Saturday, March 19, 2005
3/19: Today in G-History
1936: BERTHE WILKE, the nightclub singer in "Reptilicus", is born in Denmark.
1953: LEE PHELPS, who played a cop in "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms", dies in Los Angeles.
1959: Part One of "Yusei oji" ("Planet Prince") a.k.a. "Prince of Space" is released in Japan.
1967: Episode 36 of "Ultraman", "Arashi Don't Shoot!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: IZUMI INAMORI, who played Hitomi Kisugi on "Cat’s Eye", is born.
1974: Episode 24 of "Inazuman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: MIKAKO ICHIKAWA, who played Natsuko Aki in “Cutie Honey”, is born in Tokyo.
1977: An edited version of "King Kong vs. Godzilla" is rereleased in Japan.
1979: LUCIEN N. ANDRIOT, cinematographer for the U.S. release of "Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", dies in Riverside County, Calif.
1989: Episode 20 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "The Banana Eating Fiend", debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: A "Bio-Goji" suit is stolen from Toho's special effects department.
2000: Episode 8 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Gunner", debuts on Japanese TV.
2005: The live-action “Tetsujin 28” (a.k.a. “Gigantor”) film is released in Japan.
No year given: JIM MALLON, producer of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" who played Gypsy on the show, is born.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2005
3/16: Today in G-History
No year given: RICHARD KAY, who co-produced "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", is born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
1930: MASAYA TAKAHASHI, who played Sagai the scientist in "Goke, Bodysnatcher from Hell", Professor Yamashiro in "Tidal Wave", the bicycle shop owner in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", and Chinese godfather Liu Laoban in “Returner”, is born in Tokyo.
1944: TARO ISHIDA, who played an SDF officer in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", is born in Kyoto.
1954: The first news story about "Lucky Dragon" incident is reported in the "Yomiuri Shumbun" newspaper.
1968: MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TADESCO, who composed music used in "20 Million Miles to Earth", dies in Los Angeles.
1972: Episode 50 of "Ultraman Ace", "Signals Gone Mad: Confusion in Tokyo", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 24 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "A Man’s Promise", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 5 of "Kamen Rider X", "The One-Eyed Monster's Human Review Strategy", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 44 of "Kikaida 01", "Bijinda’s Beautiful Sad Parting", debuts on Japanese TV.
"Tobidasu rittai eiga, Inazuman" ("Flying From the Movie Screen, Inazuman") a.k.a. "Jumping Out, Inazuman" is released in Japan.
1987: "Super Manchine: Metalder" premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "TheVestibule of Neross".
1990: "Godzilla vs. Biollante" is screened again at the Cannes Film Festival.
1993: CHISHU RYU, who played the teacher in "The Last War", dies of cancer in Yokohama.
DONALD RANDOLPH, who played Gen. Mark Ford in "The Deadly Mantis", dies of pneumonia in Los Angeles.
1996: KAIJU-CON is held at the Hotel New Yorker in Manhattan.
2002: “Avalon” premieres in Belgium at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films.
2004: “Avalon” premieres in Argentina on video.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2005
3/15: Today in G-History
1924: BILL GIORGIO, who played Deputy Sheriff Sanders in "Earth vs. the Spider" and the bus driver in "War of the Colossal Beast", is born in New Jersey.
1943: KOJI MORITSUGU, who played Dan Moroboshi a.k.a. "Ultra Seven", is born Kozo Moritsugu in Hokkaido. He also appeared in "Return of Ultraman" and played Captain Satsuma in "Ultraman Zearth 2".
1948: YUSAKU YARA, narrator on "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus", is born in Tokyo.
1951: SANAE EMI, who played Natsuko Kashiwagi in "Lake of Dracula", is born in Natsue, Shimane, Japan. She was murdered in March, 1988.
1955: ISSEI FUTAMATA, who was the narrator on "Ultraman Tiga", is born in Aomori, Japan.
1967: "Daikaiju kuchesen Gamera tai Gaosu" ("Giant Monster Air Battle: Gamera vs. Gyaos") a.k.a. "Return of the Giant Monsters" a.k.a. "Gamera vs. Gyaos" is released in Japan.
1971: JOE GRAY, who played a longshoreman in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", dies in Mexico.
RISA JUNNA, who played Miwako Ando on "The Spiral" TV series, is born in Osaka.
1975: "Mechagodzilla no gyakushu" ("Mechagodzilla's Counterattack") a.k.a. "Terror of Mechagodzilla" a.k.a. "The Terror of Godzilla" is released in Japan.
Episode 22 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Inca Doll — Greater Tokyo, Utter Destruction", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: LARRY THOR, who played Major Eric Coulter, M.D. in "The Amazing Colossal Man", dies at 59 of a heart attack in Santa Monica, Calif.
1980: "Mothra vs. Godzilla" is rereleased in an edited form in Japan.
"8 Kamen Riders vs. Galaxy King" is released in Japan.
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Monday, March 14, 2005
3/14: Today in G-History
1922: LES BAXTER, composer for the U.S. release of "Reptilicus", is born in Mexia, Texas.
1930: SKIP YOUNG, who played Sam the bass player in "Earth vs. the Spider", is born Ronald Bix Plumstead in San Francisco.
1945: KOMAKI KURIHARA, who played Captain Kanda's wife Hatsuko in "Mount Hakkoda", is born in Tokyo.
1963: YUMIKO AWAYA, co-director on "Kamen Rider Z" and "Mikazuki", is born in Kyogo, Japan. She is married to Keita Amamiya.
1980: Episode 24 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: "Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie" is released in Japan.
1986: JAMIE BELL, who will be in Peter Jackson's remake of "King Kong", is born in Billingham, England. He is best known as "Billy Elliot".
1991: BOB MAROFF, who played the camel rider in "Solar Crisis", dies at 57 in Los Angeles.
1992: RALPH JAMES, who was in the U.S. version of "Tidal Wave", dies in Beverly Hills, Calif.
1998: "Urutoraman Teiga & Urutoraman Daina: Hikari no hoshi no senshi tagi" ("Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light") a.k.a. "Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna", with the animated featurette "Ultra Nyan 2: The Big Happy Strategy", is released in Japan.
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Sunday, March 13, 2005
3/13: Today in G-History
1949: EIICHI ASADA, special effects director on "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." and “Godzilla: Final Wars”, is born. He was an assistant director of special effects on "Deathquake".
1963: DAISUKE (MASAKI) TACHI, who played the evil Radege on "Icarus Task Force Jetman", is born.
1966: Episode 11 of "Ultra Q", "Balloonga", debuts on Japanese TV.
1967: Episode 37 of "The Space Giants", "Madmen & H-Bombs — Poison Gas Monster Sangiras Enters" a.k.a. "Curse of Horonda", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 42 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: Episode 21 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: EMILE HIRSCH, who played Brandon Ellway in "Gargantua", is born in Topanga Canyon, Calif.
1988: Episode 23 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1990: "Godzilla vs. Biollante" is screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
1996: BOB TETRICK, who played Deputy Dave in "Earth vs. the Spider" and was in "War of the Colossal Beast", dies at 69 in Norco, Calif.
1997: KUNIKO ASHIHARA, who played the middle-aged woman in "Godzilla on Monster Island", dies.
1998: The "Ultraman Mega Fight" festival opens in Hirakata Park in Osaka.
1999: Episode 111 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Freeze", premieres on Fox.
"Gamera 3: Irys kakusei" ("Gamera 3: The Awakening of Irys") a.k.a. "Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys" is released in Japan.
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