Saturday, February 12, 2005
2/12: Today in G-History
1903: JOSEPH F. BIROC, cinematographer on "The Amazing Colossal Man", is born in New York City.
1909: SHIN SABURI, who was in "Deathquake", is born in Hokkaido.
1915: LORNE GREENE, who played Ambassador Warren Richards in the U.S. version of "Tidal Wave", is born in Ottawa. He is best remembered as Ben Cartwright, the patriarch on TV’s "Bonanza", and later on "Battlestar Galactica". Known as "The Voice of Doom" for his Canadian radio broadcasts during World War II, he scored a #1 hit in 1960 with "Ringo".
1924: LOUIS ZORICH, who played the Russian Ambassador in "Gammera the Invincible", is born. He is married to actress Olympia Dukakis.
1927: H.M. WYNANT, who played IXL Executive #1 in "Solar Crisis", is born.
BOB TETRICK, who played Deputy Dave in "Earth vs. the Spider" and was in "War of the Colossal Beast", is born.
1959: GEORGE ANTHEIL, who composed music used in "20 Million Miles to Earth", dies in New York City.
1967: Episode 31 of "Ultraman", "Who Has Come?", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 46 of "Kamen Rider", "Confrontation!! Snow Mountain Demon Bear Congar", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 59 of "Spectreman" (actually a rerun of Episode 9), "Terror of Nezubardon", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 80 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: FRANK KING, producer of "Gorgo" and the U.S. release of "Rodan", dies at 75.
Episode 15 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "Robo Rider's Birth!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: Episode 50, the final episode of "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", "Dinosaurs Banzai", debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: NAOKI YASUKOCHI, who was in “Zebraman”, is born in Chiba, Japan.
2000: Episode 134 of "Godzilla: The Series", "The Twister", premieres on Fox.
"Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue" premieres on Fox.
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Friday, February 11, 2005
2/11: Today in G-History
1911: KIMIYOSHI YASUDA, who directed "Daimajin", "100 Monsters", and "Along with Ghosts", is born in Tokyo. He also directed many "Zatoichi" and "Kyoshiro Nemuri" films before he died in 1983.
1918: RYO IKEBE is born in Tokyo. He played Maj. Ichiro Katsumiya in "Battle in Outer Space", Dr. Tazawa in "Gorath", and Professor Takigawa in "The War in Space". He also appeared in a number of classics and war films, such as "Farewell Rabaul", "Early Spring", "Snow Country", and "Mishima — A Life in Four Chapters".
1944: KOJI SHIMIZU, who played Heihachiro Ikuma on "Ringu: Kanzen-ban", is born in Kyoto.
1962: YUKI YASHIMA, who played Yellow Four on "Super Electron Bioman" and Helen on "Space Sheriff Sharivan", is born.
1968: Episode 19 of "Ultra Seven", "Project Blue" (a.k.a. "Wayne, Lord of the Universe"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1969: JAMES LANPHIER, who played Col. Harvey in "The Deadly Mantis", dies of a stroke in Los Angeles.
1977: "The Last Dinosaur" premieres on ABC.
1981: Episode 44 of "Ultraman 80", "Aggressive Showdown! 80 vs. Seven", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: TAKASHI SHIMURA dies in Tokyo at 76. Best known to G-fans as Dr. Kyohei Yamane in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", Shimura was also known for his roles in such Akira Kurosawa classics as "Rashomon" and "The Seven Samurai".
1994: Episode 50, the final episode of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: “Ju-on” premieres in Japan on video.
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Thursday, February 10, 2005
2/10: Today in G-History
1886: OLIN HOWLIN, who played Jensen in "Them", is born Olin Howland in Denver. He also appeared in the TV series "Circus Boy".
1910: DOUGLAS SPENCER, who played a reporter in "Them!", is born William Henry Mesenkop in Illinois.
1932: EDGAR WALLACE, who co-wrote the story for "King Kong", dies in Hollywood, Calif.
1967: CHISATO KAWAMURA, who played the Goddess in "Moon over Tao", is born in Tokyo.
1969: KOZE IDE, co-writer of "Mikazuki" and co-producer of "Mobile Sheriff Jiban" and "Iria: Zeiram the Animation", is born in Taipei, Taiwan.
1973: Episode 31 of "Kikaida", "Calling for Jiro's Death Octopus Gold", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 98, the final episode of "Kamen Rider", "Gel Shocker Annihilation!! Leader's End", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 46 of "Vigilante Lion Maru", "The Biwa Player from Darkness — Monster Noiser", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 2 of "Battle Fever J" debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: YUI ICHIKAWA, who played Chiharu in “Ju-on: The Grudge” and “Ju-on: The Grudge 2” and Midori in “Zebraman”, is born.
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Monday, February 07, 2005
2/7: Today in G-History
1901: ROBERT R. STEPHENSON, who played the warehouseman in "Tarantula", is born in Washington.
1906: JUN HAMAMURA, who played Dr. Murase in "Gammera the Invincible", the doctor in "The Vampire Doll", and Sakanoue-no-Daijo-Daijin in "Princess from the Moon", is born in Fukuoka.
1975: SHIGERU KAYAMA, who wrote the stories for "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", "Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", "Godzilla Raids Again", and "The Mysterians", dies.
1976: Episode 39 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: ERI TANAKA, who played Chisato a.k.a. Mega Yellow on "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", is born.
1978: VERNON RICH, who played Ridley in "Tarantula", dies in Peterborough, N.H.
1979: CERINA VINCENT, who played Maya the Yellow Galaxy Ranger on "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: Return of the Magna Defender", and "Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force", is born in Las Vegas.
1981: "Taiyo sentai Sanbarukan" ("Solar Task Force Sunvulcan") premieres on Japanese TV.
1985: NARA SAORI, who played Momoko on "Blaze! Robocon" and Akane on "Mikazuni", is born.
1988: Episode 18 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 48, the final episode of "Violent Race Task Force Carranger", "Road Safety Forever", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: "Dark Water" premieres in Germany at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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Sunday, February 06, 2005
2/6: Today in G-History
1894: CARROLL CLARK, an art director on "King Kong", is born.
1918: LEE KRESEL, who directed the English dubs of "Mothra" and "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster", is born.
1937: SHOZO UEHARA, main writer for "Zone Fighter", "Inazuman", "Electroid Zaborger", "Secret Task Force Goranger", "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "Electronic Task Force Denziman", "Solar Task Force Sunvulcan", "Solar Task Force Sunvulcan: The Movie", and "Space Sheriff Gavan", is born in Okinawa. He also penned Episode 49 of "Ultraman Tiga".
1945: STEVEN KEATS, who played Chuck Wade in "The Last Dinosaur", is born in New York City. He was also in "The Executioner's Song".
1963: NORVAL D. CRUTCHER III, supervising sound effects editor on "Ultraman Powered", is born in Burbank, Calif. His eponymous father was also a sound editor.
1966: Episode 6 of "Ultra Q", "Grow! Turtle", debuts on Japanese TV.
1967: Episode 32 of "The Space Giants", "Duel at Owaku Valley" a.k.a. "The Big Shock", debuts on Japanese TV.
1968: NICK ADAMS, who played Dr. James Bowen in "Frankenstein Conquers the World" and Glenn in "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero", dies of an apparent drug overdose in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the age of 36.
1971: Episode 6 of "Spectreman", "For the Sake of Beautiful Earth", debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: Episode 16 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: JOSEPH COTTEN, who played Capt. Craig MacKenzie in "Latitude Zero", dies of pneumonia in Westwood, Calif.
1998: "Power Rangers in Space" premieres on Fox.
1999: Episode 112 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Deadloch", premieres on Fox.
"Power Rangers Lost Galaxy" premieres on Fox.
2000: Episode 2 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Metamorphosis", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 50, the final episode of "Rescue Task Force Go Go V", "Burn Rescue Spirits", debuts on Japanese TV.
2001: "Godzilla 2000" premieres in Argentina on video.
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