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1903: YOSHIO KOSUGI is born in Tochigi, Japan. He played Oba the animal broker in "Half Human", Commander Sugimoto in "The Mysterians", the mean detective in "The Human Vapor", the ship captain in "Mothra", the Farou Island chief in "King Kong vs. Godzilla", the captain of the Thai ship in "The Lost World of Sinbad", the chief of Infant Island in "Godzilla vs. the Thing" and "Ghidrah -- the Three-Headed Monster", and the mountain soldier in "Frankenstein Conquers the World", and appeared in "Seven Samurai", "Madame White Snake", "The Hidden Fortress", "The Three Treasures", "Ultra Q", and "Japan's Longest Day".
1904: KOREYA SENDA is born in Kanagawa, Japan. The uncle of Jerry Ito, he played Dr. Maki in "The H-Man", Dr. Sugimoto in "Varan the Unbelievable", and Prof. Adachi in "Battle in Outer Space", and was in "Gate of Hell", "Onna no issho", and "Tora! Tora! Tora!"
1907: FAY WRAY, who played Ann Darrow in the original "King Kong", is born near Cardston, Alb. Her famous scream was reworked into the roar of the Styracosaurus in "Son of Kong", and her other films include "Gasoline Love","The Coast Patrol", "The Wedding March", "Thunderbolt", "Master of Men","The Most Dangerous Game", "Mystery of the Wax Museum", "Doctor X", "The Big Brain", "The Vampire Bat", "Ann Carver's Profession", "Once to Every Woman", "Viva Villa!", "Bulldog Jack", "Not a Ladies' Man", "The Cobweb", and "Treasure of the Goldon Condor", and appeared on TV in "The Pride of the Family" and "Gideon's Trumpet".
1925: TOKUZO TAKADA, who directed "The Whale God", is born in Osaka.
1928: HENRY SILVA, who played General Garland in "Virus", is born in New York City. His other films include "The Bravados", "Green Mansions", "Ocean's Eleven", "The Manchurian Candidate", "Johnny Cool", and "River of Dollars", and the TV films "Contract on Cherry Street" and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century".
1948: JEFFREY ROLLINS, set dresser on "Godzilla", is born in Clarksburg, W.V.
1952: OLIVER ECKHARDT, who played a husband in the original "King Kong", dies in Hollywood.
1953: KEIKO TAKESHITA, who was in "Blood Type: Blue", is born in Nagoya.
1959: YUKI KITAZUME, who played Takashi Shishido a.k.a. Megaloman and Captain Dagger on "Megaloman, Warrior of Fire", is born in Gunma-Ken, Kanto Prefecture.
1961: HARRY TYLER, who played an inmate in "Them!", dies of cancer in Hollywood. He was born in 1888.
1962: BLAKE CRAWFORD, who played Jerry Cruising in "The World Sinks Except Japan", is born in the U.S.
1968: "Kaiki daisakusen" ("Operation: Mystery") premieres in Japan on TBS.
1972: Episode 24 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
KENTA FUKASAKU, who directed "Yo-Yo Girl Cop", is born in Tokyo. The son of Kinji Fukasaku, he finished "Battle Royale II", was second unit director on "Battle Royale", co-wrote and co-produced both BR films, and was assistant director on "Violent Race Squadron Carranger" and "Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger".
1973: Episode 18 of "Kikaider 01", "Supreme Disaster!! Exploding Androids", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 31 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Enter, Baron Tusk: Commandant of Curses!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 23 of "Storm Cloud Lion Maru" debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: ARATA, who played Masao Tamura/the Thirteenth in the "20th Century Boys" trilogy, is born in Tokyo.
1975: ASAMI JO, who played Saki on "Birdman Squadron Jetman" and Hizumina on "Star Beast Squadron Gingaman" and "Star Beast Squadron Gingaman vs. Megaranger", is born in Tokyo. She was also in "Hold Me, Love Me".
Episode 23 of "Condorman -- Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: "The Last Dinosaur" is released in Japan.
1978; MITSUGU OKURA, executive producer of "Invaders from Space", "Attack from Space", and "Evil Brain from Outer Space", dies at 78.
1979: Episode 33 of "Battle Fever J", "Cossack Dies", debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: Episode 33 of "Super Electron Bioman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: HARRY HOLCOMBE, who played Dr. Arnold Johnson in the U.S. version of "King Kong vs. Godzilla", dies in Valencia, Calif.
1993: Episode 9 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", "For Whom the Bell Trolls", debuts on Fox.
1997: IVAN REINER, co-producer of "Terror Beneath the Sea" and "The Green Slime", dies at 86.
2002: Episode 30 of "Ninja Squadron Hurricanger" debuts on Japanese TV.
2004: Episode 24 of "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", "Hitogata", debuts on TV Tokyo.
2005: The U.S. version of "Dark Water" is released in Hungary and Peru.
"The Great Yokai War" premieres in Canada at the Toronto Film Festival.
2006: "The Host" and "Reincarnation" premiere in Finland at the Helsinki International Film Festival, and "The Host" is released in Taiwan.
"Shinobi" is released in Spain.
2011: "Karate-Robo Zaborgar" premieres in Greece at the Athens Film Festival.
1904: KOREYA SENDA is born in Kanagawa, Japan. The uncle of Jerry Ito, he played Dr. Maki in "The H-Man", Dr. Sugimoto in "Varan the Unbelievable", and Prof. Adachi in "Battle in Outer Space", and was in "Gate of Hell", "Onna no issho", and "Tora! Tora! Tora!"
1907: FAY WRAY, who played Ann Darrow in the original "King Kong", is born near Cardston, Alb. Her famous scream was reworked into the roar of the Styracosaurus in "Son of Kong", and her other films include "Gasoline Love","The Coast Patrol", "The Wedding March", "Thunderbolt", "Master of Men","The Most Dangerous Game", "Mystery of the Wax Museum", "Doctor X", "The Big Brain", "The Vampire Bat", "Ann Carver's Profession", "Once to Every Woman", "Viva Villa!", "Bulldog Jack", "Not a Ladies' Man", "The Cobweb", and "Treasure of the Goldon Condor", and appeared on TV in "The Pride of the Family" and "Gideon's Trumpet".
1925: TOKUZO TAKADA, who directed "The Whale God", is born in Osaka.
1928: HENRY SILVA, who played General Garland in "Virus", is born in New York City. His other films include "The Bravados", "Green Mansions", "Ocean's Eleven", "The Manchurian Candidate", "Johnny Cool", and "River of Dollars", and the TV films "Contract on Cherry Street" and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century".
1948: JEFFREY ROLLINS, set dresser on "Godzilla", is born in Clarksburg, W.V.
1952: OLIVER ECKHARDT, who played a husband in the original "King Kong", dies in Hollywood.
1953: KEIKO TAKESHITA, who was in "Blood Type: Blue", is born in Nagoya.
1959: YUKI KITAZUME, who played Takashi Shishido a.k.a. Megaloman and Captain Dagger on "Megaloman, Warrior of Fire", is born in Gunma-Ken, Kanto Prefecture.
1961: HARRY TYLER, who played an inmate in "Them!", dies of cancer in Hollywood. He was born in 1888.
1962: BLAKE CRAWFORD, who played Jerry Cruising in "The World Sinks Except Japan", is born in the U.S.
1968: "Kaiki daisakusen" ("Operation: Mystery") premieres in Japan on TBS.
1972: Episode 24 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.
KENTA FUKASAKU, who directed "Yo-Yo Girl Cop", is born in Tokyo. The son of Kinji Fukasaku, he finished "Battle Royale II", was second unit director on "Battle Royale", co-wrote and co-produced both BR films, and was assistant director on "Violent Race Squadron Carranger" and "Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger".
1973: Episode 18 of "Kikaider 01", "Supreme Disaster!! Exploding Androids", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 31 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Enter, Baron Tusk: Commandant of Curses!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 23 of "Storm Cloud Lion Maru" debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: ARATA, who played Masao Tamura/the Thirteenth in the "20th Century Boys" trilogy, is born in Tokyo.
1975: ASAMI JO, who played Saki on "Birdman Squadron Jetman" and Hizumina on "Star Beast Squadron Gingaman" and "Star Beast Squadron Gingaman vs. Megaranger", is born in Tokyo. She was also in "Hold Me, Love Me".
Episode 23 of "Condorman -- Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: "The Last Dinosaur" is released in Japan.
1978; MITSUGU OKURA, executive producer of "Invaders from Space", "Attack from Space", and "Evil Brain from Outer Space", dies at 78.
1979: Episode 33 of "Battle Fever J", "Cossack Dies", debuts on Japanese TV.
1984: Episode 33 of "Super Electron Bioman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: HARRY HOLCOMBE, who played Dr. Arnold Johnson in the U.S. version of "King Kong vs. Godzilla", dies in Valencia, Calif.
1993: Episode 9 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", "For Whom the Bell Trolls", debuts on Fox.
1997: IVAN REINER, co-producer of "Terror Beneath the Sea" and "The Green Slime", dies at 86.
2002: Episode 30 of "Ninja Squadron Hurricanger" debuts on Japanese TV.
2004: Episode 24 of "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", "Hitogata", debuts on TV Tokyo.
2005: The U.S. version of "Dark Water" is released in Hungary and Peru.
"The Great Yokai War" premieres in Canada at the Toronto Film Festival.
2006: "The Host" and "Reincarnation" premiere in Finland at the Helsinki International Film Festival, and "The Host" is released in Taiwan.
"Shinobi" is released in Spain.
2011: "Karate-Robo Zaborgar" premieres in Greece at the Athens Film Festival.
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