Saturday, October 21, 2006
10/21: Today in G-History
1921: ED KEMMER, who played Mr. Kingman in "Earth vs. the Spider", is born in Reading, Penn. He was also on the TV series "Space Patrol".
1947: HIROHISA SODA, main writer on "Great Task Force Goggle V", "Science Task Force Dynaman", "Super Electron Bioman", "Blitzkrieg Task Force Changeman", "Super Nova Flashman", "Aura Task Force Maskman", "Super Animal Task Force Liveman", and "High-Speed Task Force Turboranger", is born.
1954: KAZUE TSUNOGAE, who played Sudo in "Ringu 0" and Sanako Kanzaki on "Kamen Rider Ryuki", is born in Shizuoka, Japan.
1956: TOSHIYUKI NAGASHIMA is born in Chiba, Japan. He played Matsuo in "Virus", Director of Technical Division Seiichi Yamamoto in "Godzilla vs. Biollante", Yoshihiro Hasegawa in "Pyrokinesis", and Takuji Miyagawa in "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus", and was in "Deathquake", "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion", and "Moon Over Tao".
1958: KYOKO OKADA, who played Yuriko Misaki a.k.a. Tackle on "Kamen Rider Stronger", is born in Tokyo. She died in 1986.
1972: Episode 15 of "Kikaida", "Golden Bat Sorcery at Work", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 82 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Jellyfish Wolf — Rush Hour of Terror", debuts on Japanese TV.
E pisode 30 of "Vigilant Lion Maru", "Mutant Matsubarabas: Enigma of the Pine Needle", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: MOTOYOSHI ODA, director of "Godzilla Raids Again", dies in Tokyo.
1974: Episode 3 of "Super Robot: Mach Baron" debuts on Japanese TV.
NAKIA BURRISE, who played Tanja Sloan a.k.a. the Yellow Zeo Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", "Power Rangers Zeo", "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie", and "Power Rangers Turbo", is born in San Diego.
1975: Episode 3 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why! Did Gabura Disappear!?", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 3 of "Pro-Wrestling Star Aztecizer", "I’m Aztecizer!", debuts on Japanese TV.
NORIHISA HIRANUMA, who was in "Isola", is born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
1977: Episode 32 of "Giant Ironman 17", "Roaring Lightning! Mystery of the Gold Monster", debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 13 of "Message from Space: Galactic Battle", "Miracle of the God Maniyoru", debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 33 of "Space Sheriff Sharivan" debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: Episode 36 of "Ninja Task Force Kakuranger", "The Naughty Ninja!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: JAY A. MORLEY JR., costume supervisor on "The Deadly Mantis", dies.
2000: RHODES REASON, who played Commander Carl Nelson in "King Kong Escapes", marries Jerrlyn Hamilton.
2002: Volumes 1 and 2 of "Space Sheriff Gavan" are released on DVD in Japan.
SAHO SASAZAWA, who played Oshare's father in "House", dies of cancer in Tokyo.
2003: "Kamen Rider 555" is released on DVD in Japan.
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Friday, October 20, 2006
10/20: Today in G-History
1887: ADDISON RICHARDS, who was in "Mighty Joe Young", is born in Zanesville, Ohio.
1907: C. DODGE DUNNING, dunning process supervisor on "King Kong" and "Son of Kong", is born in New York City.
1932: ROKURO NAYA, the voice of "Kamen Rider" for episodes 9-13, is born in Hokkaido. He is the younger brother of Goro Naya.
1954: The trailer for "Gojira" begins running in Japanese theaters.
1961: MICHIE TOMIZAWA, who played Ira Shrine on "Voiceslugger", is born in Nagano, Japan.
1968: AKIE YOSHIZAWA, who played Yukino Yajima on the "Sukeban Deka II" movie and TV series, is born in Tokyo.
1972: Episode 3 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "Rainbow Dash 7", debuts on Japanese TV.
Epiosde 29 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi", "Deadly Demon! The Terror of Madara!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 29 of "Ultraman Ace", "The 6th Ultra Brother", debuts on Japanese TV.
SEAN ENGLAND, machine room operator on "The Ring" is born in Palo Alto, Calif.
1973: Episode 23 of "Kikaida 01", "Devilish Starfish-Woman: Annihilate the Human Race!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 36 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Devil of the Sky -- the Wing Unit", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 40 of "Jumborg Ace" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 3 of "Ironman Tiger-Seven", "Counterstrike! Amphibian Genjin: Amazon X", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 26 of "Ninja Captor" debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 16 of "Dinosaur Task Force: Koseidon", "Koseider: Defeat the Dinosaur Tank", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 38 of "Battle Fever J", "The Mystery Party Trap", debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: TAKAYUKI YAMADA, who played Nobuo Takahashi in "Dragon Head", is born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
1984: Episode 38 of "Super Electron Bioman", "Appear! Baizhoun", debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: Episode 26 of "Hyper Dimension Warrior: Spielban" debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 34 of "High-Speed Task Force Turboranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 32 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger", "The School's Scary Nightmare", debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: Episode 34 of "Beetle Fighter Kabuto" debuts on Japanese TV.
2004: "Returner" premieres in France on DVD.
2005: "One Missed Call" premieres in Germany at the Munich Asia Filmfest.
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
10/19: Today in G-History
1912: NOBLE JOHNSON, who played the native chief in "King Kong", marries Ruth Thornton.
1948: DAVE MALLOW, who provided the voice of Baboo on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and "Power Rangers Zeo", is born. He also was the voice of Borgslayer on "Big Bad Beetleborgs", the Magnetox Monster on "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", Trifire on two episodes of "Power Rangers Time Force — Magnum Ranger: Quest for Control", Commonadocon in "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue: and Vacuum Cleaner Org in "Power Rangers Wild Force: Curse of the Wolf", as well as Bob in "Zeiram 2".
1958: TIRIEL MORA, who played the apple vendor in the 2005 remake of "King Kong", is born.
1967: YOJI MATSUDA, who played Masahiko Omamura on "Kamen Rider Amazon", is born in Fukuoka.
1968: Episode 16 of "Mighty Jack" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 3 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light" debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 29 of "Ultraman Taro", "Resurrection of Bemstar! Taro Absolutely Defeated!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: "Kamen Rider Amazon" premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Person? Wild Animal? The Wonderful Guy That Came from the Jungle".
1976: Episode 14 of "Super Human Bibyun", "Rain on a Sunny Day? Beware the Color Umbrella", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: TADASHI SUKA, who is on "Kamen Rider Ryuuki", is born in Tokyo.
1979: Episode 3 of "Sky Rider", "It’s Courage! Terror of the Bat Whistle", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 34 of "Ultraman 80", "Fishing for a Strange Catch", debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: Episode 30 of "Space Sheriff Shaider", "The Sky Vaccuum That Steals Souls", debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 38 of "Blitzkrieg Task Force Changeman", "Ghost Baseball", debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: JAMES R. HASKIN, who played the civilian announcer in "The Deadly Mantis", dies in Long Beach, Calif.
1990: Episode 34 of "Earth Task Force Fiveman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1991: Episode 316 of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", featuring "Gamera vs. Zigra", debuts on Comedy Central.
1996: Episode 7 of "Ultraman Tiga", "The Man Who Fell to Earth", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: JOHN MEREDYTH LUCAS, who wrote the U.S. dub for "The Human Vapor", dies of leukemia in Los Angeles. The stepson of director Michael Curtiz, he was born in 1919.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
10/18: Today in G-History
1896: FREDERICK HOLLANDER, who wrote stock music used in "20 Million Miles to Earth", is born in London, England. He also wrote the scores for "The Blue Angel" and "Destry Rides Again".
1935: PETER BOYLE, who played Arnold Teague in "Solar Crisis", is born in Philadelphia. Perhaps best remembered as the monster in "Young Frankenstein", the former monk was also in "The Virgin President", "Medium Cool", "Diary of a Mad Housewife", "Joe", "T.R. Baskin", "The Candidate", "Crazy Joe", "The Friends of Eddie Coyle", "Kid Blue", "Slither", "Steelyard Blues", "Taxi Driver", "The Brinks Job", "F.I.S.T", "Hardcore", "Where the Buffalo Roam", "Outland", "Hammett", "Yellowbeard", "Johnny Dangerously", "Turk 182!", "Surrender", "Red Heat", "The Dream Team", "Speed Zone", "Men of Respect", "Honeymoon in Vegas", "Malcolm X", "Born to be Wild", and "Bulletproof Heart", as well as the TV movie "Tail Gunner Joe".
1945: NORIO WAKAMOTO, who was the voice of Taiso on the "Giant Robo" anime, is born in Yamaguchi, Japan.
1961: IRENE RYAN, who played a woman at the bar in "Mighty Joe Young", divorces Harold E. Knox.
1967: Episode 2 of "Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot", "Globar: The Giant Devil Ball", debuts on Japanese TV.
1968: SHIGERU KANAI, who played Yuusaku a.k.a. Mega Silver on "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", is born.
1974: Episode 29 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Violent Run! Hell Gunder", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 28 of "Ultraman Leo", "Return of the Bearded Captain!", debuts on Japanese TV.
NOBORU KANEKO, who played Kakero Shishi a.k.a. Gao Red on "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger", "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai", and "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger: Fire Mountan Roars", and Yoshito Chujo in "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.", is born in Nagasaki.
1975: Episode 29 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Witch Mutant Kate! The Accursed Blood!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 26 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Blue-Veined Shapeshifter! Terror of the Poisonous Doctor", debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 23 of "Spiderman", "Homeless Children in the School of Love", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 37 of "Electronic Task Force Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 25 of "Monster Investigator Juspion" debuts on Japanese TV.
JUN TAZAKI, who played Captain Hachiro Jinguji in "Atragon" and other authority figures in Toho sci-fi films, dies of lung cancer in Tokyo.
1986: Episode 33 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: Episode 27 of "Super Manchine: Metalder", "Unexpected Rendezvous", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 3 of "Kamen Rider Black", "Strange? Strange Cyborg", debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: WILLIAM A. FORESTER, who played an announcer in "The Deadly Mantis", dies in Los Angeles County.
1991: Episode 36 of "Birdman Task Force Jetman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 28 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Spirited Away! Yuka Has Vanished!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1996: Episode 34 of "Violent Race Task Force Carranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: Episode 7 of "Ultraman Dyna", "The Friend in a Box", debuts on Japanese TV.
2001: "Ringu 2" is released in Australia.
2002: "The Ring" is released in the U.S. and Canada.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
10/17: Today in G-History
1902: IRENE RYAN, who played a woman at the bar in "Mighty Joe Young", is born Irene Noblette in El Paso, Texas. She is best known as Granny Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies".
1915: TAIJI TONOYAMA, who played Ushi in "Onibaba" and a farmer in "Kuroneko", is born in Tokyo.
1939: SHIN KISHIDA, who played Interpol Agent Nanbara in "Godzilla vs Cosmic Monster", the vampire in "Lake of Dracula", and vampire Doc Shimimura in "Evil of Dracula", is born in Tokyo. He also played Shiro Maki on "Operation: Mystery", handicapped mechanic Ken Sakata in "Return of Ultraman", Saburo Mizushima on "Fireman", and Commander Arashiyama on "Solar Task Force Sunvulcan" and "Solar Task Force Sunvulcan: The Movie". He also played Master of Death in "Shogun Assassin", and was a sci-fi TV writer.
1966: Episode 16 of "The Space Giants", "The Last Day of Earth" (a.k.a. "Battle of the Titans"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 3 of "Thunder Mask", "The Fire-Breathing Devil-Beast", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 16 of "Super Robot: Red Baron", "Iron Face Party Defector #E16", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: RUSSELL GAIGE, who had a bit part in "Them!", dies in Los Angeles.
1977: ERI SAKURAI, who played Jannu/Jeanne/Mahoro on "Blast Dragon Task Force Abaranger" (making a cameo on "Power Rangers Dino Thunder"), is born in Japan.
1980: "Kamen Raidaa Suupaa Wan" ("Masked Rider Super One") a.k.a. "Kamen Rider Super-1" premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Great Transformation of the Interplanetary Cyborg".
1981: Episode 35 of "Sun Task Force Sunvulcan", "Esper", debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: Episode 34 of "Aura Task Force Maskman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 38 of "Investigation Robo: Janperson" debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: GEORGE BARROWS, who played "Konga", dies in Oxnard, Calif.
1998: Episode 7 of "Ultraman Gaia", "The Earth Purifier", debuts on Japanese TV.
2003: "Returner" premieres in the U.S. in New York City and Los Angeles.
"The Princess Blade" is released in South Korea.
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Monday, October 16, 2006
10/16: Today in G-History
1915: JUDD HOLDREN, who played Robert Allen in "The Amazing Colossal Man", is born in Iowa. He played Commando Cody in "Zombies of the Stratosphere" and "Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe".
1919: DAVID TOMACK, who played the power line foreman in "Earth vs. the Spider", is born in New York City.
1935: SAM HARDY, who played theatrical agent Charles Weston in "King Kong", dies following an emergency operation for intestinal problems in Hollywood, Calif.
1966: Episode 14 of "Ultraman", "The Pearl Defense Directive", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 29 of "Kamen Rider", "Electric Demon Kuragedoll", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 42 of "Spectreman", "Solar Mask Arrives from Space", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 16 of "Triple Fighter", "Operation: Attack the Japanese Islands", debuts on Japanese TV.
LEO G. CARROLL, who played Professor Gerald Deemer in "Tarantula", dies of pneumonia brought on by cancer in Hollywood, Calif.
1973: Episode 3 of "Inazuman", "Phantom Hell Beckons the Black Death", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 64 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Blue UFO! Advent of the Space Army", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: Episode 36 of "Great Task Force Goggle V", "Duel! 0.3 Seconds!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: Episode 34 of "Dinosaur Task Force Zyuranger", "Brai is Alive", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 28 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman" debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: "Jinzo ningen Kikaida: The Animation" ("Kikaider: The Animation") premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "The Lonely Doll".
2002: NATHAN JURAN, who directed "The Deadly Mantis" and "20 Million Miles to Earth", dies of natural causes in California.
"Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee" is released for the Nintendo GameCube.
2003: "Ju-on: The Grudge" premieres in Norway at the Bergen International Film Festival.
2004: Episode 3 of "Ultraman Nexus", "Ultraman", debuts on Japanese TV.
2005: "Negadon: The Monster from Mars" premieres in Japan at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Sunday, October 15, 2006
10/15: Today in G-History
1909: HARRY REDMOND JR., who did special effects work on "King Kong" and "Son of Kong", is born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
MARY FIELD, who played O'Hara's secretary in "Mighty Joe Young", is born in New York City.
1924: NIGEL GREEN, who was the bulletin announcer in "Gorgo", is born in South Africa. He also played Tom in "Mysterious Island" and Hercules in "Jason and the Argonauts".
1927: EISUKE YODA is born in Tokyo. He did the voices of Hinoyama Kamen on "Secret Task Force Goranger", Jigoku Ryu on "Vigilante Zubat", Bazukaado on "Space Ironmen Kyodyne", and Gaisei Gerudoring on "Super Manchine: Metalder".
1930: ICHIRO NAKAYA, who played a medical clinic doctor in "Rodan", is born in Sapporo.
1942: KYOKO ENAMI, who played Karen in "Gamera vs. Barugon", is born in Tokyo. She also starred in "The Whale God".
1959: MASAKO KATSUKI, who played NejiYellow and NejiSophia on "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", is born in Aomori, Japan.
1961: TAKENORI SENTO, who produced "Ringu" and co-wrote "Shikoku", is born in Yokohama.
1967: Episode 3 of "Ultra Seven", "Secret of the Lake", premieres on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 28 of "Return of Ultraman", "Operation: Ultra Special Attack", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 45 of "Mirrorman", "The Boy and the Black Monster: Blackgon", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 29 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 29 of "Space Ironmen Kyodyne", "A Flower of Blood!? The Lash Nears the Beauty", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 28 of "Little Superman: Ganbaron", "Big Trouble! Dowarukin's Ally Shines!?", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 25 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "Victory? Or Death?!! The Demon General and the Mechanized Corps", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 24 of "Megaloman: Warrior of Fire", "Megaloman Annihilated", debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: Episode 27 of "Space Sheriff Gavan" debuts on Japanese TV.
YOKO MAKI, who played Aya in "The Princess Blade", Maki Hayada in "Battle Royale II", and Yoko in "The Grudge", is born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
1983: Episode 37 of "Science Task Force Dynaman", "Female General Zenobia", debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: Episode 33 of "Super Animal Task Force Liveman", "Fight On, Little Iron Robo", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 34 of "Five-Star Task Force Dairanger", "Thorn-Thorn Girl Hunting", debuts on Japanese TV.
1995: Episode 36 of "Heavy Armored: Beetle Fighter", "Heavy Armor — Ultra Transformation", debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Episode 36 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Complication", debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: Volume One of "Kikaida" is released on DVD in Hawaii.
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