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   1918: SHOICHI "SOLOMON" HIROSE, who played Kong in "King Kong vs. Godzilla"   
   and King Ghidorah in "Ghidrah -- the Three-Headed Monster" and "Godzilla vs.   
   Monster Zero", is born. He also played a convict in "Godzilla Raids Again", a   
   mountain worker in "   
   Half-Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman", an F-86F pilot in "Rodan",   
   the detective in Etsuko's house In "The Mysterians", a fire department officer   
   in "The H-Man", one of Onishi's henchmen in "The Secret of the Telegian", the   
   doomed burly guard    
   in "The Human Vapor",  a dam worker in "Mothra", a Mu henchman in "Atragon",   
   the diamond truck driver in "Dogora", a tunnel worker in "Frankenstein   
   Conquers the World", an escaped slave in "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster", a   
   soldier in "War of the    
   Gargantuas", and a henchman in "King Kong Escapes", and was in "The Invisible   
   Man", "The Three Treasures", and "House".    
      
   1919: PETER ZINNER, music editor on the U.S. version of "Varan the   
   Unbelievable" and music supervisor on the U.S. release of "King Kong vs.   
   Godzilla", is born in Vienna.    
      
   1925: JOHN MCNAMARA, who played the neurologist in "War of the
Colossal   
   Beast", is born.    
      
   1927: RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA, whose story "Jigokuhen" was the basis for "Portrait   
   of Hell", dies in Tokyo.    
      
   1938: MICKEY CURTIS, who played Emperor Guillotine on "Dimensional Warrior   
   Spielban", Bansho in "Gunhed", and Sniper in "8-Man", is born in Tokyo. He was   
   also in "Izo" and "Reigo, the Deep Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato”.   
      
   1940: SANDA SUGIYAMA, who played Big Samu in “Message from Space”, is born   
   in Itoigama, Niigata, Japan.   
      
   1942: HIROKI MATSUTAKA, who played Ikazuchi-maru/Jiraiya in "The Magic   
   Serpent" and was in "Izo", is born in Tokyo. He was also in “Battles without   
   Honor or Humanity”, “The Shogun’s Samurai”, and “13 Assassins”.   
      
   1951: MICHAEL MCCONNOHIE, who was the narrator on “Power Rangers Wild   
   Force” and the voice of Fiddlebot on “V.R. Troopers”, Gork on “Mighty   
   Morphin’ Power Rangers” and Saban’s “Masked Rider”, Mole Monster on   
   “Beetleborgs Metallix”,   
    Strike Out on “Power Rangers Turbo”, Motor Mantis on “Power Rangers   
   Lost Galaxy”, Mantevil on “Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue” and the   
   English dubbing voice of Hiakowa on “Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis”, Kamiya   
   on “Zeiram 2”, and the    
   Archbishop in the U.S. release of “Death Trance”, is born in Mansfield,   
   Ohio.   
      
   1955: HIDEYUKI UMEZU, who played Zulten on “High Speed Squadron   
   Turboranger” and was the voice of Sanyo on “Beast Fist Squad   
   on
Gekiranger”, is born in Nagoya.    
      
   1962: HIROSHI MIKAMI, who played Toshiaki Nagashima in "Parasite Eve", is born   
   in Tokyo.   
   	JANE ALEXANDER, who played Dr. Grasnik in "The Ring", marries Robert   
   Alexander.   
      
   1965: NORIKO WATANABE, who played Sayaka’s mother in “Kamen Rider Agito:   
   Project G4” and Mayumi Osaka on “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon”, is born   
   in Oita, Japan. She was also on “Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy”.   
      
   1966: Episode 2 of "Ultraman", "Blast the Invaders", debuts on
Japanese TV.    
      
   1970: KENJI NOMURA, the voice of Desphias on "Star Beast Squadron Gingaman",   
   Cobolda on "Rescue Squadron Go Go V", King Bibi on “Heavenly Armament   
   Squadron Goseiger Returns: Last Epic”, and Hyogakki on “Kyoryuger”, as   
   well as Commander Norquist    
   on the Japanese dubs of "Power Rangers Turbo" and "Power Rangers in Space", is   
   born in Okayama, Japan.   
   	LEITH STEVENS, who composed stock music used in “20 Million Miles to   
   Earth”, dies at 60 in Los Angeles.   
   	YOSHINORI HORIMOTO, who was in “The Next Generation: Patlabor”, is born   
   in Hokkaido, Japan. He was also in “A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn”, “Jun   
   kissu erumitaju”, and “Hikikomori”.   
      
   1971: "Gojira tai Hedora" ("Godzilla vs. Hedorah") a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. the   
   Smog Monster" is released in Japan.         
   	Episode 17 of "Kamen Rider", "Desperate Struggle of the Ring, Knock Down!   
   Phirasaurus", debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 17 of “Return of Ultraman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: JUN MURAKAMI, who played Seiji Hayami in "Cutie Honey", Aoyama in   
   "Accuracy of Death", and Kuroki on “Neo Ultra Q”, is born in Tokyo. He was   
   also in “Bounce Ko Gals”, “Nabbie’s Love”, “Ritual”, "Red   
   Shadow" and "Yakuza Weapon".    
   	RANKO AKAGI, who played the mother in the “Black Hair” segment of   
   “Kwaidan”, dies at 59.   
      
   1976: RISA SUDO, who played Misaki Nishijima on the "Rasen" TV series, 
is   
   born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.    
      
   1982: VIC MORROW, who played General Garuda in "Message from Space", dies at   
   53 in a helicopter accident on the set of "Twilight Zone: The Movie" in Indian   
   Dunes, Calif.   
      
   1983: ASAMI MIZUKAWA, who played teenage Ikuko in "Dark Water", is born in   
   Osaka.    
   	Episode 25 of "Science Squadron Dynaman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1986: AYAKA KOMATSU, who played Minako Aino/Sailor V on "Pretty Guardian   
   Sailor Moon", "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Special Act", and "Pretty Guardian   
   Sailor Moon: Act Zero", is born in Ichinoseki, Japan. She also sang on the   
   show's soundtrack.   
      
   1988: Episode 41 of "Kamen Rider Black", "The Dangerous Thief of Time", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
   	YURIKO YOSHITAKA, who played Tae Kojima in "Gantz" and "Gantz: Perfect   
   Answer", is born in Tokyo.   
   	Episode 22 of "Super Animal Squadron Liveman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1990: DAVEIGH CHASE, who played Samara Morgan in "The Ring", is born
in Las   
   Vegas.    
      
   1992: Episode 22 of "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger", "Combine!
Goryujin",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1993: Episode 17 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Lonely Hacker", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1997: LASZLO GOROG, who co-wrote "Earth vs. the Spider", dies in
California.    
      
   2000: Episode 23 of "Future Task Force Timeranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2001: HIROSHI TSUBURAYA, who played Dai Sawamura a.k.a. "Space S   
   eriff
Shaider" and was on "Ultraman Dyna" and "Ultraman Gaia", dies from   
   liver disease at 37.    
      
   2002: "Onmyoji" is released in a limited run in the Philippines.    
      
   2003: "Pulse" premieres in Denmark at the J-Horror Cavalcade.                
   	"Ju-on: The Grudge" premieres in Australia at the Melbourne International   
   Film Festival.    
      
   2004: "One Missed Call" is released in Turkey.   
   	"Pulse" has a limited release in South Korea.    
      
   2006: Episode 12 of “Bio Planet Woo” debuts on Japanese TV.	   
      
   2007: "The Host" is released on DVD in the U.S.    
      
   2010: Episode 16 of "Daimajin Kanon", "Valued Sound", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2011: "Alien vs. Ninja", "Yakuza Weapon", and "Monsters" are released in Japan.   
      
      
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