2/3: Today in G-History
Reaper G
born in Lewiston, Ill.
1906: PAUL SAWTELL, who composed stock music used in the U.S. release
of "Godzilla Raids Again", is born in Poland.
1910: YOSHIO MIYAJIMA, cinematographer on "Kwaidan", is born in
Nagono, Japan.
1912: DON ORLANDO, who played Mondello the fisherman in "20 Million
Miles to Earth", is born in Italy.
1928: JUSHO TODA, art director on "Kwaidan", is born in Tokyo.
1935: EDDIE BOLAND, who played a reporter/cameraman in the original
"King Kong", dies from a heart attack in Santa Monica, Calif.
1943: SEIZO FUKUMOTO, who played a ninja in "The Magic Serpent" and a
samurai in “Engine Squadron Go-Onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang!
GekijoBang!”, is born in Hyogo, Japan. He was also in "Message from
Space" and "Red Shadow ".
1954: TOSHIE NEGISHI, who played Sayori's mother Teruko Hiura in
"Shikoku", Yone in "Azumi 2: Death or Love", and Sunakake Baba in "The
Great Yokai War", and was in “School of Ghosts 4” and "Gamera 3:
Revenge of Irys", is born in Tokyo.
1955: TOSHIYUKI WATANABE, composer on "Rebirth of Mothra", "Rebirth of
Mothra II", and "Ringu: The Final Chapter", is born. He also acted in
"The X from Outer Space".
1969: SOICHI UENO, editor on “One Missed Call 2” and “Big Man Japan”,
is born in Hiroshima.
1970: RALPH HAMMERAS, who did the technical effects on "The Giant
Claw", dies in Los Angeles.
1972: GREY HILL, sculptor on "Godzilla", is born in Long Beach, Calif.
1973: Episode 45 of "Kaiketsu Lion Maru", "The Trail of the Escaped
Beast in Hiding -- Monster Hanzaki", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 30 of "Kikaida", "Crimson Squid: Stalker of Pretty
Coeds", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 97 of "Kamen Rider", "Takeshi Hongo - Impossible
Transformation!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: EIHI SHIINA, who played the Izuko in "Sky High", is born in
Fukuoka.
Episode 18 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why!? Target: Evil".
1979: "Batoru Fiba Jei" ("Battle Fever J") premieres on Japanese TV
with Episode 1, "Charge! To the Ball Park We Run".
ROY BRENT, who played a member of the ship's crew in the original
"King Kong", dies in Sun City, Calif.
1980: MIHO YOSHIOKA, who played pilot Azusa Kisaragi in "Godzilla:
Tokyo S.O.S.", is born in Higashiosaka, Japan.
2002: "Kamen Raida Ryuki" ("Masked Rider Dragon Knight") a.k.a. "Kamen
Rider Ryuki" premieres on Japanese TV.
LAWRENCE L. SIMEONE, director on "Power Rangers Turbo", dies from
complications following heart surgery in Los Angeles.
2006: KAZUKO KATO, who played the schoolteacher in "Godzilla, Mothra,
King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", divorces Hideo
Higashikokubaru.
2008: Episode 48 of "Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger" debuts on
Japanese TV.
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