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   Reaper G to All   
   9/27: Today in G-History   
   27 Sep 12 06:36:35   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1897: MEL BERNS, makeup artist on the original “King Kong”, “Son of Kong”, and   
   “Mighty Joe Young”, is born in Chicago.   
      
   1914: JUKICHI ONO, who played the samurai in “Onibaba”, is born.   
      
   1934: KYOKO ANZAI, who played Etsuko Shiraishi in “Battle in Outer Space”, is   
   born in Osaka. She was married to Tatsuya Mihashi.   
      
   1941: TATSUYA FUJI, who played George Inoue in “Gappa the Triphibian Monster”,   
   is born in Beijing.   
      
   1947: RAY BRADBURY, whose story “The Fog Horn” was the basis for “The Beast   
   from 20,000 Fathoms”, marries Maggie McClure.   
      
   1951: REN OSUGI, who played Sayori’s father Yasutaka Hiura in “Shikoku”,   
   Toshio Saito in “Uzumaki”, Vice Principal Kuroda in “Zebraman”, Gunji Yamazaki   
   in “Exte: Hair Extensions”, and Ambassador Hell in “Kamen Rider Decade the   
   Movie: All Riders vs. Great    
   Shocker”, is born in Tokushima, Japan. He was also in “Akko-chan the Movie”.   
      
   1952: R.J. KIZER, who directed the U.S. scenes for “Godzilla 1985”, is born in   
   New Jersey. He was also the skydiving contest narrator and supervised the   
   sound for “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie”, and directed films like   
   “Death Ring” and “Hell    
   Comes to Frogtown”.   
      
   1955: Edmund Goldman and Toho sign agreement to release “Godzilla” in the U.S.   
   Goldman paid $25,000 for the film.   
      
   1960: CHRISTOPHER COUSINS, who played Bill in “The Grudge 2”, is born in New   
   York City. He appeared in the films “The Opposite of Sex”, “For Love of the   
   Game”, “Dead Dog”, the cable remake of “Earth vs. the Spider”, and “Wicker   
   Park”, and the TV series “   
   One Life to Live”, “ER”, “Stargate SG-1”, “The West Wing”, “American Dreams”,   
   “Joan of Arcadia”, and “The O.C.”   
      
   1964: GORO KISHITANI, who played Mitsuo Ando on the “Rasen” TV series,   
   Mizoguchi in “Returner”, and Oka the undertaker in “One Missed Call”, is born   
   in Tokyo.   
      
   1965: ROBERT BALDWIN, who was in “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla”, “Blast   
   Dragon Squadron Abaranger: Deluxe”, and “Godzilla: Final Wars”, is born.   
      
   1967: Episode 26 of “Masked Ninja Red Shadow”, “Big Explosion”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1969: BRUCE SETON, who played Professor Flaharty in “Gorgo”, dies in London,   
   England.   
      
   1970: NORITO YASHIMA, who played Sakurai in “Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris”, is   
   born in Nara, Japan.   
      
   1973: Episode 26, the final episode of “Robot Detective”, “BAD Dies on   
   Mars!!”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: Episode 26 of “Kamen Rider Stronger”, “Look!! The Great Chief’s True   
   Colors”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: Episode 34 of “Electronic Squadron Denziman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1985: RYUTARO OTOMO, who played Orochi-Maru in “The Magic Serpent”, commits   
   suicide at 73.   
      
   1986: Episode 30 of “Super Nova Flashman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	DON E. FAUNTLEROY, cinematographer on “Ultimate: The Ultimate Hero”, marries   
   Lesley-Anne Down.   
      
   1987: STEPHEN ECKELBERRY, editor on “Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero”, marries   
   Karen Black.   
      
   1989: MIKIHO NIWA, who played Mone/Gosei Yellow on “Celestial Clothing   
   Squadron Goseiger”, “Samurai Squadron Shinkenger vs. Go-onger”, “Celestial   
   Clothing Squadron Goseiger: Epic on the Movie”, “Celestial Clothing Squadron   
   Goseiger vs. Shinkenger”, “   
   Celestial Clothing Squadron Goseiger Returns: Last Epic”, “Pirate Squadron   
   Gokaiger”, and “Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle”, is born   
   in Aichi, Japan.   
      
   1994: Episode 12 of Season 2 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “Green No   
   More: Part 1”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1998: “Gakko no kaidan G” (“School of Ghosts G”) premieres on Japanese TV.   
      
   2000: “Ringu” and “Ringu 2” premiere in Finland at the Helsinki International   
   Film Festival.   
      
   2002: “Evil of Dracula” is released on Region 2 DVD.   
      
   2005: “Dragonhead” is released in the U.S. on DVD.   
   	“Casshern” premieres in Brazil at the Rio de Janeiro International Film   
   Festival.   
      
   2008: YINLING OF JOYTOY, who played Miranda in “Beast Fist Squadron   
   Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle”, marries Hayato   
   Fujiwara.   
      
   2010: “Alien vs. Ninja” premieres in the U.K. at the London FrightFest Film   
   Festival.   
      
   2011: “Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys” is released on Blu-ray in the U.S. by Mill   
   Creek.   
      
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