HUA RONG WONG, who played Shiro Okamoto on "Wizard of Darkness: The Series" and Hiroshi Kitada in "Ju-on" and "Ju-on 2", is born in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
1968: Episode 18 of "Fight! Mighty Jack", "Defeat the Hydrogen Bomb Dinosaur!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 5 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "The Missing 20 Billion", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 31 of "Ultraman Taro", "Look Out! The Treacherous Poison Mushroom", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 3 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "The Strong, Naked, and Fast Guy", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 5 of "Sky Rider", "Fly! The Girl Who Picks Up Dreams", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: KYOKO FUKADA, who played Kanae Sawaguchi in "Ringu 2" and Himiko in "Onmyoji II", is born in Tokyo.
1984: Episode 32 of "Space Sheriff Shaider", "Your and My Melody", debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 40 of "Blitzkrieg Task Force Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: PAUL FREES, who dubbed voices on "Rodan", "The H-Man", and "King Kong Escapes", among tons of TV, film, and animated projects, dies of heart failure at 66 in Tiburon, Calif.
1990: Episode 35 of "Earth Task Force Fiveman", "Operation: Twins", debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: Episode 9 of "Ultraman Tiga", "Girl Who Waits for a Monster", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: VINCENT WINTER, who played Sean in "Gorgo", dies of a heart attack in Chertsey, England.
TOMMY DUGGAN, who played the first naval officer in "Gorgo", dies.
2002: "Godzilla x Mechagodzilla" premieres in Japan at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Monday, November 01, 2004
11/1: Today in G-History
1931: KON OMURA, who played Officer Kondo (a.k.a. Kon-chan) in "Gamera vs. Guiron" and the father in "Gamera vs. Monster X", is born in Hyogo, Japan. His other films include "A Manager and His Apprentices", "Tracked", and "Burning Yoshiwara", and can be seen on Japanese TV commercials to this day. His son is a writer/director in Hollywood and appeared in the film "Contact".
SHUNSUKE KIKUCHI is born in Hirosaki City, Japan. He composed the music for "Terror Beneath the Sea", "The Golden Bat", "Goke, Bodysnatcher from Hell", "Gamera vs. Guiron", "Gamera vs. Monster X", "Kamen Rider", "Gamera vs. Zigra", "Superman Barom-1", "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker", "Kamen Rider vs. Hell’s Ambassador", "Iron King", "Transforming Ninja Arashi", "Jumborg Ace", "Kamen Rider V3", "Kamen Rider V3" vs. Destron", "Kamen Rider X", "Electroid Zaborger", "5 Kamen Riders vs. King Dark", "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Hang in There, Robocon!", "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Kamen Rider: All Back Again! 7 Riders", "Space Ironmen Kyodyne", "Message From Space", "Message From Space: Galactic Battle", "Sky Rider", "Gamera, Super Monster", "Kamen Rider Super-1", "Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie", "Kamen Rider 10's Birth! Riders Unite!", "The Ultraman Story", "Ultraman Zoffy", and "Voiceslugger".
1936: MIMI HEINRICH, who played Karen Martens in "Reptilicus", is born in Copenhagen.
KATSUHISA HATTORI, composer on "Prince of Space", is born in Tokyo.
1944: KEITH EMERSON, composer on "Godzilla: Final Wars", is born. He was a member of the classic rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
1953: KENJIRO ISHIMARU, who played Detective Omuta in "Ringu 2" and was in "Onmyoji", is born in Oita, Japan.
1959: "Nippon tanjo" ("Birth of Japan") a.k.a. "The Three Treasures" is released in Japan.
1967: Episode 4 of "Johnny Sokko and His Giant Robot", "Lygon: The Magic Beast", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 31 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Flying Iron-Fist Eye Robot", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 30 of "Ultraman Leo", "A Monster Requittal of Kindness", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 28 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Red Eruption! Infiltrate the Underground Base", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 31 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Stronger Recreated!", debuts on Japanese TV.
TROY PATTERSON, who played Joe in "Earth vs. the Spider", dies in Rome.
1978: Episode 25 of "Spiderman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 39 of "Electronic Task Force Denziman", "The Queen's Furious Demonic Rage", debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 27 of "Monster Investigator: Juspion" debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: Episode 35 of "Super Nova Flashman", "Duet for the Star-Filled Sky", debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: Episode 5 of "Kamen Rider Black", "Kotaro Runs Through the Labyrinth", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 30 of "Super Manchine Metalder", "Protect the Secret Base!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1991: Episode 38 of "Birdman Task Force Jetman", "The Sudden Hammer!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: "Gojira" is released on laserdisc in Japan.
1996: Episode 36 of "Violent Race Task Force Carranger", "Strange Anti-Gas Sweeping Operation", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 9 of "Ultraman Dyna", "Attack of the 2000", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: "Infra-Man" premieres in Finland at the Northern Lights Film Festival.
Episode 35 of "Star Beast Task Force Gingaman", "Goki's Declaration", debuts on Japanese TV.
1999: MINORU CHIAKI, who played Hiroshi Kobayashi in "Godzilla Raids Again", dies of acute respiratory and coronary failure in Tokyo.
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Sunday, October 31, 2004
New Movies Added to the Database
Today I added Arachnid (2001), The Blob (1988), The Crater Lake Monster (1977), and Thunder of Gigantic Serpent (1988). Also, the Monster Index approaches completion.
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10/31: Today in G-History
1961: PETER JACKSON, producer, director, and writer of the upcoming remake of "King Kong", is born in Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand. The man behind the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, his other films include "Bad Taste", "Meet the Feebles", "Braindead", "Heavenly Creatures", "Forgotten Silver", and "The Frighteners". His wife, Frances Walsh, is his co-writer and producer.
1966: Episode 18 of "The Space Giants", "The Strange Living Mannequins", (a.k.a. "The Terror Monster"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 18 of "Super Robot: Red Baron", "Look! The End of Red Baron", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 3 of "Kamen Rider Super-1", "Go! Dogma's Gold Mine at Land’s End", debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: Episode 38 of "Solar Task Force Sunvulcan" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: Episode 36 of "Aura Task Force Maskman", "Obliterated! The Twin Girl Destroyers", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: Episode 9 of "Ultraman Gaia", "Seagull Fly High", debuts on Japanese TV.
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