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|    3/13: Today in G-History    |
|    13 Mar 14 06:39:57    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1928: MINORU ITO, who played a man in the car in the traffic accident in "The   
   Invisible Man", a detective in "The H-Man", an Xian in "Godzilla vs. Monster   
   Zero", and a Kilaak-controlled staffer in "Destroy All Monsters", is born in   
   Chiba, Japan. He was    
   also in "Seven Samurai", "The Hidden Fortress", and "Sanjuro".   
      
   1930: HARRISON YOUNG, who played Dr. Wendel Hughes in "Reptilian", is born in   
   Port Huron, Mich.    
      
   1939: PRIMO CARNERA, who played a strongman in "Mighty Joe Young", marries   
   Giuseppina Kovacic.    
      
   1949: EIICHI ASADA, special effects director on "Psychic Girl Reiko",   
   "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." and "Godzilla: Final Wars", is born. Previously, he   
   was an assistant cameraman on "Tidal Wave", "Godzilla vs. Megalon,   
   "Deathquake", and "Godzilla 1985", and    
   sfx assistant on "Tokyo Blackout" and "Princess from the Moon".    
      
   1961: ITARU ERA, who co-wrote "Onmyoji 2", "Garo the Movie: Red Requiem",   
   "Garo: The Makai Chronicles", and "The Tiger Mask", and directed "Tomica Hero   
   Rescue Force: The Movie", is born in Kumamoto, Japan.    
      
   1963: MASAAKI DAISUKE TACHI, who played Count Radiguet on "Birdman Squadron   
   Jetman", is born.    
      
   1966: Episode 11 of "Ultra Q", "Balloonga", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1967: Episode 37 of "The Space Giants", "Curse of Horonda", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.    
      
   1968: Episode 50 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Lizard Ninja-beast Jijigora",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1969: MASAKATSU FUNAKI, who played M-Unit Commanding Officer Kumasaka in   
   "Godzilla: Final Wars", is born in Aomori, Japan. The former MMA fighter and   
   pro wrestler was also in "The Sword of Alexander".    
      
   1971: Episode 11 of "Spectreman", "The Titanic Monster Dustman Appears!!",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: NAHO TODA, who played Kyoko Aoyama in "Sky High", is born in Hiroshima.    
      
   1976: Episode 42 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "The Black Iron Man Dies!   
   Good-Bye Variblune", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1978: MISATO TATE, who played Lora in "Rebirth of Mothra III", is born in   
   Chiba Prefecture, Japan.   
      
   1981: Episode 21 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1984: RACHAEL BELLA, who played Becca Kotler in "The Ring", is born in   
   Vermillion, S.D.    
      
   1985: EMILE HIRSCH, who played Brandon Ellway in "Gargantua", is born in   
   Topanga Canyon, Calif. He was also on TV in "Kindred: The Embraced" and in the   
   films "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys", "The Girl Next Door" and "Lords of   
   Dogtown".    
      
   1986: "Godzilla 1985" is released in Australia.    
      
   1988: Episode 23 of "Kamen Rider Black", "Maechan's Magic Powers", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1990: "Godzilla vs. Biollante" is screened at the Cannes Film Festival.    
      
   1992: Episode 4 of "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1996: BOB TETRICK, who played Deputy Dave in "Earth vs. the Spider" and was in   
   "War of the Colossal Beast", dies at 69 in Norco, Calif.    
      
   1997: KUNIKO ASHIHARA, who played the middle-aged woman in "Godzilla on   
   Monster Island", dies.    
      
   1998: The "Ultraman Mega Fight" festival opens in Hirakata Park in Osaka.    
    Episode 6 of "Power Rangers in Space", "Satellite Search", debuts on Fox.   
      
   1999: Episode 111 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Freeze", debuts on Fox.    
    "Gamera 3: Irys kakusei" ("Gamera 3: The Awakening of Irys") a.k.a. "Gamera   
   3: Revenge of Irys" is released in Japan.    
    Episode 6 of "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", "The Lights of Orion", debuts on   
   Fox.   
    "Ringu" is released in Taiwan.   
      
   2003: "The Ring" is released in Peru.    
      
   2004: Episode 6 of "Power Rangers Dino Thunder", "Diva in Distress", debuts on   
   U.S. TV.    
    Episode 23 of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", "Act 23", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: "Izo" premieres in Argentina at the Mar del Plata Film Festival.    
    Episode 5 of "Magic Squadron Magiranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2006: Episode 5 of "Power Rangers Mystic Force", "Whispering Voices", debuts   
   on U.S. TV.    
      
   2007: "Tales of Terror from Tokyo Volume 3 -- Part 2" and "Legend of Dinosaurs   
   and Monster Birds" are released on DVD in the U.S.    
      
   2008: "Big Man Japan" premieres in the U.S. at the Cleveland International   
   Film Festival.    
    The U.S. version of "One Missed Call" is released in Hong Kong.    
      
   2011: Episode 1.6 of "Power Rangers Samurai", "There Go the Brides", debuts on   
   Nickelodeon.   
      
   2013: "Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot" is released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2014: "47 Ronin" is released in Italy.   
      
   "Why do these monsters keep attacking Japan, and what can we do to stop them?"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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