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   Reaper G to All   
   10/12: Today in G-History   
   12 Oct 13 07:54:01   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1908: ARTHUR SPACE, who played Dr. Sharman in “20 Million Miles to Earth”, is   
   born in New Brunswick, N.J. He was also in the film “National Velvet” and the   
   TV series “Lassie”.   
      
   1932: SHINGO KANEMOTO, the voice of Srisuriya in the Japanese dub of “Space   
   Warriors 2000” and Takeshi Marume on “The Ultraman”, is born.   
      
   1942: LLOYD A. BUSWELL, propmaker on “The Ring”, is born in Forsythe, Mon.   
      
   1950: TAKESHI KAGA, who played the Benzan alien in “Ultraman Zearth”, Tsuyoshi   
   Matoba/Oda Nobugana in “Time Slip 1549”, Souichiro Yagami in “Death Note” and   
   “Death Note II: The Last Name”, and the mysterious stranger a.k.a. “K-20: The   
   Fiend with Twenty    
   Faces”, is born in Kanazawa, Japan. A veteran of Japanese musical theater   
   (“Jesus Christ Superstar”, “Les Miserables”, “Macbeth”), he is best known as   
   the Chairman on “Iron Chef”, and was also in “Akko-chan the Movie”.   
      
   1956: MASAKI KATO, who was in “Sakuya: Slayer of Demons”, is born in Hyogo,   
   Japan.   
      
   1960: HIROYUKI SANADA, who played Shiro in “Message from Space”; the samurai   
   who attacked the helicopter in “G.I. Samurai”; Ryuji Takayama in “Ringu”,   
   “Rasen”, and “Ringu 2”; and Doson in “Onmyoji”, is born in Tokyo. A protege of   
   Sonny Chiba, he was also    
   in “Game of Chance”, “The Shogun’s Samurai”, “Aegis”, and will be in “47   
   Ronin”.   
      
   1968: Episode 15 of “Mighty Jack” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 2 of “Warrior of Light: Diamond Eye”, “Defeat the Reborn   
   Demons!”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 28 of “Ultraman Taro”, “Monster Eleking Bays to the Full Moon!”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: Episode 35, the final episode of “Kamen Rider X”, “Farewell X Rider”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: Episode 13 of “Super-God Bibyuun”, “The ‘Haniwa’ Walked? Strange   
   Footprints”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1979: Episode 2 of “Sky Rider”, “Strange! Kumojin”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: Episode 33 of “Ultraman 80”, “The Monster Created by Boys”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1982: ERI OTOGURO, who played Aya on “Onechanbara – Zombie Bikini Squad”,   
   Keiko the latter half of “Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl”, and Mai Asakawa   
   in “Kamen Rider W: Forever A to Z”, is born in Bangkok.   
      
   1984: JONATHAN EDWARD-DAVIS, who played a frat boy in the U.S. version of “One   
   Missed Call”, is born in Seoul.   
      
   1985: Episode 37 of “Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman”, “Dragon Has Vanished”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1990: Episode 33 of “Earth Squadron Fiveman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1991: REGIS TOOMEY, who played John Young in “Mighty Joe Young”, dies at 93 of   
   natural causes in Woodland Hills, Calif.   
      
   1993: Episode 23 of Season 1 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “Itsy Bitsy   
   Spider”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1999: “Ringu” premieres in Spain at the Sitges Film Festival.   
      
   2002: SIDNEY W. PINK, writer, director, and producer of “The Angry Red Planet”   
   and “Reptilicus”, dies at 86 after a long illness in Pompano Beach, Fla.   
      
   2003: Episode 33 of “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2006: The U.S. version of “Pulse” is released in Argentina.   
   	“The Grudge 2” has its world premiere as it’s released in Brazil.   
      
   2008: “Accuracy of Death” premieres in the U.S. at the San Diego Asian Film   
   Festival.   
   	Episode 34 of “Engine Squadron Go-onger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2010: “Demeking, the Sea Monster” and “Psycho Shark” are released on Region 1   
   DVD.   
   	“Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe” and “Gamera 2: Attack of Legion” are   
   released on Blu-ray in the U.S. by Mill Creek.   
   	Episode 2 of “Kamen Rider OOO” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   “It followed me here. THEY followed me here!”   
      
   --   
   Reaper G   
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