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   1914: KUNIKO ASHIHARA, who played the middle-aged woman in "Godzilla   
   on Monster Island", is born in Hyogo, Japan.   
      
   1922: FRANK IWANAGA, who played the security officer in the U.S.   
   version of "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", is born in Fresno, Calif.   
      
   1927: AKIHIKO HIRATA is born in Kyogo, South Korea. His roles include   
   Dr. Daisuke Serizawa in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" (returning in   
   archive footage in "Godzilla vs. Destroyah" and "Godzilla Against   
   Mechagodzilla"), Dr. Shiraishi who went along with "The Mysterians",   
   Inspector Tominaga in "The H-Man", bomb expert Dr. Fujimora in "Varan   
   the Unbelievable", Hayatonosho Susukida in "The Three Treasures", "The   
   Secret of the Telegian", a doctor in "Mothra", Captain Endo in   
   "Gorath", Defense Minister Shigezawa in "King Kong vs. Godzilla", Mu   
   Agent #23 in "Atragon", Chief Detective Okita in "Ghidrah the Three-   
   Headed Monster", the eyepatched Red Bamboo captain in "Godzilla Versus   
   the Sea Monster", "Ultra Q", Dr. Iwamoto on "Ultraman" and "Ultraman:   
   Monster Big Battle", Staff Officer Yanagawa on "Ultra Seven", radio   
   operator Fujisaki in "Son of Godzilla", Dr. Sugata in "Latitude Zero",   
   Mr. K on "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", Professor Hideto Miyajima in   
   "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster", an enviromental scientist in "Last   
   Days of Planet Earth", Dr. Shinzo Mafune in "Terror of Mechagodzilla",   
   Defense Measure Supreme Commander Oshi in "The War in Space", "Giant   
   Ironman 1-7", "Fugitive Alien", "Ultraman: Monster Big Battle", and   
   Dr. Ryutarou Inoue in "Sayonara Jupiter". His non-genre films include   
   "Even the Mighty Shed Tears", "Embrace", "Farewell Rabaul", "Samurai I   
   & II", "Chushingura", "Sanjuro", and "The Killing Bottle". He was   
   scheduled to play Dr. Hayashida in "Godzilla 1985" but died before   
   shooting started.   
      
   1932: NAOZUMI YAMAMOTO, composer on "The Space Giants" and "Operation:   
   Mystery", is born.   
      
   1946: MICHIKO NAGANO, who played Noboko Hatonaka on Episode 32 of   
   "Kikaida", is born. She is the sister of "Kikaida 01" star Hijiri   
   Matsuki and married "Kikaida" director Yasutada Nagano.   
      
   1949: KENSAKU MORITA, who played Miyoshi in "The War in Space" and   
   Mazawa Shinzawa in "Virus", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1953: REBECCA FORSTADT, who was the voice of Ocusect on Saban's   
   "Masked Rider" and the girl with the cat in the U.S. dub of "Kikaider:   
   The Animation", and played a newscaster on "Power Rangers Wild Force",   
   is born in Denver.   
      
   1955: YUKIO ITO, who played Kenji Asuka the Green Ranger on "Secret   
   Squadron Goranger", "Goranger: Fire Mountain's Final Explosion", and   
   "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad vs. Goranger", and Kensaku Shiraishi a.k.a.   
   Battle Cossack I on "Battle Fever J", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1960: "Battle in Outer Space" is released in Finland.   
      
   1967: "Kaiju shima no kessen: Gojira no musuko" ("Monster Island's   
   Decisive Battle: Son of Godzilla") a.k.a. "Son of Godzilla" is   
   released in Japan.   
   	JAMES B. LEONG, who played a Chinese trader in "Son of Kong", dies in   
   Los Angeles.   
      
   1971: SHIGEKI HOSOKAWA, who played Hitoshi Hidaka a.k.a. "Kamen Rider   
   Hibiki" and FBI Agent Ray in the "Death Note" trilogy, is born in   
   Gifu, Japan.   
      
   1972: Episode 23 of "Kikaida", "Yellow Antlion Brothers: Alphabet   
   Attack", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 90 of "Kamen Rider", "Fear's Pet Strategy (2) -- Rider SOS!",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 38 of “Vigilante Lion Maru” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: Episode 11 of “Akumaizer 3”, “Why!? Murder and the Child”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1977: The 1976 remake of "King Kong" is released in Finland.   
      
   1978: SATOSHI MATSUDA, who played Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight on   
   "Kamen Rider Ryuki" and “Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final”, is born in   
   Osaka.   
      
   1978: SCOTT BAILEY, who played James "JTC" Treadmore/Kamen Rider   
   Strike on "Kamen Rider Dragon Knight", is born in Florissant,   
   Missouri.   
      
   1980: CHISATO AMATE, who was in "Izo", is born in Fukuoka.   
      
   1981: YOKO KAMBAI, gaffer on “Azumi 2”, is born in Nagasaki.   
      
   1983: MIKA KIKUCHI, who played Koume "Umeko" Kodou a.k.a. Deka Pink on   
   "Special Police Squadron Dekaranger", "Special Police Squadron   
   Dekaranger: The Movie -- Full Blast Action", "Special Police Squadron   
   Dekaranger vs. Abaranger", "Magic Squadron Magiranger vs. Dekaranger",   
   and "Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle", and Tsuki-   
   no-Wa in "Engine Squadron Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang!   
   GekijoBang!", is born in Tokyo. She was also in "Battle Royale II".   
      
   1988: POUL THOMSEN, who played the Orlogskaptajn in "Reptilicus", dies   
   in Denmark.   
      
   1989: "Gojira tai Biorante" a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. Biollante" is   
   released in Japan.   
   	LEE VAN CLEEF, who played Cpl. Stone in "The Beast from 20,000   
   Fathoms", dies of a heart attack in Oxnard, Calif.   
      
   1999: Episode 43 of “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, “Journey’s End: Part   
   1”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   2000: "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" is released in Japan.   
   	The “Kamen Rider Live 2000” stage show is performed and recorded.   
      
   2001: Episode 43 of "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: "Returner" premieres in Hungary on DVD.   
   	"Avalon" and "Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness" are released on DVD   
   in the U.S. and Canada.   
      
   2004: "Ju-on" is released in Iceland.   
      
   2005: A King Kong film festival begins at the Egyptian Theater in   
   Hollywood. Terry Moore, Forrest J. Ackerman, and Bob Burns are among   
   the featured guests.   
   	Peter Jackson's remake of "King Kong" is released in Brazil,   
   Colombia, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Oman, Panama, Turkey, and   
   Venezuela.   
   	Episode 11 of "Garo the Fanged Wolf" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2008: The first two volumes of "Power Rangers Jungle Fury", "Into the   
   Jungle" and "Way of the Master", are released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2009: MIKA KIKUCHI, see above, marries Yuki Kishi.   
      
   "It's teaching its son all right. And, it's teaching his son just like   
   people teaching its children, just like a papa."   
   "Well, it is a papa, isn't it?"   
   "Well sure, but I wouldn't want one like that."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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