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   Reaper G to All   
   12/1: Today in G-History   
   01 Dec 13 06:12:00   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1890: ETTA MCDANIEL, who played a native woman in “King Kong”, is born in   
   Wichita, Kan. She was the sister of Hattie McDaniel.   
      
   1921: RALPH MANZA, who played Joe the old fisherman in “Godzilla”, is born in   
   San Francisco.   
      
   1922: PAUL PICERNI, whose scenes were deleted from “The Beast From 20,000   
   Fathoms” (though he could be seen in the trailer), is born in New York City.   
   He appeard in the film “Breakthrough” and the TV series “The Untouchables”.   
      
   1933: The original “King Kong” is released in Germany.   
      
   1936: AKIRA KUBO is born in Tokyo. He played Prince Iogi in “The Three   
   Treasures”, Cadet Astronaut Tatsuo Kanai in “Gorath”, Dr. Kenji Murai in   
   “Matango”, nerdy inventor Tetsuo Teri in “Godzilla vs. Monster Zero”, “Ultra   
   Q”, reporter Goro Maki in “Son of    
   Godzilla”, SY-3 Captain Katsuo Yamabe in “Destroy All Monsters”, photographer   
   Taro Kudo in “Yog — Monster from Space”, and the captain of the Kairyumatu in   
   “Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe”. A former child actor, Kubo was also in   
   in “The Sound of    
   Waves”, “Throne of Blood” (in the Malcolm role in Kurosawa’s take on   
   “Macbeth”), “Sanjuro”, and “Mail”.   
      
   1940: MINORI MATSUSHIMA, the voice of Empress Hysteria on “Superpower Squadron   
   Ohranger” and “Superpower Squadron Ohranger vs. Kakuranger”, is born.   
      
   1945: JUNKO FUJI, who played Kazue in “Accuracy of Death”, is born in Gobo,   
   Wakayama, Japan.   
      
   1947: JINPACHI NEZU, who played Matsuo in “Dragon Head”, is born in Yamanashi,   
   Japan. He was also in “Red Shadow”.   
   	EIKO OGAWA, who played Junko Osawa in Episode 18 of “Iron King”, is born.   
      
   1954: ERI KAAKI, who played E.A.G.L.E. Agent 007 on “Secret Squadron   
   Goranger”, is born.   
      
   1962: SAYOKO HAGIWARA, who played Ryoko Hoshi/Princess Yurian on “Ultraman 80”   
   and “Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial”, Rei Tachibana a.k.a. Dyna Pink on   
   “Science Squadron Dynaman” and “Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 100 Hero Great   
   Battle”, and Ley    
   Nefel on “Super Nova Flashman”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1968: Episode 12 of “Operation: Mystery” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1972: Episode 35 of “Transforming Ninja Arashi”, “Arashi Vanishes: The Demon   
   Gang Approaches”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 35 of “Ultraman Ace”, “A Gift from Zoffy”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 9 of “Warrior of Love Rainbowman”, “Let’s Drive Takeshi Mad”, debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 29 of “Kikaida 01”, “Red Devil, Blue Devil: 10 Gigavolts of   
   Terror!”, premieres on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 46 of “Jumborg Ace”, “Satangone’s Last Great Charge!”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 42 of “Kamen Rider V3”, “The Snail-Man’s Human Experiments!”, debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 9 of “Ironman Tiger-Seven”, “Death Duel! Hiryu Genjin vs. Tiger   
   Seven”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: Episode 9 of “Army of the Apes”, “The Beautiful Human Bride”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: Episode 35 of “Ninja Captor”, “Terror of the Moth Man”, debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1977: YUKO MOCHIZUKI, who played Minokichi’s mother in the “Woman in the Snow”   
   segment of “Kwaidan”, dies in Japan.   
      
   1978: Episode 22 of “Dinosaur Task Force: Koseidon”, “Burn Up Gou: Yet Another   
   Human Cannonball”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1979: Episode 44 of “Battle Fever J”, “Tsugkage Family of Hell Valley”, debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
      
   1984: Episode 44 of “Super Electron Bioman”, “The Beautiful Conscience   
   Circuit”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1986: Episode 31 of “Hyper Dimension Warrior: Spielban”, “Tokyo Sinking! 3   
   Change Helen Lady”, premires on Japanese TV.   
      
   1989: Episode 40 of “High Speed Squadron Turboranger”, “Walk! Child of   
   Shikoku”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1990: ROBERT GORDON, who directed “It Came from Beneath the Sea”, dies at 77   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   1994: “Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II” is released on laserdisc in Japan.   
      
   1995: CNN runs a feature on “Godzilla vs. Destoroyah”, including an interview   
   with Momoko Kochi.   
   	Episode 38 of “Superpower Squadron Ohranger”, “It’s Hard Being a Majin”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1998: FREDDIE YOUNG, cinematographer on “Gorgo”, dies of natural causes in   
   London, England.   
      
   2000: ROBERT V. BARRON, who did voices on “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”, dies   
   in Salinas, Calif.   
      
   2001: KATSUMI MURAMATSU, who played Kosaka in “Sukeban Deka: The Movie” and   
   Koichi Asakawa in “Ringu” and “Ringu 2”, dies at 62 of stomach cancer in   
   Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.   
   	“Yongary, Monster from the Deep” premieres in France on TV.   
      
   2002: Episode 41 of “Ninja Squadron Hurricanger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: The original “King Kong” is re-released in Germany.   
      
   2010: “Space Battleship Yamato” is released in Japan.   
   	“Monsters” is released in France, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Switzerland.   
      
   2011: MAMORU UCHIYAMA, who played an inhabitant of the Land of Light in “Mega   
   Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends”, dies at 62 in Japan.   
      
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