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Reaper G
Nov 2, 2012, 9:18:38 AM11/2/12
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No year given: S.C. DACY, who played a newspaper photographer in the
1976 remake of “King Kong”, is born in Bay City, Mich. He later became
a stalker of MMPR stuntwoman Sophia Crawford and “Oriental Cinema”
publisher Damon Foster.
1889: JAMES B. LEONG, who played a Chinese trader in “Son of Kong”, is
born in Shanghai.
1902: FRANK JENKS, who played the truck driver in “The Amazing
Colossal Man”, is born in Des Moines, Iowa.
1906: ELLIS W. CARTER, cinematographer on “The Deadly Mantis”, is born
in Oregon.
1923: TATSUYA MIHASHI, who played Detective Okamoto in “The Human
Vapor” and Dr. Furoi in “Casshern”, is born in Tokyo. Married to
actress Kyoko Anzai, he played Toshiro Mifune’s brother-in-law in
“The Bad Sleep Well” and assistant in “High and Low” and Phil
Moscowitz in “What’s Up, Tiger Lily?”, and was in “Chushingura”, “The
Killing Bottle”, and “Tora! Tora! Tora!”.
1925: HELEN JAY, who played Mrs. Farley in “The Deadly Mantis” is born
in New York City.
1927: STEVE DITKO, co-creator of “Spiderman” which became a Toei TV
series, is born in Johnstown, Penn.
1944: KEITH EMERSON, co-composer on “Godzilla: Final Wars”, is born in
Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England. He was a member of the classic
rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
1954: LUCIA PAVLOVSCHI, unit production manager on the U.S. version of
“Pulse”, is born in Bucharest.
1957: RYOSUKE MIKI, who played Hanpeida in “Izo”, is born in Himeji
City, Hyogo, Japan.
1959: “The H-Man” is released in Sweden.
1962: HUA RONG WONG, who played Shiro Okamoto on “Wizard of Darkness:
The Series” and Hiroshi Kitada in “Ju-on” and “Ju-on 2”, is born in
Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
1967: AKIRA ISHIDA, the voice of Gam on the “Ambassador Magma” anime
and Bae on “Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger”, “Beast Fist Squadron
Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle”, and “Beast
Fist Squadron Gekiranger vs. Bokenger”, is born in Nisshin, Japan.
1968: Episode 18 of “Fight! Mighty Jack”, “Defeat the Hydrogen Bomb
Dinosaur!”, debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 5 of “Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light”, “The Missing 20
Billion”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 31 of “Ultraman Taro”, “Look Out! The Treacherous Poison
Mushroom”, debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 3 of “Kamen Rider Amazon”, “The Strong, Naked, and Fast
Guy”, debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 16 of “Super-God Bibyuun”, “The Moving Bridge? The
Peculiar Boy Tsutomu”, debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: HAROLD E. STINE, who was a boom operator on the original “King
Kong” and did photographic effects on “Mighty Joe Young”, dies.
MASAYA KAKEI, who wrote and directed “Accuracy of Death”, is born in
Tokyo.
1979: Episode 5 of “Sky Rider”, “Fly! The Girl Who Picks Up Dreams”,
debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: KYOKO FUKADA, who played Kanae Sawaguchi in “Ringu 2”, Himiko in
“Onmyoji 2”, and Doronjo in “Yatterman”, is born in Tokyo.
1984: Episode 32 of “Space Sheriff Shaider”, “Your and My Melody”,
debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 40 of “Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman” debuts on Japanese
TV.
1986: PAUL FREES, who dubbed voices on “Godzilla Raids Again”,
“Rodan”, “The H-Man”, and “King Kong Escapes”, among tons of TV, film,
and animated projects, dies of heart failure at 66 in Tiburon, Calif.
1990: Episode 35 of “Earth Squadron Fiveman”, “Operation: Twins”,
debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 28 of Season 1 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”,
“Island of Illusion: Part 1”, debuts on Fox.
1994: Episode 22 of Season 2 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “The
Ninja Encounter: Part 1”, debuts on Fox.
1995: Episode 20 of Season 3 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”,
“Changing of the Zords: Part 3”, debuts on Fox.
1996: Episode 9 of “Ultraman Tiga”, “Girl Who Waits for a Monster”,
debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: VINCENT WINTER, who played Sean in “Gorgo”, dies of a heart
attack in Chertsey, England.
TOMMY DUGGAN, who played the first naval officer in “Gorgo”, dies.
1999: Episode 28 of “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, “A Red Romance”,
debuts on Fox.
2002: “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla” premieres in Japan at the Tokyo
International Film Festival.
“The Ring” is released in Japan.
2003: Episode 36 of “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger” debuts on
Japanese TV.
2004: “Onmyoji” and “Onmyoji 2” are rereleased in a double set on DVD
in the U.S.
2006: The U.S. version of “Pulse” is released in Brazil.
“The Grudge 2” is released in Singapore.
“Death Note” is released in South Korea.
2008: “Exte: Hair Extensions” premieres in Argentina at the Buenos
Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival.
“Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit” premieres in Germany
at the Munich Asia Filmfest.
2009: “Chanbara Beauty: The Movie – Vortex” is released in the
Netherlands.
“I’ll show you what Kiryu can do!”
--
Reaper G
Pest, Foodie, MSTie, G-fan, Wrestlemaniac, and geek-at-large
http://reaper_g.livejournal.com
http://www.facebook.com/jay.grymyr
1976 remake of “King Kong”, is born in Bay City, Mich. He later became
a stalker of MMPR stuntwoman Sophia Crawford and “Oriental Cinema”
publisher Damon Foster.
1889: JAMES B. LEONG, who played a Chinese trader in “Son of Kong”, is
born in Shanghai.
1902: FRANK JENKS, who played the truck driver in “The Amazing
Colossal Man”, is born in Des Moines, Iowa.
1906: ELLIS W. CARTER, cinematographer on “The Deadly Mantis”, is born
in Oregon.
1923: TATSUYA MIHASHI, who played Detective Okamoto in “The Human
Vapor” and Dr. Furoi in “Casshern”, is born in Tokyo. Married to
actress Kyoko Anzai, he played Toshiro Mifune’s brother-in-law in
“The Bad Sleep Well” and assistant in “High and Low” and Phil
Moscowitz in “What’s Up, Tiger Lily?”, and was in “Chushingura”, “The
Killing Bottle”, and “Tora! Tora! Tora!”.
1925: HELEN JAY, who played Mrs. Farley in “The Deadly Mantis” is born
in New York City.
1927: STEVE DITKO, co-creator of “Spiderman” which became a Toei TV
series, is born in Johnstown, Penn.
1944: KEITH EMERSON, co-composer on “Godzilla: Final Wars”, is born in
Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England. He was a member of the classic
rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
1954: LUCIA PAVLOVSCHI, unit production manager on the U.S. version of
“Pulse”, is born in Bucharest.
1957: RYOSUKE MIKI, who played Hanpeida in “Izo”, is born in Himeji
City, Hyogo, Japan.
1959: “The H-Man” is released in Sweden.
1962: HUA RONG WONG, who played Shiro Okamoto on “Wizard of Darkness:
The Series” and Hiroshi Kitada in “Ju-on” and “Ju-on 2”, is born in
Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
1967: AKIRA ISHIDA, the voice of Gam on the “Ambassador Magma” anime
and Bae on “Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger”, “Beast Fist Squadron
Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle”, and “Beast
Fist Squadron Gekiranger vs. Bokenger”, is born in Nisshin, Japan.
1968: Episode 18 of “Fight! Mighty Jack”, “Defeat the Hydrogen Bomb
Dinosaur!”, debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 5 of “Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light”, “The Missing 20
Billion”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 31 of “Ultraman Taro”, “Look Out! The Treacherous Poison
Mushroom”, debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: Episode 3 of “Kamen Rider Amazon”, “The Strong, Naked, and Fast
Guy”, debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 16 of “Super-God Bibyuun”, “The Moving Bridge? The
Peculiar Boy Tsutomu”, debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: HAROLD E. STINE, who was a boom operator on the original “King
Kong” and did photographic effects on “Mighty Joe Young”, dies.
MASAYA KAKEI, who wrote and directed “Accuracy of Death”, is born in
Tokyo.
1979: Episode 5 of “Sky Rider”, “Fly! The Girl Who Picks Up Dreams”,
debuts on Japanese TV.
1982: KYOKO FUKADA, who played Kanae Sawaguchi in “Ringu 2”, Himiko in
“Onmyoji 2”, and Doronjo in “Yatterman”, is born in Tokyo.
1984: Episode 32 of “Space Sheriff Shaider”, “Your and My Melody”,
debuts on Japanese TV.
1985: Episode 40 of “Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman” debuts on Japanese
TV.
1986: PAUL FREES, who dubbed voices on “Godzilla Raids Again”,
“Rodan”, “The H-Man”, and “King Kong Escapes”, among tons of TV, film,
and animated projects, dies of heart failure at 66 in Tiburon, Calif.
1990: Episode 35 of “Earth Squadron Fiveman”, “Operation: Twins”,
debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 28 of Season 1 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”,
“Island of Illusion: Part 1”, debuts on Fox.
1994: Episode 22 of Season 2 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “The
Ninja Encounter: Part 1”, debuts on Fox.
1995: Episode 20 of Season 3 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”,
“Changing of the Zords: Part 3”, debuts on Fox.
1996: Episode 9 of “Ultraman Tiga”, “Girl Who Waits for a Monster”,
debuts on Japanese TV.
1998: VINCENT WINTER, who played Sean in “Gorgo”, dies of a heart
attack in Chertsey, England.
TOMMY DUGGAN, who played the first naval officer in “Gorgo”, dies.
1999: Episode 28 of “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, “A Red Romance”,
debuts on Fox.
2002: “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla” premieres in Japan at the Tokyo
International Film Festival.
“The Ring” is released in Japan.
2003: Episode 36 of “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger” debuts on
Japanese TV.
2004: “Onmyoji” and “Onmyoji 2” are rereleased in a double set on DVD
in the U.S.
2006: The U.S. version of “Pulse” is released in Brazil.
“The Grudge 2” is released in Singapore.
“Death Note” is released in South Korea.
2008: “Exte: Hair Extensions” premieres in Argentina at the Buenos
Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival.
“Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit” premieres in Germany
at the Munich Asia Filmfest.
2009: “Chanbara Beauty: The Movie – Vortex” is released in the
Netherlands.
“I’ll show you what Kiryu can do!”
--
Reaper G
Pest, Foodie, MSTie, G-fan, Wrestlemaniac, and geek-at-large
http://reaper_g.livejournal.com
http://www.facebook.com/jay.grymyr
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