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|    12/22: Today in G-History    |
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   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1931: KOZO NOMURA, who played Kenji (or Paul Iso in the U.S. version)   
   in "Varan the Unbelievable", is born in Tokyo. His other credits   
   include "Battle in Outer Space", "The Three Treasures", Kyoko's fellow   
   reporter in "The Human Vapor", "The Last War", a fuel checkout man in   
   "Gorath", a rebel in "The Lost World of Sinbad", a research team   
   member in "Godzilla vs. the Thing" a geologist in "Ghidrah -- the   
   Three-Headed Monster", an overzealous reporter in "Frankenstein   
   Conquers the World", and a general's aide in "War of the Gargantuas".   
      
   1933: "Son of Kong" is released in the U.S.   
      
   1939: Blues musician MA RAINEY, whose "Runaway Blues" was used in "Son   
   of Kong", dies from heart disease in Columbus, Geo.   
      
   1946: HIROSHI MURAKAMI, who played Hiroshi Tsukuba a.k.a. "Sky Rider"   
   in his own series and "8 Kamen Riders vs. Galaxy King", is born in   
   Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan.   
      
   1954: "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" is released in Japan.   
      
   1963: "Kaitei gunkan" ("Undersea Battleship") a.k.a. "Atragon" is   
   released in Japan.   
      
   1964: NOBORU TAKACHI, who was in “Mikazuki”, is born in Mochi, Japan.   
      
   1965: DAVID S. GOYER, co-writer on Legendary Pictures' "Godzilla", is   
   born in Ann Arbor, Mich. He also wrote "Batman Begins", "The Dark   
   Knight", and "The Dark Knight Rises".   
      
   1968: Episode 15 of “Operation: Mystery” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1970: YASUYO SHIRASHIMA, who was in “Mikazuki”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1971: PAT MASTROIANNI, who played an Apache pilot in "Godzilla", is   
   born in Toronto.   
    HIROSHI HAYASHI, who played Gozo Shimizu in “Jigoku” and was in   
   “Atomic Rulers”, “Attack from Space”, “Invaders from Space”, and “Evil   
   Brain from Outer Space”, dies.   
      
   1972: Episode 12 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "Critical Moment!!",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
    Episode 38 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 32 of "Kikaida 01", "Hades Beckons Bijinda", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
    Episode 43 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Destron's Christmas Present", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: Episode 12 of “Army of the Apes”, “Happily Following the Saucer   
   in the Sky”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1979: Episode 47 of "Battle Fever J", “The Mysterious Baseball   
   Scheme!”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1981: MATTHEW BROWNING, who played the man on the bus in the U.S.   
   version of "One Missed Call", is born in Baton Rouge, Lou.   
      
   1984: Episode 47 of "Super Electron Bioman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1989: Episode 43 of "High Speed Squadron Turboranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1994: NOBUKO OTOWA, who played the mothers in "Onibaba", and   
   "Kuroneko", dies at 69.   
      
   1995: Episode 41 of "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", “The Dangerous   
   Couple”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2002: KENNETH TOBEY, who played Col. Jack Evans in "The Beast From   
   20,000 Fathoms" and Pete Mathews in "It Came from Beneath the Sea",   
   dies of natural causes in Rancho Mirage, Calif.   
    Episode 44 of "Ninja Squadron Hurricanger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: "The Grudge" is released in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.   
      
   "Let her go. Let her die with her nation."   
      
   --   
   Reaper G   
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