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|    7/26: Today in G-History    |
|    26 Jul 14 07:46:16    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1926: JAMES BEST, who played the radar man in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms",   
   is born in Powderly, Ken. A cousin of the Everly Brothers, he is best   
   remembered as Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard", and was in   
   films like "Three on a    
   Couch".    
      
   1934: SHUICHIRO MORIYAMA, narrator on "Silver Mask", is born in Nagoya. He was   
   also on "Operation: Mystery", could be heard on "Porco Rosso" and "Ninja   
   Scroll", and seen in "Shall We Dance?".   
      
   1957: YUKO ASUKA, who played Farrah on "Earth Squadron Bioman", is born.   
      
   1967: ANDY JOLIFF, digital compositor and technical director on the opening   
   titles for "Godzilla: The Series", is born in Orange, Calif.    
    Episode 17 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Immortal Marujyo", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1969: "Ido zero daisakusen" ("Latitude Zero: Great Military Battle") a.k.a.   
   "Latitude Zero" is released in Japan.    
      
   1973: Episode 17 of "Robot Detective", "Beware the Foam of Evil?!", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
    "Gappa the Triphibian Monster" is released in France.   
      
   1974: EDMUND COBB, who played Dr. McDermott in "The Amazing Colossal Man",   
   dies of a heart attack in Woodland Hills, Calif.    
      
   1975: Episode 15 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Large Blue Fortress! Great   
   Raging Variblune", debuts on Japanese TV.    
    Episode 15 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Ghost Story: Devil Resurrection   
   Festival", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1980: Episode 26 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1983: KIMIYOSHI YASUDA, who directed "Daimajin", "Yokai Monsters: 100   
   Monsters", and "Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts", dies at 72.   
      
   1984: The Dino Di Laurentiis remake of "King Kong" is released in Hungary.   
      
   1985: "Godzilla 1985" is released in West Germany.    
    NATSUKI KATO, who played Misa Kuroi in "Eko Eko Azarak IV: Awakening" and   
   Miho Kirishima/Kamen Rider Femme in "Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final", and   
   was in "Battle Royale II", "Blazing Robocon", and "Monster X Strikes Back:   
   Attack the G8 Summit", is    
   born in Honjo City, Akita, Japan. She was also in "Monster Killer".   
      
   1986: Episode 22 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1991: Episode 24 of "Birdman Squadron Jetman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1999: KEN TANAKA, who played Goro Maki in "Godzilla 1985", divorces Yuko   
   Kotegawa.   
      
   2002: "Versus" premieres in Germany at the Munich Fantasy Filmfest.    
      
   2003: "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack"   
   premieres in Canada at the FanTasia film festival in Montreal.    
    "Dark Water" premieres in Denmark at the J-Horror Cavalcade.    
      
   2004: "One Missed Call" premieres in Australia at the Melbourne International   
   Film Festival.    
      
   2006: JEAN RENO, who played Philippe Roache in "Godzilla", marries Zofia   
   Borucka.   
    "The Host" is released in South Korea.   
      
   2007: "The Host" is released in the Netherlands.   
      
   2008: "Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit!" is released in Japan.    
      
   2011: SAKYO KOMATSU, whose novel "Nippon chinbotsu" was turned into "Tidal   
   Wave" and "Japan Sinks", and wrote or co-wrote "Matango", "Time of the Apes",   
   "Virus", and "Sayonara, Jupiter", dies at 80 of pneumonia in Osaka.   
      
   2012: "Dead Sushi" premieres in South Korea at the Puchon International   
   Fantastic Film Festival.   
      
   2013: "The Complex" premieres in Canada at the Fantasia International Film   
   Festival.   
      
   "You're a monster!"    
   "No! I'm a genius!"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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