1943: MAKOTO SAITO is born. He played the hunter killed in Episode 1
of “Kikaida 01”, a scientist in Episode 20 of “Kamen Rider V3”, and
Det. Shingo Tojo on “Vigilante Zubat”.

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 Air Stryker on “V.R. Troopers”, Charterville Charlie on “Big Bad
Beetleborgs”, Shellator on “Beetleborgs Metallix”, Termitis and
Praying Mantis on “Power Rangers in Space”, Gasser and Magnetox on
“Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, Trifire on “Power Rangers Lightspeed
Rescue”, Commandocon on “Power Rangers Time Force”, and the narrator
and Vacuum Cleaner Org on “Power Rangers Wild Force”, as well as Bob
in “Zeiram 2”.

1949: YASUHIKO UCHIDA, who played the human form of Apollo Geist on
“Kamen Rider X” and Go Watabe/Zusheen on “Super-God Bibyuun”, is born.
He also played Tamotsu Nishioka on Episode 51 of “Kamen Rider V3”, the
magistrate in Episode 36 of “Kikaida 01”, the man in sunglasses in
Episode 22 of “Inazuman”, and a Black Cross scientist on Episode 4 of
“Secret Squadron Goranger”, and was on “Super Robot Mach Baron”.

1955: LA SALLE ISHII, who played an NTT staffer in “Gamera 2: Attack
of Legion”, is born in Osaka.

1958: TIRIEL MORA, who played the fruit vendor in the 2005 remake of
“King Kong”, is born.

1960: “Dai-sanji sekai taisen: Yonju-ichi jikan no kyofu” (“World War
III: 48 Hours of Fear”) a.k.a. “The Final War” is released in Japan.

1967: YOJI MATSUDA, who played Masahiko Omamura in “Kamen Rider
Amazon”, is born in Fukuoka. He was also on “Ultraman Leo” and
“Deathquake”.

1968: Episode 16 of “Mighty Jack” debuts on Japanese TV.
        JOHN DUINO, system administrator on “Godzilla”, is born in Corona,
Calif.

1973: Episode 3 of “Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light”, “Don’t Be
Discouraged, Raiko”, 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-God Bibyuun”, “Rain on a Sunny Day? Beware
the Color Umbrella”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1977: TAKAMASA SUGA, who played Shinjo Kido a.k.a. “Kamen Rider
Ryuuki”, reprising the role in “Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final”,
Senkyoshi fu no otoko on “Sh15uya”, and Ryuen in “Death Trance”, is
born in Tokyo. He was also in “Dead Sushi”.

1979: Episode 3 of “Sky Rider”, “Courage! Koumori’s Flute of Fear”,
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 Squadron 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 Squadron Fiveman” debuts on Japanese TV.

1991: Episode 316 of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, featuring “Gamera
vs. Zigra”, debuts on Comedy Central.

1992: SHIHO, who played Tomoko Nozama on “Kamen Rider Fourze”, “Kamen
Rider x Kamen Rider OOO & Fourze: Movie Battle Mega Max”, “Kamen Rider
vs. Super Sentai: Super Hero Battle”, and “Kamen Rider Fourze the
Movie: Everyone, It’s Space Time!”, is born.

1993: Episode 24 of Season 1 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “The
Spit Flower”, debuts on Fox.

1994: KENTA SUGA, who played the boy Kenta Taguchi in “Godzilla: Final
Wars”, is born in Tokyo.

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.

2003: Episode 34 of “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger” debuts on
Japanese TV.

2004: The Godzilla DVD Collection 7-Pack, including “Godzilla vs. King
Ghidorah”, “Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth”, “Godzilla vs.
Mechagodzilla 2”, “Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla”, “Godzilla vs.
Destoroyah”, “Godzilla”, “Godzilla 2000”, “Godzilla vs. Megaguirus”,
and “Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack”,
and the Godzilla DVD Collection 5-Pack, featuring “Godzilla vs.
Hedorah”, Godzilla vs. Gigan”, “Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla”,
“Godzilla”, and “Godzilla 2000”, are released in the U.S. by Sony.

2006: “Death Note” is released in Singapore.
        “The Grudge 2” is released in Israel, the Netherlands, and Russia.

2007: “Exte: Hair Extensions” is released in Taiwan.

2010: “Assault Girls” is released in the U.S. on DVD.
        Episode 3 of “Kamen Rider OOO” debuts on Japanese TV.

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