From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   No year given: S.C. DACY, who played a newspaper photographer in the 1976   
   remake of “King Kong”, is born in Bay City, Mich. He later became a stalker of   
   MMPR stuntwoman Sophia Crawford and “Oriental Cinema” publisher Damon Foster.   
      
   1889: JAMES B. LEONG, who played a Chinese trader in “The Son of Kong”, is   
   born in Shanghai.   
      
   1902: FRANK JENKS, who played the truck driver in “The Amazing Colossal Man”,   
   is born in Des Moines, Iowa.   
      
   1904: SAM HAYES, who played the radio newscaster in “It Came from Beneath the   
   Sea”, is born in Cookesville, Ill.   
      
   1906: ELLIS W. CARTER, cinematographer on “The Deadly Mantis”, is born in   
   Oregon.   
      
   1923: TATSUYA MIHASHI, who played Detective Okamoto in “The Human Vapor” and   
   Dr. Furoi in “Casshern”, is born in Tokyo. Married to actress Kyoko Anzai, he   
   played Toshiro Mifune’s brother-in-law  in “The Bad Sleep Well” and assistant   
   in “High and Low”.   
      
   1925: HELEN JAY, who played Mrs. Farley in “The Deadly Mantis” is born in New   
   York City.   
      
   1927: STEVE DITKO, co-creator of “Spiderman” which became a Toei TV series, is   
   born in Johnstown, Penn.   
      
   1944: KEITH EMERSON, co-composer on “Godzilla: Final Wars”, is born in   
   Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England. He was a member of the classic rock group   
   Emerson, Lake & Palmer.   
      
   1954: LUCIA PAVLOVSCHI, unit production manager on the U.S. version of   
   “Pulse”, is born in Bucharest.   
      
   1957: RYOSUKE MIKI, who played Hanpeida in “Izo”, is born in Himeji City,   
   Hyogo, Japan.   
      
   1959: “The H-Man” is released in Sweden.   
      
   1962: HUA RONG WONG, who played Shiro Okamoto on “Wizard of Darkness: The   
   Series” and Hiroshi Kitada in “Ju-on” and “Ju-on 2”, is born in Miyazaki   
   Prefecture, Japan.   
      
   1967: AKIRA ISHIDA, the voice of Gam on the “Ambassador Magma” anime and Bae   
   on “Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger”, “Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger: Nei-Nei!   
   Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle”, and “Beast Fist Squadron Gekiranger vs.   
   Bokenger”, is born in    
   Nisshin, Japan.   
      
   1968: Episode 18 of “Fight! Mighty Jack”, “Defeat the Hydrogen Bomb   
   Dinosaur!”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 5 of “Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light”, “The Missing 20 Billion”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 31 of “Ultraman Taro”, “Look Out! The Treacherous Poison Mushroom”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: Episode 3 of “Kamen Rider Amazon”, “The Strong, Naked, and Fast Guy”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: Episode 16 of “Super-God Bibyuun”, “The Moving Bridge? The Peculiar Boy   
   Tsutomu”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1977: HAROLD E. STINE, who was a boom operator on the original “King Kong” and   
   did photographic effects on “Mighty Joe Young”, dies.   
   	MASAYA KAKEI, who wrote and directed “Accuracy of Death”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1979: Episode 5 of “Sky Rider”, “Fly! The Girl Who Picks Up Dreams”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1982: KYOKO FUKADA, who played Kanae Sawaguchi in “Ringu 2”, Himiko in   
   “Onmyoji 2”, and Doronjo in “Yatterman”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1984: Episode 32 of “Space Sheriff Shaider”, “Your and My Melody”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1985: Episode 40 of “Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1986: PAUL FREES, who dubbed voices on “Godzilla Raids Again”, “Rodan”, “The   
   H-Man”, and “King Kong Escapes”, among tons of TV, film, and animated   
   projects, dies of heart failure at 66 in Tiburon, Calif.   
      
   1990: Episode 35 of “Earth Squadron Fiveman”, “Operation: Twins”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1993: Episode 28 of Season 1 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “Island of   
   Illusion: Part 1”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1994: Episode 22 of Season 2 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “The Ninja   
   Encounter: Part 1”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1995: Episode 20 of Season 3 of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”, “Changing of   
   the Zords: Part 3”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   1996: Episode 9 of “Ultraman Tiga”, “Girl Who Waits for a Monster”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1998: VINCENT WINTER, who played Sean in “Gorgo”, dies of a heart attack in   
   Chertsey, England.   
   	TOMMY DUGGAN, who played the first naval officer in “Gorgo”, dies.   
      
   1999: Episode 28 of “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, “A Red Romance”, debuts on   
   Fox.   
      
   2002: “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla” premieres in Japan at the Tokyo   
   International Film Festival.   
   	“The Ring” is released in Japan.   
      
   2003: Episode 36 of “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	RAY STOREY, who played a reporter in “It Came from Beneath the Sea”, dies at   
   75 in Glendale, Calif.   
      
   2004: “Onmyoji” and “Onmyoji 2” are rereleased in a double set on DVD in the   
   U.S.   
      
   2006: The U.S. version of “Pulse” is released in Brazil.   
   	“The Grudge 2” is released in Singapore.   
   	“Death Note” is released in South Korea.   
      
   2008: “Exte: Hair Extensions” premieres in Argentina at the Buenos Aires Rojo   
   Sangre Film Festival.   
   	“Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit” premieres in Germany at the   
   Munich Asia Filmfest.   
   	Episode 37 of “Engine Squadron Go-onger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2009: “Chanbara Beauty: The Movie – Vortex” is released in the Netherlands.   
      
   2012: “Metamorphosis” premieres in Finland at the Night Visions Film Festival.   
      
   “I’ll show you what Kiryu can do!”   
      
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