10/20: Today in G-History

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1887: ADDISON RICHARDS, who was in “Mighty Joe Young”, is born in
Zanesville, Ohio.

1907: C. DODGE DUNNING, dunning process photography supervisor on the
original “King Kong” and “Son of Kong”, is born in New York City.

1932: ROKURO NAYA, the voice of “Kamen Rider” for episodes 9-13, is
born in Hokkaido. He is the younger brother of Goro Naya.

1945: SHINZO HOTTA, who played Taro Shiranui on “Iron King”, is born.
He also played the villains on “Ninja Captor”, “Message from Space:
Galactic Battle”, and “Sky Rider”.

1954: The trailer for “Gojira” begins running in Japanese theaters.

1960: JOSEPH COTTON and PATRICIA MEDINA, who respectively played
Captain Craig McKenzie and Lucretia in “Latitude Zero”, are married.

1961: MICHIE TOMIZAWA, who played Ira Shrine on “VoiceSlugger”, is
born in Nagano, Japan.

1968: AKIE YOSHIZAWA, who played Yukino Yajima on “Sukeban Deka II”
and “Sukeban Deka: The Movie”, is born in Tokyo.
Episode 6 of “Operation: Mystery” debuts on Japanese TV.

1971: YOSHITAKA OTSUKA, who played Shuichi Tsubaki on “Kamen Rider
Kuuga”, is born in Tokyo.
KOICHI TOCHIKA, the voice of Silver Hakaider on “Kikaider 01: The
Animation” and DaiGoyo on “Samurai Squadron Shinkenger”, “Samurai
Squadron Shinkenger vs. Go-onger”, “Celestial Clothing Squadron
Goseiger vs. Shinkenger”, and “Samurai Squadron Shinkenger Returns:
Special Act”, is born in Yamaguchi, Japan.

1972: Episode 3 of “Warrior of Love Rainbowman”, “Rainbow Dash 7”,
debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 29 of “Transforming Ninja Arashi”, “Deadly Demon! The Terror
of Madara!!”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 29 of “Ultraman Ace”, “The 6th Ultra Brother”, debuts on
Japanese TV.
SEAN ENGLAND, machine room operator on “The Ring” is born in Palo
Alto, Calif.

1973: Episode 23 of “Kikaida 01”, “Demonic Starfish-Women: Annihilate
the Human Race!!”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 36 of “Kamen Rider V3”, “The Winged Corps: Demons of the
Sky”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 40 of “Jumborg Ace” debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 3 of “Ironman Tiger-Seven”, “Counterstrike! Amphibian Genjin:
Amazon X”, debuts on Japanese TV.
HARUKI KADOKAWA, executive producer of “G.I. Samurai” and “Virus”,
marries his second wife, Yasuko.

1974: Episode 3 of “Army of the Apes”, “The Demon’s Mountain Is
Calling!”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1976: Episode 26 of “Ninja Captor” debuts on Japanese TV.

1977: JAMES HONG, who dubbed the voices of Ogata and Serizawa in the
U.S. version of “Godzilla, King of the Monsters”, marries his second
wife, Susan.

1978: Episode 16 of “Dinosaur Task Force: Koseidon”, “Koseider: Defeat
the Dinosaur Tank”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1979: Episode 38 of “Battle Fever J”, “A Mysterious Costume Party”,
debuts on Japanese TV.

1983: TAKAYUKI YAMADA, who played Nobuo Takahashi in “Dragon Head”,
Akira Abe in “Battle League Horumo”, and Masamitsu Shigeta in “Gantz”
and “Gantz: Perfect Answer”, is born in Satsumasendai, Japan. He was
also on the TV series “Waterboys” and in the film “Crying Out Love, in
the Center of the World”.

1984: Episode 38 of “Super Electron Bioman”, “Appear! Baizhoun”,
debuts on Japanese TV.

1986: Episode 26 of “Hyper Dimension Warrior: Spielban” debuts on
Japanese TV.

1989: Episode 34 of “High-Speed Squadron Turboranger” debuts on
Japanese TV.

1995: Episode 32 of “Superpower Squadron Ohranger”, “The School’s
Scary Nightmare”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1996: Episode 34 of “Beetle Fighter Kabuto” debuts on Japanese TV.

2000: PAULEY PERRETTE, who played Beth in “The Ring”, marries Coyote
Shivers.

2002: Episode 35 of “Ninja Squadron Hurricanger” debuts on Japanese
TV.

2004: “Returner” premieres in France on DVD.

2005: “One Missed Call” premieres in Germany at the Munich Asia
Filmfest.
The U.S. version of “Dark Water” is released in Australia.

2006: The U.S. version of “Pulse” is released in Mexico. “The Grudge
2” is released in Estonia, Ireland, Turkey, and the U.K.
TAKUYA FUJIOKA, who played Dr. Sato in “Gamera vs. Barugon”, dies at
76 from renal failure in Tokyo.

2007: “Death Note” and “The iDol” premiere in Canada in Vancouver.

2008: Episode 29 of “Power Rangers Jungle Fury”, “Maryl and the
Monkeys”, debuts on U.S. TV.
“Dragon Wars” premieres in Japan at the Tokyo International Film
Festival.

2009: “Onechanbara – Zombie Bikini Squad” is released in the
Netherlands on DVD.

2012: “Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie” is released in Japan.

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