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|    07 Apr 14 05:04:32    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1924: IKUMA DAN, composer on "Madame White Snake" and "The Last War", is born   
   in Tokyo.    
      
   1933: "King Kong" is released in the U.S.    
      
   1934: KOJI TAKADA, who co-wrote the screenplay for "Virus", is born in Osaka.    
      
   1951: JANIS IAN, who wrote and sang the theme song for "Virus", is born in New   
   York City.    
      
   1958: SHINOBU ADACHI, the voice of Kocha on "Superpower Squadron Ohranger" and   
   "Superpower Squadron Ohranger vs. Kakuranger", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1963: LOUIS MERRILL, who played Pierre Broussard in "The Giant Claw", dies in   
   Los Angeles.    
      
   1964: TAKUMI TSUTSUI, who played the title character on “World Ninja War   
   Jiraiya”, is born in Japan.    
      
   1968: Episode 27 of "Ultra Seven", "Operation: Cyborg", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1972: VICTOR WONG, who played Charlie the cook in the original "King Kong" and   
   "The Son of Kong", dies at 65 in Los Angeles.   
    "Henshin Ninja Arashi" ("Transforming Ninja Arashi") premieres on Japanese   
   TV.    
    "Urutoraman Esu" ("Ultraman Ace") premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1,   
   "Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers".   
    SHINGO KATSURAYAMA, who played JDF Intelligence Maj. Tokihiko Kobayakawa in   
   "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack" and Keisuke   
   in "Ju-on: The Grudge 2", is born. He also played Kaoru Ichijo on "Kamen Rider   
   Kuuga".   
      
   1973: Episode 8 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Watch Out, V3! Beware the Terrifying   
   Buzzsaw", debuts on Japanese TV.    
    Episode 39 of "Kikaida", "Kikaida: Wanted Dead or Alive", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.    
    Episode 54, the final episode of "Vigilante Lion Maru", "The Last Battle of   
   Vigilante Lion Maru", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1975: Episode 2 of "Condorman - Symbol of Justice", "Challenge of the   
   Blood-Sucking Monster", debuts on Japanese TV.   
    JUNICHI KOMOTO, who played Biwa Bokuboku in "Kitaro and the Millenium   
   Curse", is born in Okayama City, Japan.   
      
   1976: "Ninja kyaputa" ("Ninja Captor") premires on TV Tokyo with Episode 1, "7   
   Ninjas Standing at Tokyo Tower".   
      
   1979: Episode 10 of "Battle Fever J", "The Sighting of the Elephant", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1980: TETSUJI TAMAYAMA, who played Shirogane/Oogami Tsukumaro a.k.a. Gao   
   Silver on the "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger" franchise and Sekiguchi in   
   "Casshern", is born in Kyoto. He was also in "Gyakkyo nine" and "Goemon".   
      
   1984: Episode 10 of "Super Electron Bioman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1992: ALIX TALTON, who played Marge Blaine in "The Deadly Mantis", dies of   
   lung cancer in Burbank, Calif.    
      
   1995: Episode 6 of "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "The Powerful Enemy Brain   
   Machine", debuts on Japanese TV.    
    KENNETH G. CRANE, who co-directed and edited "The Manster" and directed the   
   U.S. scenes for "Half-Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", dies at 87   
   in Kirkland, Wash.   
      
   2001: "Uzumaki" premieres in the Netherlands at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film   
   Festival.    
      
   2002: JOHN AGAR, who played Dr. Matt Hastings in "Tarantula" and a city   
   official in the 1976 remake of "King Kong", dies of emphysema in
Los   
   Angeles at 81.    
    Episode 8 of "Ninja Squadron Hurricanger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: “Ringu” premieres in the Czech Republic on DVD.   
      
   2004: “Urutora kyu: Daku fantaji” ("Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy") premieres in   
   Japan on TV Tokyo with
Episode 1, "Dancing Garagon".    
      
   2005: "The Ring Two" is released in Hong Kong, Russia, and Singapore.    
      
   2006: “One Missed Call 2” is released in Spain.    
      
   2007: "Taitei no ken" a.k.a. "The Sword of Alexander" is released in
Japan.    
      
   2009: “Death Note 2: The Last Name” premieres in Estonia at the Japan   
   Anime Festival.   
      
   2011: "Trollhunter" is released in Germany.   
    "Gantz" is released in Malaysia.   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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