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   1931: KYOKO KAGAWA who played Princess Miyazu in "The Three Treasures"   
   and photographer Michi Hanamura in "Mothra", is born in Ibaraki,   
   Japan. Kagawa was in many Japanese classic films -- "Tokyo Story",   
   "Sansho the Bailiff", "The Story of Chikamatsu", "The Lower Depths",   
   "The Bad Sleep Well", "High and Low", "Red Beard", "Tora-san's Dream   
   of Spring", "Madadayo", and "Shall We Dance?".   
      
   1942: KOICHI KAWAKITA, former head of Toho’s special effects   
   department, is born. He began his career as assistant special effects   
   cameraman on "Gorath", "King Kong vs. Godzilla", "Attack of the   
   Mushroom People", "The Lost World of Sinbad", "Atragon", "Godzilla vs.   
   the Thing", "Dogora the Space Monster", and "Ghidrah the Three-Headed   
   Monster", then doing optical camera synthesis on "Frankenstein   
   Conquers the World", "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero", "Ultra Q", "War of   
   the Gargantuas", "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster", "Ultraman", "King   
   Kong Escapes", "Son of Godzilla", Destroy All Monsters", "Latitude   
   Zero", "Godzilla’s Revenge", and "Yog -- Monster from Space", then   
   assistant director on "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster", "Return of   
   Ultraman", "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster", and "Last Days of Planet   
   Earth", "Tidal Wave", "The War in Space", and "The Mighty Peking Man",   
   and finally special effects director on "Zone Fighter", "Ultraman   
   Taro", "Ultraman Leo", "Megaloman", "Ultraman 80", "Sayonara Jupiter",   
   "Gunhed", "Godzilla vs. Biollante", "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah",   
   "Godzilla vs. Mothra: Battle for the Earth", "Godzilla vs.   
   Mechagodzilla II", "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", "Orochi the Eight-   
   Headed Dragon", "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah", "Rebirth of Mothra",   
   "Rebirth of Mothra 2" and "Super Star God Granseizar". He also had a   
   cameo as an SDF army officer in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah:   
   Giant Monsters All-Out Attack".   
      
   1947: STAN LEE, co-creator of "Spiderman" which was turned into a live-   
   action series by Toei and publisher of Marvel’s "Godzilla" comic book,   
   marries his wife Joan.   
      
   1948: SABURO SHINODA, who played Professor Shigeki Fukazawa in   
   "Godzilla vs. Mothra: Battle for the Earth" and "Godzilla vs.   
   Destoroyah", is born in Tokyo. He also played Kozo Kasuga on "Silver   
   Mask", Ichiro Shinoda on "Ultraman Ace", and Kotaro Higashi a.k.a.   
   "Ultraman Taro".   
      
   1953: SACHIKO KOBAYASHI, who played Kaoru in Episode 35 of "Kikaida   
   01", is born.   
      
   1957: JULIE KHANER, who played a secretary in Antarctica in "Virus",   
   is born in Montreal.   
      
   1958: FRED KENNEDY, stuntman on "Mighty Joe Young", dies in a horse-   
   riding accident on the set of "The Horse Soldiers" in Natchitoches,   
   Lou. He was born in 1910.   
      
   1962: LOUIS ZORICH, who played the Russian ambassador in "Gammera the   
   Invincible", marries Olympia Dukakis.   
      
   1963: TOM LONDON, who played Jeff the first tramp in "Tarantula", dies   
   in North Hollywood, Calif.   
      
   1966: Episode 23 of "The Space Giants", "Angry Monster Stopgon" a.k.a.   
   "The Wild Creature", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1968: MARGARET CHO, who played Det. Mickey Lee in the U.S. version of   
   "One Missed Call", is born in San Francisco. The stand-up comedienne   
   starred on "All-American Girl".   
      
   1971: Episode 2 of "Silver Mask", "Earthmen Are the Enemies of Space",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	"Miraman" ("Mirrorman") premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1,   
   "Mirrorman is Born".   
      
   1972: Episode 10 of "Thunder Mask", "Dorodoron! Turn the Humans Into   
   Bones", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 23 of "Super Robot: Red Baron", "A Letter of Challenge   
   From Space", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: ARISA MIZUKI, who played "Psychic Girl Reiko", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1979: "Sengoku jieitai" ("Warring States Self Defense Force") a.k.a.   
   "Time Slip" a.k.a. "G.I. Samurai" is released in Japan.   
      
   1980: Episode 8 of "Kamen Rider Super-1", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1981: Episode 43 of "Solar Squadron Sunvulcan", "You Will Become a   
   Genius", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1987: Episode 40 of "Aura Squadron Maskman", "Haruka and Momoko -- the   
   Powerful Female Thieves", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1993: Episode 44 of "Investigation Robo: Janperson", "Burn Honorable   
   Queen!!", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1995: A Godzilla statue is erected in the Hibiya cinema district in   
   Tokyo.   
      
   1998: Episode 110 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Bird of Paradise",   
   premieres on Fox.   
   	Episode 14 of "Ultraman Gaia", "The Challenge of Anti-Space", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
      
   1999: MASARU SATO dies in Tokyo. He composed the music for "Godzilla   
   Raids Again", "The Lost World of Sinbad", "Godzilla versus the Sea   
   Monster", "Son of Godzilla", "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster", and   
   many Akira Kurosawa classics.   
   	Episode 41 of "Rescue Squadron Go-Go V" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: The "Kamen Rider: The Movie" collection is released on DVD in   
   Japan.   
   	"Dark Water" is released in Turkey.   
   	"Sky High" is released in Japan.   
   	"One Missed Call" premieres in Spain at the Sitges Film Festival.   
      
   2004: Episode 42 of "Special Police Squadron Dekaranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: Peter Jackson's "King Kong" has its world premiere in New York   
   City.   
      
   2006: The U.S. version of "Pulse" is released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2008: FORREST J. ACKERMAN, founder of "Famous Monsters of Filmland"   
   magazine and the father of sci-fi fandom, dies at 92.   
      
   2010: Episode 42 of "Celestial Clothing Squadron Goseiger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
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   piece of it for the price of an admission ticket."   
      
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