Saturday, April 02, 2005
4/2: Today in G-History
1890: GEORGE ROBINSON, cinematographer on "Tarantula", is born in California. He began his career in 1914 with "The Hazards of Helen".
1941: KOICHI UEDA is born in Tokyo. He played Ikehata the crazy old soldier in "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah", a Marutomo worker in "Godzilla vs. Mothra: Battle for the Earth", Gen. Iwao Hyodo in "Godzilla vs. Biollante", "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II" and "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", the aquarium watchman in "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah", a military man in "Godzilla 2000", the village headman in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", and General Dobashi in "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla" and "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S."
1951: KIYOSHIRO IMAWANO, who will be in the remake of “Yokai daisenso”, is born in Tokyo.
1960: TAKASHI MATSUYAMA, who played Inspector Sugita on "Kamen Rider Kuuga", and murderer Takeo Saeki in “Ju-on”, “Ju-on 2”, Ju-on: The Grudge”, “Ju-on: The Grudge 2”, and “The Grudge”, is born.
1967: Episode 38 of "Ultraman", "Spaceship Rescue Command", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: "Kaettekita Urutoraman" a.k.a. "Return of Ultraman", premieres on TBS TV in Japan.
"Chojin Baromu wan" ("Superhuman Barom-1") premieres on Japanese TV.
1973: "Ryusei Ningen Zon" ("Meteor Man Zone") a.k.a. "Zone Fighter" premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Destroy the Terro-Beast Missile!".
1975: "Evil of Dracula" is released in the U.S.
1977: "JAKQ Dengeki Tai" ("JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad") premieres on Japanese TV.
1980: "Ultraman 80" premieres on Japanese TV.
YUSUKE TOMOI, who played Ryo Ashihara a.k.a. Masked Rider Gills on "Kamen Rider Agito" and JSDF 2nd Lieutenant Hayama in "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla", is born in Osaka.
1989: Episode 22 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "Shadowmoon!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 6 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: TOMOYUKI TANAKA, producer of the Godzilla series from 1954 through 1995, dies of a stroke at 86 in Tokyo. He produced over 200 films, including many of Akira Kurosawa's classics.
2000: Episode 10 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Severity", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Friday, April 01, 2005
4/1: Today in G-History
1875: EDGAR WALLACE, who co-wrote the story for "King Kong", is born Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace in London.
1913: FRANK KING, who produced "Gorgo" and the U.S. release of "Rodan" with his brother Maurice, is born Frank Kozinski in New York City.
1920: TOSHIRO MIFUNE, who played Prince Yamato Takeru in "The Three Treasures", Sukezaemon Naya a.k.a. Luzon a.k.a. Sinbad in "The Lost World of Sinbad", and Taketori-no-Miyatsuko in "Princess from the Moon", is born in Tsingtao, China. Japan’s most famous actor, Mifune starred in many of Akira Kurosawa’s classics, including "Drunken Angel", "Rashomon", "The Seven Samurai", "Throne of Blood", "The Hidden Fortress", "The Bad Sleep Well", "Yojimbo", "Sanjuro", and "High and Low", as well as Hiroshi Inagaki’s "Samurai" trilogy and "The
Rickshaw Man". He also appeared in American productions like "Grand Prix", "Hell in the Pacific", "Paper Tiger", "Midway", "1941", the miniseries "Shogun", "Winter Kills", "The Challenge", "Journey of Honor", and "Shadow of the Wolf".
1928: TOKI SHIOZAWA, who played Tetsuo’s landlady in "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero" and Iguana on "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", is born.
1929: ALAN SMITHEE, who directed "Gunhed" and "Solar Crisis", is born in Hollywood, Calif.
1941: EMI and YUMI ITO a.k.a. The Peanuts, who played the Shobijin (Twin Fairies) in "Mothra", "Godzilla vs. the Thing", and "Ghidrah, the Three-headed Monster", are born Hideyo and Tsukiko Ito in Nagoya. They also were in "Me and Me", "Double Trouble", "Big Adventure", and "Las Vegas Free-for-All" and appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show".
1944: KO KURAISHI, who played Nazis Jagar on "Vigilante Zubat" and Masao Maruoka in "Time Slip", is born in Nagano, Japan.
1959: The "Moonlight Mask" feature film is released in Japan.
1962: ADAM SAWELSON, sound re-recording mixer on "Gargantua", is born in Los Angeles.
1968: Episode 26, the final episode of "Giant Robo", debuts on Japanese TV
1972: "Kaiketsu Raion Maru" ("Vigilante Lion Maru" or "Swift Hero Lion Maru") premieres on Japanese TV.
Episode 53 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Jaguar-Man! The Autobike War of Death’s Decision", debuts on Japanese TV.
1990: "Star Godzilla" is released in Zimbabwe.
1996: "Zarkorr! The Invader" is released in the U.S.
1999: "Ultraman Kids: Searching for Mother 30 Million Light Years Away" debuts on Cartoon Network/Turner-Asia.
2004: Peter Jackson announces that Jack Black will play King Kong in his upcoming remake.
“Ju-on 2” is released in Thailand.
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Thursday, March 31, 2005
3/31: Today in G-History
1936: SANDAYUU DOKUMAMUSHI, who played Arashi on "Ultraman", Furuhashi on "Ultraseven", and the helicoper reporter in "Ultraman Zearth", is born Iyoshi Ishii in Tokyo. He was also in "Ultraman: Monster Big Battle" and "Mikadroid".
1968: Episode 26 of "Ultra Seven", "Super Weapon R-1" (a.k.a. "8,000 Megaton Mistake"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1970: HIROYUKI MIYASAKO, who played Akubon in “Casshern” and will be in the remake of “Yokai daisenso”, is born in Osaka.
1971: MICHITAKA TSUTSUI, who played Fumiya Akizawa in “Shikoku”, is born in Tokyo.
1973: Episode 7 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Rider V3 — the Reading of Anger", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 38 of "Kikaida", "Hakaider Eliminates Jiro!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 51, the final episode of "Return of Ultraman", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 26, the final episode of "Ironman Tiger-Seven" debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: "Kondoruman: Seigi No Shinboru" ("Condorman: Symbol of Justice") premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Condorman Created".
1979: Episode 9 of "Battle Fever J" debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 5 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: CLINT EASTWOOD, who played the jet squadron leader in "Tarantula", marries Dina Ruiz.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
3/29: Today in G-History
1902: ONSLOW STEVENS, who played Brigadier General O’Brien in "Them!", is
born Onslow Ford Stevenson in Los Angeles.
1975: Episode 24, the final episode of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Let’s Go
Amazon! The End of Emporer Zero!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: TOMOE SHINOHARA, who played the teenage girl in the hospital in
"Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", is born in Tokyo.
1994: BILL TRAVERS, who played Capt. Joe Ryan in "Gorgo", dies at the age of
72 in Dorking, England.
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Monday, March 28, 2005
3/28: Today in G-History
1904: HARRIS ASHBURN, co-music supervisor on "The Deadly Mantis", is born in Wisconsin.
1918: JAY A. MORLEY JR., costume supervisor on "The Deadly Mantis", is born.
1936: JUN FUMIYAKI, who played Kogenta in "Daimajin" and Yasutaro in "Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters", is born.
1949: MASATO IBU, who played Motohiko Sugiura in "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus", is born in Tokyo.
1953: Athlete JIM THORPE, who played a native dancer in "King Kong", dies of a heart attack in Lomita, Calif.
1971: TOMOE TANABE, who played Kunoichi Ran on “Ninja Task Force Kakuranger”, Dappu on “Highspeed Task Force Carranger”, is born. She also appeared on “Rescue Task Force Go Go V”.
1976: Episode 51, the final episode of "Ultraman Leo" premieres on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 26 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: CHIKA FUJIMURA, who played Yoko Hino in "Misa the Dark Angel", is born in Gifu, Japan.
1985: MIU TAKEUCHI, who played Sae Taiga a.k.a. Gao White on "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger" and "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai", is born.
1993: HARRY SHEARER, who played WDIF anchorman Charles Caiman in "Godzilla", marries Judith Owen.
1997: Episode 7 of "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", "Persistent Annoying Girl", debuts on Japanese TV.
1999: GIL PERKINS, who played a sailor and was the stunt double for Bruce Cabot in "King Kong" and did stunts in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", dies of natural causes in Woodland Hills, Calif.
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Sunday, March 27, 2005
3/27: Today in G-History
1909: EITARO OZAWA is born in Tokyo. He played lead detective Miyashita in "The H-Man", Minister of Justice Kinami in "Gorath", and Finance Minister Kanzaki in "Godzilla 1985". The longtime character actor also appeared in "Ugetsu" and "Sandakan No. 8".
1923: NOBUO KANEKO, who played Dojin Hiki in “The Magic Serpent and Home Affairs Minister Isomura in "Godzilla 1985", is born.
1955: RYOICHI YAMAGUCHI, who played Dr. Masaru Koyamauchi on "B-Fighter Kabuto", is born in Hiroshima.
1959: "Supa Jyaiantsu: uchu kaijin shutsugen" ("Super Giant: Mysterious Spacemen Appear") a.k.a. Part One of "Evil Brain from Outer Space" is released in Japan.
1966: Episode 13 of "Ultra Q", "Garadama", debuts on Japanese TV.
1967: Episode 39 of "The Space Giants", "Monster Grania Now Appears" a.k.a. "Instant Disaster", debuts on Japanese TV.
1968: The final episode of "Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 44 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: Episode 23 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: Episode 2 of "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", "Dreadful Riddles", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: KATE REID, who played Dr. Baldwin in "Virus", dies of brain cancer in Stratford, Ont.
1996: DERVIS WARD, who played Bosun in "Gorgo", dies at 72.
HIROYUKI OKITA, who played Sasai in "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion", commits suicide by hanging in Japan.
2002: “Avalon” is released in France.
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