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   Reaper G to All   
   12/4: Today in G-History   
   04 Dec 12 07:21:19   
   
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   XPost: alt.movies.monster   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1878: BRAM STOKER, author of "Dracula" which became the basis for   
   "Lake of Dracula" and "Evil of Dracula", marries Florence Balcombe.   
      
      
   1933: KOGAN ASHIYA, who played Kanrinin in "Kitaro", is born in Kyoto.   
      
      
   1940: KATSUTOSHI ATARASHI, who was in "The War in Space", is born in   
   Tokyo.   
         MASANARI NIHEI, who played Mitsuhiro Ide a.k.a. Ito on   
   "Ultraman" and "Ultraman: Monster Big Battle", is born in Tokyo. He   
   also played astronaut Ito in "Gorath", a bandit in "The Lost World of   
   Sinbad", Jerry in "Mighty Jack", the tourist at Kinkakuji Temple in   
   "Ultraman Zearth", and Professor Deta on "Ultraman Max", and was in   
   "Don't Call Me a Con Man", "Ultraman Zearth 2", and "The Superior 8   
   Ultra Brothers".   
      
      
   1941: ANNE NAGEL, who played the brunette at the bar in "Mighty Joe   
   Young", marries Lt. James H. Keenan.   
      
      
   1949: JEFF BRIDGES, who played Jack Prescott in the 1976 remake of   
   "King Kong", is born in Los Angeles. The son of Lloyd Bridges and   
   brother of Beau Bridges (with whom he appeared in "The Company She   
   Keeps" and "Sea Hunt", he starred in "Silent Night, Lonely Night",   
   "The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go", "Halls of Anger", "The Last Picture   
   Show", "Fat City", "Bad Company", "The Last American Hero", "The   
   Iceman Cometh", "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot", "Rancho Deluxe", "Hearts   
   of the West", "Winter Kills", "Tron", "Starman", "Tucker: The Man and   
   His Dream", "The Fabulous Baker Boys", "The Fisher King", "American   
   Heart", "Fearless", "The Mirror Has Two Faces", "The Big Lebowski", "K-   
   PAX", and "Iron Man".   
      
      
   1953: KAZUYOSHI OKUYAMA, supervising producer of "Izo", is born in   
   Tokyo.   
      
      
   1955: YOJIRO TAKITA, who directed "Onmyoji" and "Onmyoji 2" (which he   
   also co-wrote), is born in Toyama, Japan.   
      
      
   1961: FURIN CHA, who was the voice of Makuin of the Blob on "Celestial   
   Clothing Squadron Goseiger" and "Celestial Clothing Squadron Goseiger:   
   Epic on the Movie", is born in Saitama, Japan. He was also a voice on   
   "Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness".   
      
      
   1962: YOSHIYUKI MORISHITA, who played Okubo in "Ring 0", Keibiin in   
   "Ju-on: The Grudge", and a guard in "The Grudge", is born in Tokyo.   
      
      
   1966: Episode 21 of "Ultraman", "Breach the Wall of Smoke", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
      
   1969: "The Green Slime" is released in West Germany.   
         YUI ASAKA, who played Yui Kazama a.k.a. Saki Asamiya a.k.a.   
   "Sukeban Deka III", reprising the role in "Sukeban Deka: The Movie"   
   and "Sukeban Deka: Counter-attack from the Kazama Sisters", is born in   
   Miyazaki, Japan.   
      
      
   1970: "Latitude Zero" is released in the U.S.   
      
      
   1971: Episode 36 of "Kamen Rider", "Egyptus: The Mummy Mutant Rises   
   Again", debuts on Japanese TV.   
         Episode 49 of "Spectreman", "Noman: The Tragic Genius Monster",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
      
   1972: YUKO MIYAMURA, who played Kyoko Hayase on "Rescue Squadron Go Go   
   Five" and "Rescue Squadron Go Go Five: Sudden Shock! A New Warrior",   
   is born in Hyogo, Japan. She was also in "Battle Royale".   
         Episode 23 of "Triple Fighter", "Operation: Assassinate #1001",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
         Episode 23 of "Emergency Command: 10/4-10/10", "The Skeleton   
   Beckons Its Flesh", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
      
   1973: Episode 10 of "Inazuman", "Terror of the Carnivorous Gas",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
      
   1976: Episode 71 of "Secret Squadron Goranger", "Scarlet Decisive   
   Battle!! The Earth Relocation Project", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
      
   1979: ROBERT KARNES, who played Prof. Alan Templeton in "Half Human:   
   The Story of the Abominable Snowman", dies of heart failure in Sherman   
   Oaks, Calif.   
      
      
   1982: Episode 43 of "Great Squadron Goggle V" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
      
   1988: Episode 7 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "SOS! The Ring of   
   Friendship", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
      
   1992: Episode 41 of "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger", "Blaze Up, Burai!",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
         The original "King Kong" is released on laserdisc in the U.S.   
      
      
   1993: Episode 35 of "Electronic Superhuman: Gridman", "Shock!   
   Undercover Yuka!?", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
      
   2002: "Ringu" is released in the Philippines.   
      
      
   2003: "Ju-on: The Grudge" is released in Germany on DVD.   
      
      
   2004: "Gojira: Fainaru uozu" ("Godzilla: Final Wars") is released in   
   Japan.   
      
      
   2005: Episode 40 of "Magic Squadron Magiranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
      
   2011: Episode 41 of "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
         Episode 13 of "Kamen Rider Fourze" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
      
   2012: "Power Rangers Super Samurai" is released on DVD and Blu-ray in   
   the U.S.   
      
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