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|    7/27: Today in G-History    |
|    27 Jul 14 06:58:51    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1903: STANLEY FLEISCHER, art director on "Them!", is born.    
      
   1930: TADAO TAKASHIMA, who played Osamu Sakurai in "King Kong vs. Godzilla",   
   photographer Susumu Hatanaka in "Atragon", Dr. Yuzo Kawaji in "Frankenstein   
   Conquers the World", Dr. Kusumi in "Son of Godzilla", and Chief Hosono in   
   "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla    
   II", is born in Kobe. He also starred in "Fearful Invasion of the Flying   
   Saucers", and is the father of actors Masahiro and Masanobu Takashima.    
      
   1931: ROBERT ARMSTRONG, who played Carl Denham in the original "King Kong" and   
   "Son of Kong", and Max O'Hara in "Mighty Joe Young", divorces Ethel V. Jones.   
      
   1933: The original "King Kong" is released in Mexico.   
      
   1949: HIROSHI KATSUNO, who played Oki In "Blood Type: Blue" and Yoichi Kawazu   
   in "Deathquake", is born in Kumamoto, Japan. He was also in "Izo".    
    "Mighty Joe Young" has its world premiere in New York City.    
      
   1963: DONNIE YEN, action choreographer on "The Princess Blade", is born in   
   Canton, China. The martial arts actor was also in "Key Witness", "Once Upon a   
   Time in China II", "Highlander: Endgame", "Blade II", "Shanghai Knights", and   
   "Hero", and he directed    
   "Legend of the Wolf".    
      
   1965: DAVID AVALLONE, a writer for "V.R. Troopers", is born in New Brunswick,   
   N.J.    
      
   1972: TAKASHI SHIMIZU, who wrote and directed the "Katasumi" and "4444444444"   
   stories on "School of Ghosts G", "Ju-on", "Ju-on 2", "Ju-on: The Grudge",   
   "Ju-on: The Grudge 2", "The Grudge", "The Great Horror Family",    
   Reincarnation", "The Grudge 2", "   
   Shock Labyrinth 3D", and the live-action "Kiki's Delivery Service", is born in   
   Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He also wrote and directed the short   
   films "Elevator", "Enlightenment", and "Waiting Time" on "Tales of Terror from   
   Tokyo: Volume One",    
   as well as an episode of "Operation: Mystery -- Second File", and was   
   supervising producer on "Alter Ego".    
    TAKAKO FUJI, who played Kayako Saeki in "Ju-on", "Ju-on 2", "Ju-on: The   
   Grudge", "Ju-on: The Grudge 2", "The Grudge", "The Grudge 2", and "Ju-on: Old   
   Lady in White"; the hotel maid in "Reincarnation"; and Rika in "The iDol", is   
   born in Tokyo.    
      
   1973: Episode 43 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "I Swear by the Sun and the   
   Green!", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1974: Episode 24 of "Kamen Rider X", "Fiend of Revenge Geronimo! The Silent   
   Attack", debuts on Japanese TV.    
    Episode 17 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Murderous Kick! Mecha-Borg Team", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
    RIKA NANASE, who played Zonnette on "High-Speed Squadron Carranger" and   
   "High-Speed Squadron Carranger vs. Ohranger", is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1981: MARI HOSHINO, who played a nurse in "J-Horror Theater Vol. 1:   
   Infection", is born in Kamifukuoka, Saitama, Japan.    
      
   1982: RYOSAKU TAKAYAMA, monster designer on "Gammera the Invincible", "Destroy   
   All Planets", "Gamera vs. Guiron", "Gamera vs. Monster X", and "Gamera vs.   
   Zigra", dies.    
      
   1984: ALJIN ABELLA, who played Theo Martin the Blue Jaguar Ranger on "Power   
   Rangers Jungle Fury", is born in the Philippines.    
      
   1985: SHIGERU AMACHI, who played Shiro Shimizu in "Jigoku" and Iuemon Tamiya   
   in "The Ghost of Yotsuya", dies in Tokyo. He was born in 1931 in Tokyo.    
    Episode 26 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1986: AYAKA KOMATSU, who plays Minako Aino a.k.a. Sailor V/Sailor Venus on   
   "Pretty Guaridan Sailor Moon", as well as singing on the show, is born.    
      
   1987: Episode 19 of "Super Manchine: Metalder", "The Triumphal Return of Top   
   Gunder", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1995: MIKLOS ROZSA, who composed stock music used in "20 Million Miles to   
   Earth", dies at 88 from complications of age in Los Angeles.   
      
   1998: TAKEYUKI KANDA, chief director on "The Ultraman", dies at 54.   
      
   2003: "Ultraman Cosmos: First Contact" premieres in Canada at the FanTasia   
   film festival in Montreal.    
    Episodes 21 and 22 of "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger" debut on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: "Evil Brain from Outer Space" is released on DVD by Alpha Video in the   
   U.S.   
      
   2006: "The Host" and "Otoshimono" ("Ghost Train", making its world premiere)   
   are released in South Korea.    
      
   2007: "Exte: Hair Extensions" premieres in Germany at the Fantasy Filmfest.   
    "The Host" is released in Denmark.   
      
   2008: Episode 23 of "Engine Squadron Go-onger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2011: "Trollhunter" is released in Belgium and France.   
    AKIKO MISHIRO, who was in "Mutant Girls Squad", dies in Tokyo.   
    MITSUHIRO OIKAWA, who played Black Claw in "Cutie Honey" and Kaoru Naito in   
   "Casshern", marries Rei Dan.   
      
   "Don't worry kid. There's nobody in the world gonna shoot Joe now."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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