10/21: Today in G-History
Reaper G
born in Reading, Penn. He was also on the TV series "Space Patrol".
1929: CLAUS TOKSVIG, the narrator on "Reptilicus", is born in Denmark.
1947: HIROHISA SODA, main writer on "Great Squadron Goggle V",
"Science Squadron Dynaman", "Super Electron Bioman", "Blitzkrieg
Squadron Changeman", "Super Nova Flashman", "Aura Squadron Maskman",
"Super Animal Squadron Liveman", "High-Speed Squadron Turboranger",
"Earth Squadron Fiveman", "Ninja Squadron Kakuranger", "Superpower
Squadron Ohranger", and "Violent Race Squadron Carranger", is born.
1952: MATT LANDERS, who played Maj. Gen. Don "Boom Boom" Howell in
"Reptilian", is born in Utica, N.Y. He was also in the films "48
Hours", "Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall", "Die Hard", and "Down
Periscope", and on TV in "The George Carlin Show".
1954: KAZUE TSUNOGAE, who played Sudo in "Ringu 0" and Sanako Kanzaki
on "Kamen Rider Ryuki", is born in Shizuoka, Japan. She is married to
Akira Emoto.
1956: TOSHIYUKI NAGASHIMA is born in Chiba, Japan. He played Matsuo in
"Virus", Director of Technical Division Seiichi Yamamoto in "Godzilla
vs. Biollante", Colonel Watarase in "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion",
Suikyo in "Moon Over Tao", Yoshihiro Hasegawa in "Pyrokinesis", and
Takuji Miyagawa in "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" and "Godzilla Against
Mechagodzilla", and was in "Deathquake".
1958: KYOKO OKADA, who played Yuriko Misaki a.k.a. Tackle on "Kamen
Rider Stronger", is born in Tokyo. She died in 1986.
1961: MIKE WHITE, who played Dark Suit #1 on "Power Rangers Lightspeed
Rescue", is born in Columbia, S.C. The former football player has been
a bodyguard for Bill Gates and Bruce Springsteen.
1963: PAUL GREENBERG, graphic designer on the U.S. version of "Dark
Water", is born in Toronto.
1969: NATHAN ANDERSON, who played an F-18 pilot in "Godzilla", is born
in Duluth, Minn.
1972: Episode 15 of "Kikaida", "Golden Bat: Cursed Shadow from the
Past", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 82 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Jellyfish Wolf -- Rush Hour
of Terror", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 30 of "Vigilante Lion Maru", "Mutant Matsubarabas: Enigma
of the Pine Needle", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: MOTOYOSHI ODA, director of "Godzilla Raids Again", dies in
Tokyo.
1974: Episode 3 of "Super Robot: Mach Baron" debuts on Japanese TV.
NAKIA BURRISE, who played Tanja Sloan a.k.a. the Yellow Zeo
Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", "Power Rangers Zeo”, and
"Power Rangers Turbo", is born in San Diego.
1975: Episode 3 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why! Did Gabura Disappear!?",
debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 3 of "Pro-Wrestling Star Aztecizer", "I’m Aztecizer!",
debuts on Japanese TV.
NORIHISA HIRANUMA, who was in "Isola", is born in Kanagawa
Prefecture, Japan.
1977: Episode 32 of "Giant Ironman 17", "Roaring Lightning! Mystery of
the Gold Monster", debuts on Japanese TV.
PETER BOYLE, who played Arnold Teague in "Solar Crisis", marries
Loraine Alterman.
1978: Episode 13 of "Message from Space: Galactic Battle", "Miracle of
the God Maniyoru", debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: KANJURO ARASHI, who played Enma, the King of Hell in "Jigoku",
dies in Kyoto.
1983: Episode 33 of "Space Sheriff Sharivan" debuts on Japanese TV.
1994: Episode 36 of "Ninja Squadron Kakuranger", "The Naughty
Ninja!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1997: JAY A. MORLEY JR., costume supervisor on "The Deadly Mantis",
dies.
2000: RHODES REASON, who played Commander Carl Nelson in "King Kong
Escapes", marries Jerrlyn Hamilton.
Episode 25 of "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", "In the Freeze
Zone", debuts on Fox.
2002: Volumes 1 and 2 of "Space Sheriff Gavan" are released on DVD in
Japan.
SAHO SASAZAWA, who played Oshare's father in "House", dies of
cancer in Tokyo.
2003: "Kamen Rider 555" is released on DVD in Japan.
"The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" is released on DVD in the U.S.
2006: "Shinobi" premieres in Canada at the Toronto After Dark Film
Festival.
2007: Shusuke Kaneko and Norman England appear at Of Horrors and
Heroes #9 in Vancouver.
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