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   Reaper G to All   
   10/17: Today in G-History   
   17 Oct 13 06:02:58   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1902: IRENE RYAN, who played a woman at the bar in “Mighty Joe Young”, is born   
   in San Francisco. She is best remembered as Granny on “The Beverly   
   Hillbillies”.   
      
   1915: TAIJI TONOYAMA, who played Ushi in “Onibaba” and a farmer in “Kuroneko”,   
   is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1929: MAYURI MOKUSHO, who played radio operator Yasuko Inouye in “Godzilla   
   Raids Again”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1934: WILLIS H. O’BRIEN, who did the stop-motion animation on “King Kong”,   
   “Son of Kong”, “Mighty Joe Young”, and “The Giant Behemoth”, marries Darlyne   
   Prenett.   
      
   1939: SHIN KISHIDA, who played Interpol Agent Nanbara in “Godzilla vs Cosmic   
   Monster” and the vampires in “Lake of Dracula”, and “Evil of Dracula”, is born   
   in Tokyo. He also played Shiro Maki on “Operation: Mystery”, handicapped   
   mechanic Ken Sakata in “   
   Return of Ultraman”, Professor Tsuyama on “Silver Mask”, the narrator on   
   “Ultraman Ace”, Saburo Mizushima on “Fireman”, Naoe Bungo in “G.I. Samurai”,   
   and Commander Arashiyama on “Solar Squadron Sunvulcan” and “Solar Squadron   
   Sunvulcan: The Movie”. He was    
   also in “Shogun Assassin” and “Blood Type: Blue”.   
      
   1948: AKIRA KUSHIDA, the voice of O-Scanner on “Kamen Rider OOO”, “Kamen Rider   
   W: Forever A to Z”, “OOO, Den-O, All Riders! Let’s Go Kamen Rider”, “Kamen   
   Rider OOO Wonderful: Shogun & the 21 Core Medals”, “Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider   
   Fourze & OOO: Movie    
   War Mega Max”, “Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero War”, and “Kamen Rider   
   x Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum”, is born in Yokohama.   
      
   1960: KING DONOVAN, who played Dr. Ingersoll in “The Beast from 20,000   
   Fathoms”, marries Imogene Coca.   
      
   1966: Episode 16 of “The Space Giants”, “Battle of the Titans”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1972: Episode 3 of “Thunder Mask”, “The Fire-Breathing Devil-Beast”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 16 of “Super Robot: Red Baron”, “Iron Face Party Defector #E16”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: RUSSELL GAIGE, who had a bit part in “Them!”, dies in Los Angeles.   
      
   1977: ERI SAKURAI, who played Jannu/Jeanne/Mahoro on “Blast Dragon Squadron   
   Abaranger”, “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger: Deluxe”, and “Special Police   
   Squadron Dekaranger vs. Abaranger” (or Missy on the “Lost and Found in   
   Translation” episode of “Power    
   Rangers Dino Thunder”), is born in Kanagawa, Japan.   
      
   1979: KOICHIRO NISHI, who played Ryouga Hakua/Aba Red on “Blast Dragon   
   Squadron Abaranger”, “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger: Deluxe”, “Blast Dragon   
   Sqauadron Abaranger vs. Hurricanger”, and “Special Police Squadron Dekaranger   
   vs. Abaranger” (as well as    
   the “Lost and Found in Translation” episode of “Power Rangers Dino Thunder”),   
   is born in Ehime, Japan.   
      
   1980: “Kamen Raidaa Suupaa Wan” (“Masked Rider Super One”) a.k.a. “Kamen Rider   
   Super-1” premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, “Great Transformation of the   
   Interplanetary Cyborg”.   
      
   1981: Episode 35 of “Solar Squadron Sunvulcan”, “Esper”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1987: Episode 34 of “Aura Squadron Maskman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1988: TORI MATSUZAKA, who played Takeru Shiba/Shinken Red on “Samurai Squadron   
   Shinkenger”, “Kamen Rider Decade”, “Samurai Squadron Shinkenger the Movie: The   
   Fateful War”, “Samurai Squadron Shinkenger vs. Go-onger”, “Heavenly Armament   
   Squadron Goseiger    
   vs. Shinkenger”, and “Samurai Squadron Shinkenger Returns: Special Act”;   
   Tsunagu in “Until the Break of Dawn”; and Ken in “Gatchaman”, is born in   
   Kanagawa, Japan.   
      
   1993: Episode 38 of “Investigation Robo: Janperson” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1994: GEORGE BARROWS, who played “Konga”, dies in Oxnard, Calif.   
   	Episode 17 of Season 2 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “White Light: Part   
   1”, debuts on Fox.   
   	Episode 17 of Season 3 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “A Ranger   
   Catastrophe: Part 2”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1998: Episode 7 of “Ultraman Gaia”, “The Earth Purifier”, debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
   	Episode 25 of “Power Rangers in Space”, “Always a Chance”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   2003: “Returner” premieres in the U.S. in New York City and Los Angeles.   
   	“The Princess Blade” is released in South Korea.   
      
   2004: Episode 35 of “Special Police Squadron Dekaranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	JULIUS HARRIS, who played Doan in the 1976 remake of “King Kong”, dies at 81   
   of heart failure in Woodland Hills, Calif.   
      
   2005: Episode 33 of “Power Rangers S.P.D.”, “Badge”, debuts on U.S. TV.   
      
   2008: “20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End” is released in Taiwan.   
   	“Big Man Japan” premieres in Poland at the Warsaw International FilmFest.   
      
   2009: “Senritsu meikyu 3D” (“Shock Labyrinth 3D”) is released in Japan.   
      
   2010: Episode 35 of “Heavenly Armament Squadron Goseiger” debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   2012: “Sector 7” premieres in France on DVD and Blu-ray.   
      
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