11/17: Today in G-History
Reaper G
born in Cincinnati.
1929: GORO NAYA, who was the voice of the Great Leader on the TV
series "Kamen Rider", "Kamen Rider V3", "Kamen Rider Stronger", and
"Sky Rider", and the films "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker", "Kamen Rider vs.
Ambassador Hell", "Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron", and "Kamen Rider 10's
Birth! Riders Unite!" is born in Hakodate, Hokkaido. He was also a
councilman in "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero", a newscaster in "The Last
Days of Planet Earth", Eon King on "Kamen Rider Black", Grand Lord
Crisis on "Kamen Rider Black RX", and the narrator on "Warrior of Love
Rainbowman", "Casshern" and "Kamen Rider the Next", the voice of
Chiguruma Majin-Sai on "Transforming Ninja Arashi", and is the
Japanese dubbing voice for Charlton Heston.
1934: WILLIS H. O'BRIEN, who did the stop-motion special effects on
the original "King Kong", "Son of Kong", "Mighty Joe Young", and "The
Giant Behemoth", marries Darlyne Prenett.
1936: HISASHI IGAWA, who played Ryokichi Tagami in "Tokyo: The Last
Megalopolis", is born in Hoten, Manchuria.
1939: YUYA UCHIDA, who was in "Izo", is born in Kobe.
1956: KELLY WARD, creative producer on “Ultraman: The Adventure
Begins”, is born in San Diego. He also acted in “Grease”.
1957: JACK RICHARDSON, who played a sailor in "Son of Kong", dies in
Santa Barbara, Calif.
1959: MIYUKI ONO, who played Miwa in "G.I. Samurai" and Anita in
"Sayonara Jupiter", is born in Fukuoka.
1968: Episode 10 of “Operation: Mystery” debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 29 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "Operation Cat's Eye
Arrives", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 33 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi", "The Grim Reaper of
the Himalayas!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 33 of "Ultraman Ace", "Shoot Down That Balloon Ship!",
debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 7 of "Rainbowman Warrior of Love", "Operation Cat's Eye
Comes Ashore", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 27 of "Kikaida 01", "Battle in Uncharted Territory!!
Zaddam’s Hell Trap", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 40 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Sudden Death! V3 Mach Kick!!",
debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 44 of "Jumborg Ace", "Demonic Robot: The Mirror of Hell",
debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 7 of "Ironman Tiger-Seven", "Gale!! The Wolf-Rider
Squad", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 7 of “Army of the Apes”, “The Ape’s Song Is the Song of
Love”, debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 33 of "Ninja Captor", "Follow! The Ninja Bus", debuts on
Japanese TV.
1978: Episode 20 of "Dinosaur Task Force: Koseidon", "BG Weapon: The
Evil Fever Gas", debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 42 of "Battle Fever J", "The Electric Human: Fireworks
of Love", debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: Episode 42 of "Super Electron Bioman", "Go! Bet Your Life",
debuts on Japanese TV.
MEGUMI SATO, who played Yuki Morita in "Exte: Hair Extensions",
is born in Tokyo.
1986: Episode 30 of "Hyper-Dimension Warrior: Spielban", "Tearful
Reunion! But, Doctor Bio Is…", debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 30 of "High Speed Squadron Turboranger", "The Man-Eating
Illustration of Hell", debuts on Japanese TV.
1991: "Ultraman Kids: Haha o Tazunete Sanzenman Konen" ("Ultraman
Kids: Searching for Mother 30 Million Light Years Away") premieres on
Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 34 of Season 1 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", "The
Green Candle: Part 1", debuts on Fox.
1994: Episode 33 of Season 2 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers",
"Lights, Camera Action", debuts on Fox.
1995: Episode 36 of "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "A Gaseous Direct
Hit!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: DICK O'NEILL, who played General O’Neill in the U.S. release of
"Gammera the Invincible", dies in Santa Monica, Calif.
2000: Episode 39 of "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", "The Fate of
Lightspeed: Part 1", debuts on Fox.
2004: Godzillafest, a weeklong festival of Toho sci-fi films, begins
at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Hiroshi Koizumi, Akira Kubo,
Tsutomu Kitagawa, Jerry Ito, Ed Keane, and Russ Tamblyn are among the
featured guests.
2006: "Shinobi" premieres in the U.S. in New York City.
MIHO YOSHIOKA, who played pilot Azusa Kisaragi in "Godzilla:
Tokyo S.O.S.", marries Izam.
2007: "Big Man Japan" premieres in Greece at the Thessaloniki
International Film Festival.
2008: MUTSUMI TOYOSHIMA, production designer at Toho Studios, dies. He
designed the Maser Cannon in "War of the Gargantuas", the silver
iodide towers in "Son of Godzilla", the Explorer submarine in "King
Kong Escapes", the Moonlight SY-3 in "Destroy All Monsters", the Black
Shark sub in "Latitude Zero", and the Super-X in "Godzilla 1985".
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