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   Reaper G to All   
   6/6: Today in G-History   
   06 Jun 14 07:51:40   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1925: HIDEJI OTAKI, who was in "Lake of Dracula", "The War in Space",   
   "Deathquake", "Izo", and "K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces", and played   
   Professor Otawara in "Tokyo Blackout", Masayuki Orida in "Tokyo: The Last   
   Megalopolis", and General Kamijo in "   
   Casshern", is born in Tokyo. He was also in "Mount Hakkoda", "Kagemusha", and   
   "The Funeral".   
   	BRUCE HOWARD, co-writer of the U.S. version of "King Kong vs. Godzilla", is   
   born in New York City.   
      
   1964: SUMIKO TANAKA, who played Jun Yabuki/Yellow Four II on "Super Electron   
   Bioman", is born. She was also on "Super Manchine: Metalder".   
      
   1968: Suit actor AKIRA OHASHI, who played Gamera in "Gamera 2: Attack of   
   Legion", Irys in "Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys", and Ghidorah in "Godzilla,   
   Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", is born. He also worked   
   as a stunt double in "Zeiram",   
    "Zeiram 2", "Moon over Tao", "Godzilla 2000", and "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus".    
      
   1975: GEORGE WORTHING YATES, who wrote "Them!", "It Came from Beneath the   
   Sea", "The Amazing Colossal Man", "War of the Colossal Beast", and "Earth vs.   
   the Spider", dies in Sonoma, Calif.    
      
   1980: Episode 36 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1981: Episode 31 of "Kamen Rider Super-1" debuts on Japanese TV.        
   	Episode 18 of "Solar Squadron Sunvulcan", "The Surprising Big Star", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1984: ANTONIA PREBBLE, who played Claire the sorceresses' apprentice on "Power   
   Rangers Mystic Force", is born in Wellington, New Zealand. She also played   
   Krista on "Power Rangers Dino Thunder" and was the voice of the Nova Ranger on   
   "Power Rangers S.P.D."   
       
      
   1985: Episode 7 of "Sukeban Deka" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1987: Episode 15 of "Aura Squadron Maskman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2002: "Dark Water" is released in Singapore.    
      
   2003: "Dark Water" is released in the U.K. and Ireland.    
      
   2004: Episode 17 of "Special Police Squadron Dekaranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: "Animal Icons: It Came from Japan" premieres on the Animal Planet   
   channel.    
      
   2006: "The Godzilla Power Hour" is released on two DVD's in the U.S., as are   
   the full-screen special edition of "The Grudge" and "Power Rangers Mystic   
   Force - Broken Spell (Vol. 1)".    
   	YUSUKE TOMOI, who played Lt. Hayama in "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla" and   
   "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.", and MIKA KATSUMURA, who played Yuri/Time Pink on   
   "Future Squadron Timeranger", are married.    
   	"Samurai Commando Mission 1549" premieres in the Netherlands on DVD.   
      
   2007: "Ghost Train" premieres in the U.S. in New York City.    
      
   2009: Oneechanbara: The Movie -- Vortex" a.k.a. "Chanbara Beauty: The Movie --   
   Vortex" has a limited release in Japan.   
      
   2010: Episode 17 of "Heavenly Armament Squadron Goseiger" debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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