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|    4/14: Today in G-History    |
|    14 Apr 14 07:18:56    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1906: HENRY FREULICH, cinematographer on "It Came from Beneath the Sea", is   
   born in New York City.   
      
   1918: TAKASHI KANDA, who played Inspector Takeda in "Prince of Space", Defense   
   Chief Takita in "Invasion of the Neptune Men", Tajiyama in "Yokai Monsters --   
   100 Monsters", and Hyogo Isobe in "Yokai Monsters -- Spook Warfare", is born   
   in Tokyo. He was    
   also in "Wrath of Daimajin".   
      
   1928: BODIL MILLER, who played Connie Miller in the Danish version of   
   "Reptilicus", is born in Norresundby, Denmark.    
      
   1930: MAHITO TSUJIMURA, the voice of Zanjio in "Kamen Rider vs. Shocker" and   
   "Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell", Dead Lion on "Kamen Rider Stronger", and   
   Mega Lord on "Akumaizer 3", is born. He could also be heard in "Nausicaa of   
   the Valley of the Wind"    
   and "Porco Rosso" and seen in "A Taxing Woman".   
      
   1936: KENNETH MARS, who lent his voice to the "Leviathan" episode of   
   "Godzilla: The Series", is born in Chicago.    
      
   1947: KAZUKO YANAGA, who played Madogarbo on "Mobile Sheriff Jiban", is born   
   in Fukuoka, Japan.   
      
   1950: HIDETOSHI KAGEYAMA, who played Kazumasa Ishikura in "Ju-on: The Grudge   
   2", is born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.   
      
   1956: CHRIS ELLIS, who played Gen. Anderson in "Godzilla", is born in Dallas.    
      
   1968: Episode 28 of "Ultra Seven", "The 700 Kilometer Run", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.    
      
   1972: Episode 2 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1973: Episode 9 of "Kamen Rider V3", "What Is Destron's Hell Squad?!", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
    Episode 40 of "Kikaida", "Crisis! Jiro Stops Functioning", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.    
    "Fu-un Lion Maru" ("Strong Wind Lion Maru") premieres on Japanese TV with   
   Episode 1, "The Rocket Man".   
    ADRIEN BRODY, who played Jack Driscoll in the 2005 “King Kong”, is born   
   in New York City. He won a Best Actor Oscar for “The Pianist” and was also   
   in "Bullet", "The Thin Red Line", "Summer of Sam", "Love the Hard Way", "Bread   
   and Roses", "The    
   Village", "The Jacket", "A Matador's Mistress", and "Predators", and the TV   
   movie "Home at Last".    
      
   1974: ATSUSHI EHARA, who played Kenta a.k.a. Mega Red on "Electromagnetic   
   Squadron Megaranger", is born.    
      
   1975: Episode 3 of "Condorman: Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese
TV.    
      
   1976: JI-HO OH, who played Kim/Dong-soo in "Sector 7", is born in South Korea.   
      
   1977: SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, who played Karen Davis in “The Grudge” and   
   "The Grudge 2", is born in New York City. Best known as TV’s “Buffy the   
   Vampire Slayer”, she was also in the films “An Invasion of Privacy”,   
   “I Know What You Did Last    
   Summer”, "Simply Irresistable", “Scream 2”, "She’s All That", "Cruel   
   Intentions", "Simply Irresistable", “Scooby-Doo”, “Scooby Doo 2:   
   Monsters Unleased”, “Southland Tales”, "Veronika Decides to Die", and   
   "Possession"; the TV series “   
   All My Children” “Swans Crossing”, "Ringer", and “The Crazy Ones”;   
   did voice work on "Small Soldiers", "Happily N'Ever After", "TMNT", "Robot   
   Chicken", and “The Simpsons”, and is married to Freddie Prinze Jr.    
      
   1979: Episode 11 of "Battle Fever J", "The Petnapping Affair", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1980: KAZUO TAKAHASHI, who played Toran on "Birdman Squadron Jetman” and Kai   
   on "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger", is born. He could also be heard on “Only   
   Yesterday” and “Whisper of the Heart”.   
    AYUMI ITO, who played Eriko Ayukawa in "Gantz: Perfect Answer", is born in   
   Tokyo. She was also in "Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu" and "Swallowtail   
   Butterfly".   
      
   1984: SUZUNOSUKE, who was in "Devilman", is born in Tokyo.    
    Episode 11 of “Super Electron Bioman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1986: ANNE, who played Bela in the “Humanoid Monster Bem” TV series and   
   film, is born in Tokyo. She is the daughter of Ken Watanabe.   
      
   1990: "Urutora Q za muubi: hoshi no densetsu" ("Ultra Q the Movie: Legend from   
   the Stars") a.k.a. "Ultra Q: The Movie" is released in Japan.    
      
   1995: BURL IVES, who played Dr. Paulis in "The Bermuda Depths", dies of mouth   
   cancer in Anacortes, Wash.
   
    Episode 7 of "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "Completed!! The Super-Power   
   Robot", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1999: ELLEN CORBY, who played the orphanage woman in "Mighty Joe Young", dies   
   of natural causes in Woodland Hills, Calif.    
      
   2000: "Ju-on 2" is released in Japan on video.    
      
   2003: Episode 9 of “Ninja Squadron Hurricanger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: Episode 2 of "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", "Graffiti", debuts on TV Tokyo.    
      
   2005: “The Ring Two” is released in the Czech Republic and Croatia.   
    “Izo” premieres in Germany at the Nippon Connection Film Festival.   
      
   2011: “Gantz” is released in Singapore.   
      
   2012: SHIGERU ARAKI, who played Shigeru Jo a.k.a. “Kamen Rider Stronger”,   
   dies from pneumonia at 63 in Tokyo.   
      
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