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   Reaper G to All   
   6/17: Today in G-History   
   17 Jun 13 07:33:17   
   
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   XPost: alt.movies.monster   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1866: REGINALD BARLOW, who played the engineer in the original "King   
   Kong", is born in Cambridge, Mass   
      
   1920: SETSUKO HARA, who was Amaterasu the Sun Goddess in "The Three   
   Treasures", is born in Yokohama. Her other films include "Tokyo   
   Story".   
      
   1921: EARL HAMMOND, voice actor on the U.S. dubs of "The Space Giants"   
   and "Ultraman", is born. He also lent his vocal talents to "Star   
   Blazers", "Thundercats", "The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers", and   
   "Silverhawks", and acted in the TV series "Kraft Theatre" and "Rocky   
   King, Detective", and the film "Satan in High Heels".   
      
   1925: JERRY A. BAERWITZ, who directed the U.S. version of “Varan the   
   Unbelievable”, is born in New York City.   
      
   1926: SEIZO KATO is born in Tokyo. He was on "Kamen Rider Black RX",   
   and was the voice of Satan on "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger" and   
   General Jark on “Kamen Rider Decade the Movie: All Riders vs. Great   
   Shocker” and "OOO Den-o All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Rider".   
      
   1948: SHO KOSUGI, who played "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", is born in   
   Tokyo. He was also in the films "Revenge of the Ninja", "Ninja III:   
   The Domination", "NIne Deaths of the Ninja", and "Black Eagle", and   
   the TV series “The Master”.   
      
   1951: JOE PISCOPO, who had a bit part in the 1976 remake of "King   
   Kong", is born in Passaic, N.J. He is best known as a former cast   
   member on "Saturday Night Live".   
      
   1959: KAZUKI YAO, the voice of Ninjaman on "Ninja Squadron Kakuranger"   
   and "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger", Buzuma on "Voiceslugger", Boribaru on   
   "Future Squadron Timeranger vs. Go Go V", Drake on "Magic Squadron   
   Magiranger", and Ouga on "Rumbling Squadron Boukenger", and played   
   Takehiro Tzuzuki/Doctor Z on "Unofficial Squadron Akibaranger", is   
   born in Ishikawa, Japan.   
      
   1961: KOICHI YAMADERA, who played the kids' TV host in "Godzilla   
   vs.Megaguirus", the TV studio producer in "Godzilla, Mothra, King   
   Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", and DJ Konchi in "20th   
   Century Boys 3: The Last Stand", and was the narrator in "Godzilla:   
   Final Wars", is born in Miyagi, Japan. He is a voice actor on such   
   anime programs as "Cowboy Bebop" and has dubbed the voices of Eddie   
   Murphy, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, and Donald Duck.   
      
   1972: Episode 64 of "Kamen Rider", "Demon Miminga -- Song of   
   Extermination", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 12 of "Vigilante Lion Maru" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: FRANCOIS AUDOUY, who did graphics on "The Ring", is born in   
   Toulouse, France.   
      
   1977: MAKOTO SAKAMOTO, who played Higashiyama in "Yo-Yo Girl Cop", is   
   born in Abaraki, Japan. He was also in "Battle Royale II".   
      
   1978: KUMIKO ASO, who played Etsuko Tachihara in "Ringu 0", Michi Kudo   
   in "Pulse", a newscaster in "Zebraman", and Luna Kozuki in "Casshern",   
   is born in Sanbu-gun, Chiba, Japan. She was also in “Red Shadow”.   
   	ROBERT WILLIAMS, who played the first state trooper in "The Giant   
   Claw", dies in Orange County, Calif.   
      
   1983: KAZUNARI NINOMIYA, who played Kei Kurono in “Gantz” and "Gantz:   
   Perfect Answer", is born in Tokyo. He also starred in “Letters from   
   Iwo Jima”.   
      
   1984: NOBUO NAKAGAWA, who directed and co-wrote "Jigoku", dies.   
      
   1987: NOZOMI TSUJI, the voice of Ene-tan in "Special Ops Squadron Go-   
   Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower!", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1988: DARAN NORRIS, who was the U.S. dubbing voice of the astronomy   
   teacher in "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis" and Zangetsu the Mid-day in   
   "Giant Robo: The Animation", marries Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.   
      
   1989: Episode 17 of "High Speed Squadron Turboranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: REN YAMAMOTO, who played Masaji Sieji in "Godzilla, King of the   
   Monsters" and other monster victims, dies at 73 of cerebral apoplexy.   
      
   2004: "Rasen" is released in Germany on DVD.   
      
   2006: “Desu noto” (“Death Note”) is released in Japan.   
      
   2007: NOZOMI TSUJI, see above marries Taiyo Sugiura.   
      
   2012: KOICHI YAMADERA, who played the kids TV host in "Godzilla vs.   
   Megaguirus" and the TV producer in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah:   
   Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", marries Rie Tanaka.   
   	Episode 17 of "Special Ops Squadron Go-Busters" debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
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