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   Reaper G to All   
   10/22: Today in G-History   
   22 Oct 13 07:20:43   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1908: JOHN ZAREMBA, who played Dr. Judson Uhl in “20 Million Miles to Earth”,   
   is born in Chicago.   
      
   1931: HIKARU HAYASHI, composer on “Onibaba” and “Kuroneko”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1932: MISAKO WATANABE, who played the second wife in the “Black Hair” segment   
   of “Kwaidan”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1933: MITSUKO KUSABUE, who played Sobei in “The Lost World of Sinbad”, is born   
   in Yokohama.   
      
   1939: SUSUMU KUROBE, who played Shin Hayata, the alter ego of “Ultraman”,   
   reprising the role on “Ultraman Taro”, “Ultraman Mebius”, “Ultraman Mebius and   
   Ultra Brothers”, “The Superior 8 Ultraman Brothers”, “Mega Monster Battle:   
   Ultra Galaxy”, and “   
   Ultraman Saga”, is born. Ironically, the resume of Japan’s most famous   
   superhero includes many villains — the assassin with the mustache in “Ghidrah,   
   the Three-Headed Monster”, a Who henchman in “King Kong Escapes”, the airplane   
   navigator in “Son of    
   Godzilla”, a Monsterland staff member in “Destroy All Monsters”, Chin in   
   “Latitude Zero”, “Little Superman Gunbaron”, Beroc on “Megaloman”, “Ultraman   
   80”, Dr. Kuromatsu on “Kamen Rider Black”, Dr. Oniyoshi Kuroda on “Special   
   Rescue Police Winspector”, “   
   Ultra Q: The Movie”, the scientist who created “The Skull Soldier”, a military   
   officer in “Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth”, the bank security   
   guard in “Ultraman Zearth”, a general in “Godzilla vs. Megaguirus”, and Chief   
   Tomioka in “Ultraman    
   Max”. Kurobe also appeared on “Space Sheriff Gavan”, “Ultraman Zearth 2”, and   
   “Reigo: The Deep-sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato”, and was in “None but   
   the Brave” and played Wing Fat, the main villain in “What’s Up, Tiger Lily?”    
      
   1946: HIROKO MARUYAMA, the voice of Mag on “Super Nova Flashman”, is born in   
   Tokyo.   
      
   1950: SUMIKO ANDO is born. She played Hiroko Miyamoto in Episode 35 of “Kamen   
   Rider V3”, Kyoko Saeki in Episode 23 of “Inazuman”, Miki in Episodes 9-10 and   
   Yuki in Episode 31 of “Kamen Rider X”, and Risa in Episode 20 of “Kamen Rider   
   Amazon”, and was in    
   Episode 41 of “Ultraman Taro”.   
      
   1960: SHIGERU MUROI, who played Sunakake Baba in “Kitaro” and “Kitaro and the   
   Millenium Curse”, is born in Namerikawa, Toyama, Japan.   
      
   1961: TAKAAKI ICHIBASHI, who starred in “Ultraman Zearth” and “Ultraman Zearth   
   2”, is born. A friend of baseball star Hideo Nomo, he also appeared in “Major   
   League II” and “Major League III: Back to the Minors”.   
      
   1965: “Madame White Snake” is released in the U.S.   
      
   1967: Episode 4 of “Ultra Seven”, “The Stolen Eye”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1969: CUTEY SUZUKI, who was in “Space Hunter Miki”, is born in Kawaguchi,   
   Saitama, Japan.   
      
   1971: Episode 29 of “Return of Ultraman”, “Jiro Rides a Monster”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1972: Episode 46 of “Mirrorman”, “The Mirror of Love Cries in the City of   
   Death”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 30 of “Superhuman Barom-1” debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 17 of “Iron King”, “The Order to Assassinate Iron King”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: Episode 30 of “Space Ironmen: Kyodyne”, “Your Number Is Up! The Boy’s   
   Prophecy Beckons Death”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1977: Episode 26 of “JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad”, “An Invader!!? The Enigmatic   
   Space Pirate Ship”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1979: Episode 22 of “Megaloman: Warrior of Fire”, “The Death of Seiji”, debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
      
   1982: Episode 28 of “Space Sheriff Gavan”, “Darkness in the Sea of Space: The   
   Witch Monika Awakens”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1983: Episode 38 of “Science Squadron Dynaman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1988: Episode 34 of “Super Animal Squadron Liveman”, “Love Runs Away in the   
   Future and the Present!”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1993: Episode 35 of “Five-Star Squadron Dairanger”, “A Prickly Maiden Hunt”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1995: Episode 37 of “Heavy Armored: Beetle Fighter” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1999: Episode 10 of “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, “The Lost Galactabeasts: Part   
   2”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   2000: Episode 37 of “Kamen Rider Kuuga”, “Approach”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	“Tekkoki Mikazuki” premieres in Japan on TV.   
   	Episode 34 of “Future Squadron Timeranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2002: “The Complete Daimajin”, a set of the Majin trilogy, and “Monster from a   
   Prehistoric Planet” are released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2004: “The Grudge” is released in the U.S. and Singapore.   
   	“One Missed Call” premieres in Mexico in Mexico City.   
      
   2005: Episode 17 of “Ultraman Max”, “Beauty on Ice”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2006: “Yo-Yo Girl Cop” premieres in the U.S. at the Hawaii Film Festival.   
      
   2011: Episode 1.20 of “Power Rangers Samurai”, “Origins Part 2”, debuts on   
   Nickelodeon.   
   	“Yokai ningen Bemu” (“Humanoid Monster Bem”) premieres on Japanese TV.   
      
   2012: “Garo – Sokoku no maryu” (“Garo and the Wailing Dragon”) has its world   
   premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival.   
      
   “When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage… a curse is born. The curse   
   gathers in that place of death. Those who encouter it will be consumed by its   
   fury.”   
      
   --   
   Reaper G   
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   http://reaper_g.livejournal.com   
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