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1916: ALBERT GLASSER, composer and conductor on "The Amazing Colossal Man",
"War of the Colossal Beast", and "Earth vs. the Spider", is born in Chicago.
He also composed stock music used in the U.S. release of "Varan the
Unbelievable".
1918: KING DONOVAN, who played Dr. Ingersoll in "The Beast from 20,000
Fathoms", is born in New York City. He was also in “Open Secret”, “Man
from Texas”, “All the King’s Men”, “Singin’ in the Rain”, and
“Invasion of the Body
Snatchers”.
1923: KO NISHIMURA, who played Secretary of the Space Agency Murata in
"Gorath", private detective Keiji Matoba in "Black Lizard", Nishizato in
“The Living Skeleton”, and Makoto Nishimura in "Tokyo: The Last
Megalopolis", is born in Sapporo.
1925: YUZO HAYAKAWA, who played Kawajiri in "Gamera vs. Barugon", Yoshibei in
“Wrath of Daimajin”, an SDF general in "Tidal Wave", and a policeman in
"Gamera, Super Monster", is born. He was also in “Princess Yang Kwei-fei”
and “The Great White
Tower”.
1938: SHOTARO ISHINOMORI is born in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the
creator, writer, and/or director of (and occasional actor in) the TV series
"Kamen Rider", "Kikaida", "Kikaida 01", "Inazuman", "Transforming Ninja
Arashi", "Kamen Raider V3", "
Inazuman Flash", "Hang in There, Robocon", "Kamen Rider X", "Kamen Rider
Amazon", "Akumaizer 3", "Secret Squadron Goranger", "Vigilante Zubat", "Kamen
Rider Stronger", "Super-Divine Bibyuun", "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "Sky Rider",
"Kamen Rider Super-1",
Nebula Mask Machineman”, “Brother Fist Bycrosser”, "Kamen Rider Black",
"Kamen Rider Black RX", "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Kikaider: The Animation", "Kamen
Rider Agito", "Kikaider 01: The Animation", "Kamen Rider Ryuki" (a.k.a. "Kamen
Rider Dragon
Knight"), "Kamen Rider 555", "Kamen Rider Hibiki", “Kamen Rider Decade”,
“Kamen Rider Double”, "PIrate Squadron Gokaiger", "Kamen Rider OOO", and
"Kamen Rider Wizard", and the movies "Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell", "5
Kamen Riders vs. King
Dark", "Kamen Rider: All Back Again! 7 Riders", "Message from Space", "8 Kamen
Riders vs. Galaxy King", "Kamen Rider 10's Birth! Riders Unite!", "Kamen Rider
Black: Hurry! To Evil Island", "Shin Kamen Rider", "Hakaider", "Kamen Rider:
The First", "Kamen
Rider the Next", “Kamen Rider Decade”, “Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO
Generations: The Onigashima Battleship”, "Kamen Rider Double: Forever A to
Z", "OOO Double All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders", "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”, "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger
vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie", and “009-1: The End of the
Beginning”. His son, Jou Onodera, co-
wrote the screenplay for "Shin Kamen Rider" and played Nakajima on "Ultraman
Dyna".
LEIJI MATSUMTO, creator of the "Space Battleship Yamato" (a.k.a. “Star
Blazers”) manga, is born in Fukuoka. He also created the "Captain Harlock"
and "Galaxy Express 999" franchises.
1942: KIYOSHI SUZUKI, director on "Super Robot: Red Baron", is born.
1943: BEN HIURA, who played the Archbishop in “Death Trance” and was in
"Alien vs. Ninja", is born in Tokyo.
1947: AKIRA YAMAGUCHI, who played Yuki Joji a.k.a. Riderman on "Kamen
Rider
V3", "Kamen Rider Stronger" and "Sky Rider", and the films "5 Kamen Riders
vs. King Dark", "Kamen Rider: All Back Again! 7 Riders", "Kamen Rider Super-1:
The Movie", and "
Kamen Rider 10's Birth! Riders Unite!", is born in Kanagawa Prefecture,
Japan. He also played Takao Ishizumi on “Monster Prince”, Aoki on
“Ultra Seven”, and Yutaka Daimon on “Electroid
Zaborger”, and was on
“Ninja Squad: Moonlight”, "
Mighty Jack", “Robot Detective”, and "Giant Ironman 1-7".
1964: SEIKO SENO, who played Ryusei Tsurugi a.k.a. “Super Manc
ine
Metalder”, is born in Okayama, Japan
1965: ALEX NEVIL, who was on "The Dark Past" episode of "Ultraman:
The
Ultimate Hero", is born in Los Angeles.
1967: "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero" is released in France.
NOZOMU SASAKI, the voice of “Robotack” and Wyvern on “Magic Squadron
Magiranger”, is born in Hiroshima.
1970: EIJI TSUBURAYA, Toho's longtime special effects director and
founder
of Tsuburaya Productions, and the creator of Godzilla and Ultraman, dies at 68
of a heart attack in Tokyo.
1974: Episode 17 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "Kero Cat's
Great
Game", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 15 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Came Out! The Terror of Zero Big
Sash!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 28 of "Super-God Bibyuun", "Humans Are Transformed into Demons?
The Super Strong Zushiin's Demon Hunting", debuts on
Japanese TV.
DONALD KERR, who played the diner proprietor in "Mighty Joe Young", dies in
Los Angeles, Calif.
DALE VAN SICKEL, stuntman in "Mighty Joe Young" and "20 Million Miles to
Earth", dies at 70 after a long illness in Newport Beach, Calif.
1978: TAKUMA SUGAWARA, who played Taippei Mikami a.k.a. Sazer Gans of the
Water Tribe on “Super Star God Granseizar”, is born.
1979: FRED ALDRICH, who played the radio operator in "The Beast from 20,000
Fathoms", dies in Los Angeles.
1980: Episode 17 of "Sky Rider", "At Last! The End of G Monster", debuts on
Japanese TV.
1982: SHO SAKURAI, who played Gan Takada in "Yatterman", is born in Tokyo.
1986: Episode 51 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: JUSHO TODA, art director on "Kwaidan", dies.
1988: RYOTA OZAWA, who played Captain Marvelous/Gokai Red on the "Pirate
Squadron Gokaiger" franchise, is born in Chiba, Japan.
1993: TIM ROTH, who played Jeff Platzer in the U.S. version of "Dark Water",
marries Nikki Butler.
1995: WILLIAM SYLVESTER, who played Sam Slade in "Gorgo", dies.
"Godzilla vs. the Thing" is released in France.
NOBUO KANEKO, who played Home Affairs Minister Isomura in "Godzilla 1985",
dies of blood poisoning.
1999: NORIHEI MIKI, who played a God of Yaoyorozu in “The Three Treasures”
and Matsukichi Kimura in "Tokyo Blackout", dies at 74 of liver cancer in
Tokyo.
2001: "Ultraman Tiga: Kodainyomigaeru Kyujin" ("Ultraman Tiga: The Giant Who
Resurrects in the Ancient Past") is released on home video in Japan.
2002: "War of the Gargantuas" and "The Human Vapor" are released on DVD in
Japan.
2003: "Ju-on: The Grudge" is released in Japan.
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