Saturday, December 18, 2004
12/18: Today in G-History
1914: TATSUO MATSUMURA is born in Kanagawa, Japan. He was an official in "The Secret of the Telegian", editor Ikeda in "The Human Vapor", and Dr. Makino in "King Kong vs. Godzilla".
1957: "Supa Jyaiantsu: jinko eisei to jinrui no hametsu" ("Super Giant: Satellites and the Destruction of Mankind") a.k.a. Part One of "Attack from Space" is released in Japan.
1966: Episode 23 of "Ultraman", "The Earth Is Home", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 38 of "Kamen Rider", "Lightning Demon Stingray King’s World Darkness Strategy", premieres on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 12 of "Inazuman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 73 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
KOYUKI, who played Asuka Saegusa in "Alive", is born Koyuki Kato in Kanagawa, Japan. She was also in "The Last Samurai".
1978: HITOMI MIWA, who played Mami Mizushima in "Misa the Dark Angel" and Yuki in "Ju-on", is born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
1984: MASARU RYUZAKI, who was in "The Last Days of Planet Earth", dies.
1988: Episode 9 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "Maribaron's Witchcraft", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 37 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Huh! The Death Penalty for Papa?" debuts on Japanese TV.
1999: STANLEY D. MEYER, who produced the U.S. release of "The Human Vapor", dies of heart failure in Santa Monica, Calif.
Episode 137 of "Godzilla: The Series", "End of the Line", debuts on Fox.
2000: HANK AZARIA, who played Victor "Animal" Palotti in "Godzilla", files for divorce from Helen Hunt.
Episode 9 of "Kikaider: The Animation", "Frozen Bonds", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Friday, December 17, 2004
12/17: Today in G-History
1906: MARTIN SKILES, who composed music used in "20 Million Miles to Earth", is born.
1941: YOKO FUJIYAMA is born in Yokohama. Her credits include "Young Sons of the University", "Atragon", "Dogora the Space Monster", and the TV series "What is Youth".
1945: R. MICHAEL STRINGER, key grip on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and second unit cinematographer on "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", is born in Burbank, Calif.
1966: "Gojira, Ebirah, Mosura: nankai no daiketto" ("Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Big Duel in the South Seas") a.k.a. "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster" is released in Japan.
1967: Episode 12 of "Ultra Seven", "From Another Planet with Love" (a.k.a. "Crystallized Corpuscles"), premeires on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 37 of "Return of Ultraman", "Ultraman: Death at Sunset", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: "Kaiju daifunsen — Daigoro tai Goriasu" ("The Monster's Desperate Battle: Daigoro vs. Goliath") is released in Japan.
1977: "Wakusei daisenso" a.k.a. "The War in Space" is released in Japan.
Episode 44 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad" debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 43 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", "Violent White Prohibited Past", debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Episode 44 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Crisis", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Thursday, December 16, 2004
12/16: Today in G-History
1914: KUNIKO ASHIHARA, who played the middle-aged woman in "Godzilla on Monster Island", is born in Hyogo, Japan.
1927: AKIHIKO HIRATA is born Akihiko Onoda in Kyogo, South Korea. His roles include Dr. Daisuke Serizawa in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" (returning in archive footage in "Godzilla vs. Destroyah" and "Godzilla x Mechagodzilla"), Dr. Shiraishi who went along with "The Mysterians", Inspector Tominaga in "The H-Man", bomb expert Dr. Fujimora in "Varan the Unbelievable", Hayatonosho Susukida in "The Three Treasures", "The Secret of the Telegian", a doctor in "Mothra", Captain Endo in "Gorath", Defense Minister Shigezawa in "King Kong vs. Godzilla", Mu Agent #23 in "Atragon", Chief Detective Okita in "Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster", the eyepatched Red Bamboo captain in "Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster", "Ultra Q", Dr. Iwamoto on "Ultraman", Staff Officer Yanagawa on "Ultra Seven", radio operator Fujisaki in "Son of Godzilla", Dr. Sugata in "Latitude Zero", Mr. K on "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", Professor Hideto Miyajima in "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster", a scientist in "Last Days of Planet Earth", Dr. Shinzo Mafune in "Terror of Mechagodzilla", Commander Oshi in "The War in Space", "Giant Ironman 1-7", "Fugitive Alien", and Dr. Inoue in "Sayonara Jupiter". His non-genre films include "Even the Mighty Shed Tears", "Embrace", "Farewell Rabaul", "Samurai I & II", "Shushingura", "Sanjuro", and "The Killing Bottle". He was scheduled to play Dr. Hayashida in "Godzilla 1985" but died before shooting started.
1932: NAOZUMI YAMAMOTO, composer on "Space Giants" and "Operation: Mystery", is born.
1949: KENSAKU MORITA, who played Miyoshi in "The War in Space" and Shinzawa in "Virus", is born in Tokyo.
1955: YUKIO ITO, who played Kenji Asuka a.k.a. the Green Ranger on "Secret Task Force Goranger" and "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", and Kensaku Shiraishi a.k.a. Battle Cossack I on "Battle Fever J", is born in Tokyo.
1960: "Battle in Outer Space" is released in Finland.
1967: "Kaiju shima no kessen: Gojira no musuko" ("Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Son of Godzilla") a.k.a. "Son of Godzilla" is released in Japan.
1972: Episode 23 of "Kikaida", "A Meet With the Yellow Ant Lion Brothers Three", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 90 of "Kamen Rider", "Fear's Pet Strategy (2) — Rider SOS!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: The remake of "King Kong" is released in Finland.
1978: SATOSHI MATSUDA, who is on "Kamen Rider Ryuki", is born in Osaka.
1988: POUL THOMSEN, who was in "Reptilicus", dies in Denmark.
1989: "Gojira tai Biorante" a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. Biollante" is released in Japan.
LEE VAN CLEEF, who played marksman Corporal Stone in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", dies of a heart attack in Oxnard, Calif.
2000: "Gojira x Megagirasu: Jii Shometsu Sakusen" ("Godzilla x Megaguirus: The G-Extermination Command") a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" is released in Japan.
2003: "Returner" premieres in Hungary on DVD.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
12/15: Today in G-History
1907: GORDON DOUGLAS, who directed "Them!", is born in New York City. A former child actor, he also directed "Our Gang" shorts, "Zenobia", "Saps at Sea", and "The Detective".
1966: "Gammera the Invincible" is released in the U.S.
1967: AMI KAWAI, who played Lammy on "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", is born in North Korea. She was also in "Hakaider".
1972: "King Kong Escapes" is released in Finland.
Episode 11 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "Let's Spring the Trap!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 37 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 31 of "Kikaida 01", "The Touching Android Bijinder Explosive Death", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 44 of "Kamen Rider V3", "V3 vs. Riderman", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 46 of "Battle Fever J" debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: "Gojira" a.k.a. "Godzilla 1985" is released in Japan.
Episode 46 of "Super Electron Bioman", "Escape! Jungle Trap", debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: JOHN ZAREMBA, who played Dr. Judson Uhl in "20 Million Miles to Earth", dies of a heart attack in Newport Beach, Calif.
1995: Episode 40 of "Superpowered Task Force Ohranger", "Arrival! The Mysterious Princess!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
2001: "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Daikaiju Sokogeki" ("Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack") is released in Japan.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2004
12/14: Today in G-History
1503: MICHEL DE NOSTRADAME a.k.a. NOSTRADAMUS, whose prophecies were the basis for "The Last Days of Planet Earth", is born Michel de Notre Dame in Saint-Rémy, France.
1967: Episode 28, the final episode of "Ultra Q", "Open Up!", makes its long-delayed debut on Japanese TV.
1973: THUY TRANG, who played Trini Kwan the Yellow Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", is born in Hanoi. She was also in "Spy Hard" and "The Crow: City of Angels".
"Godzilla vs. Megalon" is released in West Germany.
ARCHIE KAO, who played Kai Chen the Blue Ranger in "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: Return of the Magna Defender", and "Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force", is born in Washington, D.C.
1974: Episode 9 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Go Amazon! To the Island of the Crab Beastmen!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 11 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
1991: "Gojira tai Kingugidora" a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" is released in Japan.
1996: "Mosura" ("Mothra") a.k.a. "Rebirth of Mothra" is released in Japan.
1999: Toho announces that Godzilla would be brought back for a film in the year 2000.
2002: "Gojira tai Mekagojira" ("Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla") is released in Japan.
2004: "Son of Godzilla" and "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." are released on DVD in the U.S.
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Sunday, December 12, 2004
12/12: Today in G-History
1900: EDDIE PARKER, who played Paul Lund and Eric Jacobs as monsters in "Tarantula", is born in Minnesota.
1956: HIROAKI MURAKAMI, who played Hiroshi Tsukuba a.k.a. "Sky Rider" in his own series and in "8 Kamen Riders vs. Galaxy King", is born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan.
1960: MASAHIKO NISHIMURA, who was in "Godzilla 2000", is born in Toyama, Japan.
1966: Episode 24 of "The Space Giants", "Earthlings — Counterattack" a.k.a. "Battle of the Behemoths", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: "Ghidrah — The Three-Headed Monster" is rereleased in an edited version in Japan.
1980: Episode 9 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: CLIFFORD STINE, special effects cameraman on "King Kong" and special photographer on "Tarantula" and "The Deadly Mantis", dies in Pomona, Calif.
1989: HOWARD LANG, who played the first colonel in "Gorgo", dies.
1992: "Gojira tai Mosura" ("Godzilla vs. Mothra") a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth" is released in Japan.
1998: "Mosura 3" a.k.a. "Rebirth of Mothra III" is released in Japan.
2001: The soundtrack for "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack" is released in Japan.
2002: "Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee" is released in Japan.
2005: Peter Jackson's remake of "King Kong" is scheduled for release in the U.S.
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