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   Reaper G to All   
   1/24: Today in G-History   
   24 Jan 14 07:19:41   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1911: MUIR MATHIESON, conductor on "Gorgo" and "Konga", is born in Stirling,   
   Scotland.       
   	IVAN REINER, co-writer of "Terror Beneath the Sea" and "The Green Slime"   
   (which he also produced), is born.   
      
   1925: WILLIAM HUDSON, who played Dr. Paul Lindstrom in "The Amazing Colossal   
   Man", is born in Gilroy, Calif.   
      
   1942: TAKESHI OBAYASHI, who was in "Ultraman Leo" and "Godzilla 2000", is born   
   in Okayama, Japan.   
      
   1943: JULIE BENNETT, who dubbed the female voices in "King Kong Escapes", is   
   born in Beverly Hills, Calif.   
      
   1944: KOJI WADA, who played Mashida in "Gappa the Triphibian Monster", is born   
   in Ibaraki, Japan.   
      
   1949: JOHN BELUSHI, who hosted NBC's presentation of "Godzilla vs. Megalon" in    
   1977, is born in Chicago. An original cast member of "Saturday Night Live", he   
   starred in the films "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "The Blues   
   Brothers".          
   	RIHOKO YOSHIDA, the voice of Darunia on "Akumaizer 3", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1954: YOICHI MIURA, who played Manabu Nonaka in "G.I. Samurai", is born in   
   Iwakura-shi, Aichi, Japan.   
      
   1955: MASAAKI TEZUKA, who directed "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus", "Godzilla   
   Against Mechagodzilla", "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.", and "Samurai Commando   
   Mission 1549", is born in Tochigi, Japan. A former assistant director on   
   "Virus", "Sayonara Jupiter", "   
   Princess from the Moon", "Rebirth of Mothra II", and "Rebirth of Mothra III",   
   he also directed composite footage on "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant   
   Monsters All-Out Attack", co-wrote "Tokyo S.O.S.", and had cameos in GMK (as   
   an SDF officer) and "   
   Tokyo S.O.S."   
      
   1964: HOKA KINOSHITA, who played the Moguera pilot in "Godzilla vs. Space   
   Godzilla", Kanmu Ten'nou in "Onmyoji", Kisaragi Saemon in "Shinobi", and the   
   rapist in "Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City", is born in Osaka. He was also in   
   "Doll from Hell", the "   
   Shokki" story in "School of Ghosts G", and "Isola".   
      
   1968: Episode 43 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Vampire Monster Gizorun",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 16 of "Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot", "Torozon: An Enemy Robot",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1981: Episode 50 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1986: YUKI ITO, who played Makito Ozu/Magi Green on "Magic Squadron   
   Magiranger", "Magic Squadron Magiranger the Movie: Bride of Infershia", and   
   "Magic Squadron Magiranger vs. Dekaranger", is born in Japan. He was also in   
   "Battle Royale II".        
   	JOE WOODYARD, who playd the bullet wound victim in the U.S. version of "One   
   Missed Call", is born in Marietta, Geo.   
      
   1987: Episode 46 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1988: Episode 16 of "Kamen Rider Black", "Friend! Cross the Sea and Come   
   Here!", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1992: Episode 48 of "Birdman Squadron Jetman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1999: SHIZUKE NATSUKAWA, who played Taira no Tokiko in the "Hoichi the   
   Earless" segment of "Kwaidan", dies in Tokyo.   
      
   2002: "Pulse" premieres in the Netherlands at the International Film Festival   
   Rotterdam.   
      
   2003: "The Ring" premieres in the Czech Republic at the Febio Film Festival.   
   	Episode 2 of the "Sky High" series debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: BILL BALL, technical director on "Godzilla", marries his wife, Hazel.   
   	Episode 16 of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", "Act 16", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: Episode 3 of "Shibuya Fifteen" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2007: "The Grudge 2" is released in Belgium.   
      
   2008: "Cloverfield" is released in the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the   
   Ukraine, Portugal, and South Korea.   
      
   2009: Episode 4 of "Kamen Rider Dragon Knight", "A Rider's Challenge", debuts   
   on the CW Network.   
        "Engin sentai Goonger tai Gekiranger" ("Engine Squadron Go-onger vs.   
   Gekiranger") is released in Japan.   
      
   2011: "Gojira" and "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" are released on DVD and   
   Blu-ray by the Criterion Collection.   
      
   --   
   Reaper G   
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