5/22: Today in G-History

[Reaper G]

1915: WILLIAM A. FORESTER, who played the announcer in "The Deadly
Mantis", is born in Connecticut.

1929: SHIRLEY FALLS, who played the switchboard operator in "Earth vs.
the Spider", is born.
KOJI SEKIYAMA, who played Karimasu in “Invasion of the Neptune
Men”
and Nazo in “The Golden Bat”, is born.

1931: SHINSUKE MIKIMOTO, who was in "Atomic Rulers of the World" and
"Evil Brain from Outer Space", and played the chief of staff in
"Godzilla 1985", is born in Ishikawa, Japan.

1944: KICHIEMON NAKAMURA, who played Gintoki in "Kuroneko", is born in
Tokyo.

1959: LINDA EMOND, who played the mediator in the U.S. version of
"Dark Water", is born in New Brunswick, N.J.

1960: HIDEAKI ANNO, director of “Cutie Honey”, is born in Ube,
Yamaguchi, Japan. He was also a special guest animator on “Giant Robo:
The Animation”.

1964: DAISUKE SHIMA, who played Yuusuke Amamiya/Red Falcon on "Super
Animal Squadron Liveman" and "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger vs.
Super Sentai", Sowaki in "8 Man", and Mikuni in "Time Slip 1549", is
born. He was also in "Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan".

1966: Episode 21 of "Ultra Q", "Space Order M774", debuts on Japanese
TV.
CHAD EVERETT, the voice of Chuck on “Ultraman: The Adventure Begins”,
marries Shelby Grant.

1967: Episode 47 of "The Space Giants", "Lodi's Big Move", debuts on
Japanese TV.

1971: Episode 8 of "Kamen Rider", "Strangeness! Bee-Woman", debuts on
Japanese TV.
Episode 21 of "Spectreman", "The Mysterious Alien Zuno vs.
Gilagind", debuts on Japanese TV.

1975: "The Last Days of Planet Earth" is released in West Germany.

1980: RHETT FISHER, who played Ryan Mitchell a.k.a. the Titanium
Ranger on "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue" and "Power Rangers Time
Force", is born in Indianapolis.
RENA TANAKA, who played Nekomusume in "Kitaro" and "Kitaro and
the
Millenium Curse", is born in Fukuoka.

1988: Episode 32 of "Kamen Rider Black", "Dream Girl Yuki", debuts on
Japanese TV.

1992: Episode 13 of "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger", "Shoot! No Dream",
debuts on Japanese TV.

1993: Episode 8 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Brotherly Bonds",
debuts on Japanese TV.
SEAN HOOD, set dresser on "Godzilla", marries Micki Stern.

1998: Kenpachiro Satusma walks out on a special screening of
"Godzilla", shown as part of G-CON '98, saying, "It's not Godzilla."

1999: Episode 15 of “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, “Redemption Day”,
debuts on Fox.
JUSTIN NIMMO, who played Zhane the Silver Space Ranger on “Power
Rangers in Space”, marries Michelle McCaskill.

2004: Episode 16 and 17 of “Power Rangers Dino Thunder”, “Burning at
Both Ends” and “The Missing Bone”, debut on U.S. TV.

2005: Episode 5 of “Magic Squadron Magiranger” debuts on Japanese TV.

2010: "Sento shojo: Chi no tekkamen densetsu" a.k.a. "Mutant Girls
Squad" is released in Japan.

2011: Episode 14 of "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger" debuts on Japanese TV.

2012: "Mutant Girls Squad" is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the U.S.

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