Saturday, February 26, 2005
2/26: Today in G-History
1907: DUB TAYLOR, who played the railroad yard watchman in "Them!", is
born Walter Clarence Taylor II in Richmond, Vir.
1926: KIN SUGAI, who played Senator Ozawa in "Gojira", is born in
Tokyo. Her other films include "Ikiru" and "Dodes'kaden".
1956: KEVIN DUNN, who played Col. Tony Hicks in "Godzilla" and
"Godzilla: The Series", is born in Chicago. He is the brother of
actress/comedienne Nora Dunn.
1967: Episode 33 of "Ultraman", "Forbidden Words", debuts on Japanese
TV.
1968: Episode 22 of "Monster Prince", "Fly! Komoori Bomb", debuts on
Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 48 of "Kamen Rider", "Blood-Sucking Marsh Hirugerira
(Leech)", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 61 of "Spectreman", "The Messengers from Hell - Aliens
Genos", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 21 of "Inazuman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: TETSUO KINJO, writer on "Ultraman" and "Ultraseven", dies from a
fall in his home in Okinawa.
1977: Episode 82 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 17 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "Bio Rider!", debuts on
Japanese TV.
1991: BERNARD W. BURTON, who co-produced and edited "The Beast from
20,000 Fathoms", dies.
1993: Episode 2 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger" debuts on Japanese
TV.
2000: Episode 132 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Where Is Thy Sting?",
premieres on Fox.
2002: TORU NARITA, art director on "Ultraman" and "Ultra Seven", dies
of a stroke.
2003: "Dark Water" is released in France.
2004: "Ju-on: The Grudge 2" is released in Hong Kong.
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Friday, February 25, 2005
2/25: Today in G-History
1908: GEORGE DUNING, who composed music used in "20 Million Miles to
Earth", is born in Richmond, Ind.
1966: BRIAN DONLEVY, who was in the U.S. release of "Gammera the
Invincible", marries Lillian Lugosi, ex-wife of Bela Lugosi.
1968: Episode 21 of "Ultra Seven", "Find the Undersea Base" (a.k.a.
"The Nissan's Return Engagement"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 44, the final episode of "Space Sheriff Gavan", "Head of
Don Horror", debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: "Kosoku Sentai Taborenjaa" ("High Speed Task Force Turboranger")
premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "10 Sentai Special: Good Luck
Turboranger!".
2001: "Ultraman Dyna: Katte Kita Hanejiro" ("Ultraman Dyna: Return of
Hanejiro") is relased on video in Japan.
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Thursday, February 24, 2005
2/24: Today in G-History
1910: SO YAMAMURA is born Hirosada Koga in Tenri, Japan. He was in "The Last War" and played the Prime Minister in "The Last Days of Planet Earth", as well as Admiral Yamamoto in "Tora! Tora! Tora!"
1947: EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, who played Lopez in "Virus", is born in East Los Angeles, Calif. He played Lt. Castillo on "Miami Vice" and appeared in the films "Aloha, Bobby and Rose", "Wolfen", "Blade Runner", "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez", "Stand and Deliver", "Triumph of the Spirit", "Talent for the Game”, “American Me” (which he also produced and directed), and “Roosters”.
1955: KUMIKO AKIYOSHI, who played guide Sawa Takiguchi in "Mount Hakkoda", is born in Shizuoka, Japan.
1958: "Gekko Kamen" a.k.a. "Moonlight Mask" premieres on Japanese TV.
1968: "Kuroneko" a.k.a. "The Black Cat" is released in Japan.
1973: Episode 2 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Double Riders’ Last Will and Testament", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 33 of "Kikaida", "The Diabolical Devil-Face Crab Red the Magic Commandment", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 48 of "Kaiketsu Lion Maru", "The Scarry-Faced Murderer —Monster Mafaian", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 46, the final episode of "Transforming Ninja Arashi", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 4 of "Battle Fever J" debuts on Japanese TV.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2005
2/23: Today in G-History
1943: KINYA KITAOJI, who played Captain Kanda in "Mount Hakkoda", is born in Kyoto.
1946: RYUDO UZAKI, who played SDF General Taizo Tachibana in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", is born in Kyoto. He was also the composer for "Kamen Rider Black", "Kamen Rider Black: Terror of Demon Pass", "Kamen Rider Black: Hurry! To Evil Island", "Kamen Rider: All Around the World", "Shin Kamen Rider", "Kamen Rider World", and "Heavy-Armored: Beetle Fighter", as well as "The Young Master" and "The Blade of Kamui". He was also in "The Double Suicide of Sonezaki" and "The Crossing".
1955: KAZUO NIIBORI is born. He did stunts on "Kamen Rider Amazon", as the Red Ranger in "Secret Task Force Goranger", Battle Japan in "Battle Fever J", Denzi Red in "Electromagnetic Task Force Denziman", Goggle Red in "Great Task Force Goggle Five", Dyna Red in "Science Task Force Dynaman", Red One in "Super Electron Bioman", Change Dragon in "Electric Strike Task Force Changeman", Red Flash in "Super Nova Flashman", Red Mask in "Light Task Force Maskman", Red Falcon in "Super Beast Task Force Liveman" and "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai", Red Turbo in "High Speed Task Force Turboranger", Five Red in "Earth Task Force Fiveman", Red Hawk in "Birdman Task Force Jetman", "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", and was stunt director for "Voiceslugger".
1973: Episode 21 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "Let’s Attack the Electric Current People!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 47 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 2 of "Kamen Rider X", "Run, Cruiser — X Rider!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 41 of "Kikaida 01", "Matchless in All the Land the Midair Battleship Blast!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 21 of "Ironman Tiger 7", "Secret Weapon! Tiger Evolution Spark", debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: YUKA MOTOHASHI, who played Natsumi Shimohara a.k.a. Yellow Racer on "High-Speed Task Force Carranger", "High Speed Task Force Carranger vs. Ohranger", and "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger vs. Carranger", is born.
1996: Episode 48, the final episode of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", "Heroes of Love", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
2/22: Today in G-History
1909: ANGELO FRANCESCO LAVAGNINO, who composed the music for "Gorgo",
is born in Genoa, Italy.
1919: KAKU TAKASHIMA, who was in "Lake of Dracula", is born Naokichi
Kogo in Chiba, Japan.
1929: JAMES HONG, who dubbed the voices of Serizawa and Ogata in
"Godzilla, King of the Monsters" and Mizuno and the narrator in "The
Human Vapor", is born in Minneapolis. The founder of the East-West
Players theater company, he is perhaps best remembered as evil sorcerer
David Lo Pan in "Big Trouble in Little China".
1932: KEI TANI of the Crazy Cats comedy team is born in Tokyo. Taking
his stage name as a variation on Danny Kaye, he appeared in the films
"Don't Call Me a Con Man", "Las Vegas Free-For-All", and "Red Shadow",
and played Tadaoki in "Moon over Tao".
1934: ICHIRO ZAITSU, who was in "Tokyo Blackout", is born in Kumamoto,
Japan.
1948: JOHN ASHTON, who played Colonel Nevitt in "King Kong Lives", is
born in Springfield, Mass.
1954: "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" is released in Sweden.
1971: ETSUKO KOZAKURA, who was the voice of Etsuko Sarutobi on
"Kikaider: The Animation", is born in Tokyo.
1975: Episode 19 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Going Into Action - the
Garanda Youth Corps", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: BEN WINKLER, who did the sound for "War of the Colossal Beast",
dies at 76.
1980: Episode 21 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
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Monday, February 21, 2005
2/21: Today in G-History
1971: ETSUKO KOZAKURA, who did the voice of Etsuko Sappirai on "Kikaider: The Animation", is born in Tokyo.
1980: MONIKA SAKAGUCHI, who played Matsuri Tatsumi a.k.a. Go Pink on "Rescue Task Force Go Go V" ("Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue") and the movies "Kyukyu sentai Go Go V vs. Gingaman" and "Mirai Sentai Timeranger vs. Go Go V", is born Kayako Shibata in Kanagawa, Japan.
1981: JUN KANAME, who played Major Inspector Makoto Hikawa a.k.a. Kamen Rider G-3 on "Kamen Rider Agito", is born in Kagawa-ken, Shikoku, Japan.
1988: Episode 20 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", released in the U.S. as "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Birth".
"Tokuso ekushiidorafuto" ("Exceedraft") premieres on Japanese TV.
1998: YOSHIO MIYAJIMA, cinematographer on "Kwaidan", dies.
1999: "Kyukyu Sentai Go Go Five" ("Rescue Task Force Go Go V"), presented in the U.S. as "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", premieres on Japanese TV.
2001: "Gojira", "Rodan", "The Three Treasures", "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe", "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion", and "Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys" are released on DVD in Japan.
2002: "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" is released on DVD in Japan.
2003: Volume 5 of "Space Sheriff Sharivan" and volume 1 of "Space Sheriff Shaider" are released on DVD in Japan.
"Godzilla x Mechagodzilla" is screened at the 2003 American Film Market in Santa Monica, Calif.
"Dark Water" is released in South Korea.
"Ringu 2" is released in Poland.
2005: “Ju-on: The Grudge 2” premieres in the U.K. on DVD.
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Sunday, February 20, 2005
2/20: Today in G-History
1894: BOKUZEN HIDARI is born Ichiro Mikasima in Saitama, Japan. He appeared in "Madame White Snake" and "The Three Treasures" and played Jiya the guardian in "The Human Vapor", the old man in "Gamera", and Jinbei in "Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts". His other credits include "Ikiru", "The Seven Samurai", and "The Lower Depths".
1937: NANCY WILSON, who sang the theme song to "The Last Dinosaur", is born in Chillicothe, Ohio.
1956: "Tarantula" is released in Sweden.
1958: KAZUKO KATO, who played the school teacher in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", is born in Nagoya.
1960: JOEL HODGSON, creator and original host of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", is born in Stevens Point, Wis. MST3K lampooned a number of Godzilla, Gamera, and other Japanese sci-fi films during its 11-year run.
1961: "Reptilicus" is released in Denmark.
1963: Basketball star CHARLES BARKLEY, who went one-on-one with Godzilla in a commercial for Nike shoes, is born in Leeds, Ala.
1964: ROBERT SCOTT FIELD, who played Android M11 in “Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah”, is born.
1966: Episdoe 8 of "Ultra Q", "The Terror of Sweet Honey", debuts on Japanese TV.
1967: Episode 34 of "The Space Giants", "Space Plant Nesugiras — Creeping Touch of Evil" a.k.a. "Attack of the Plants", debuts on Japanese TV.
1968: YOKO ISHINO, who played Yukari Yamane in "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah", is born in Hyogo, Japan. She was also in "Tokyo Blackout".
1971: WILLIAM LAVA, co-composer on "The Deadly Mantis", dies in Los Angeles.
1972: Episode 8 of "Spectreman", "Duel Gokinosaurus", debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: Episode 18 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: The final draft is delivered for "Godzilla 1985".
1988: Episode 51, the final episode of "Aura Task Force Maskman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: "Shin Kamen Raidaa" ("The True Masked Rider") is released in Japan.
1999: Episode 116 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Monster War (Part 2)", premieres on Fox.
2000: Episode 4 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Speed", debuts on Japanese TV.
2001: A scheduled broadcast of "Godzilla" in Japan is postponed due to the reaction from a U.S. sub accidentally sinking a Japanese fishing boat.
"Versus" is released in France.
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