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   1903: MURRAY SPIVAK, who did sound effects for the original "King Kong" and   
   "Son of Kong", is born.    
      
   1908: DOROTHY GULLIVER, who played a girl in the original "King Kong", is born   
   in Salt Lake City.    
      
   1916: TOSHIO HOSOKAWA, who played the chief secretary in "Tidal Wave", is born   
   in Tokyo. He was also in "Black Cat Mansion", "Tora! Tora! Tora!", "Ultraman   
   Ace", and "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters".   
      
   1930: AKIJI "SHOJI" KOBAYASHI, best remembered in the U.S. as Captain   
   Muramatsu on "Ultraman", is born in Tokyo. He played Toubei Tachibana on   
   "Kamen Rider" and many follow-ups ("Kamen Rider vs. Shocker", "Kamen Rider vs.   
   Ambassador Hell", "Kamen Rider    
   V3 vs. Destron", "Kamen Rider X", "5 Kamen Riders vs. King Dark", "Kamen Rider   
   Amazon", "Kamen Rider Stronger", and "Kamen Rider: All Back Again! 7 Riders"),   
   Inspector Taizo Machida on "Operation: Mystery", Inspector Tonda on "The   
   Shadowstar", Ryuzo    
   Dobashi in "Godzilla vs. King Ghidora" and "Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle   
   for Earth", a veteran soldier in "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion", and an old   
   fisherman in "Ultraman Zearth", and was in "Harakiri", "Lone Wolf and Cub:   
   Baby Cart at the River Styx",    
   "Daigoro vs. Goliath", "Horror Theater Unbalance", and "Ultra Q: The Movie".    
      
   1932: YASUZO OGAWA, who played a nightclub visitor in "The H-Man" and the   
   construction foreman in "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster", is born. He was   
   also in "Yojimbo", "Red Beard", "The Sword of Doom", "Lake of Dracula" and   
   "Terror of Mechagodzilla".   
      
   1945: GO NAGAI, creator of the "Cutie Honey", "Devilman" and "Kekko Kamen"   
   manga which were turned into live-action films, is born in Wajima City,   
   Ishikawa-ken, Japan. He also had a cameo as the man in the car in "Cutie   
   Honey".    
      
   1949: HIROSHI KASHIWABARA, who wrote "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla" and   
   co-wrote "Godzilla 2000", and "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" (having a cameo in   
   that film), is born in Tokyo. He also penned the TV series "Scar Angels",   
   "Howl to the Sun", and "Dangerous    
   Detectives", and the film "Town of Beauties".    
      
   1950: NAOKI TATSUTA, the voice of Hedogross on "Super Manchine: Metalder", is   
   born in Wakayama, Japan.    
      
   1955: SAKAE KIMURA, who was in "Godzilla 2000", is born in Saitama,   
   Japan.         
   	MAYUMI ASAKA, who was on "Ultraman Taro", is born in Hakodate, Hokkaido.    
      
   1957: HIDEAKI KUSAKA is born. The stuntman worked as Daidenjin on "Electronic   
   Squadron Denziman", Sunvulcan Robo on "Solar Squadron Sunvulcan", Goggle Robo   
   on "Great Squadron Goggle V", Dyna Robo and Aton on "Science Squadron   
   Dynaman", Bio Robo and Saigo    
   on "Super Squadron Bioman", Change Robo and Gyodai on "Blitzkrieg Squadron   
   Changeman", Flash King and Ra Deusu on "Super Nova Flashman", Great Five and   
   Zeba on "Aura Squadron Maskman", Live Robo/Super Live Robo and the voice of   
   Gash on "Super Animal    
   Squadron Liveman", Turbo Robo/ Super Turbo Robo and Ragon/Neo-Ragon on "High   
   Speed Squadron Turboranger", Five Robo and Gansa on "Earth Squadron Fiveman",   
   Jet Icarus and Gurei on "Birdman Squadron Jetman", Daizyujin on "Dinosaur   
   Squadron Zyuranger",    
   Dairenou on "Five Star Squadron Dairanger", Ninjaman on "Ninja Squadron   
   Kakuranger", one of the Gingaios on "Star Beast Squadron Gingaman", Victory   
   Robo and Go Blue on "Rescue Squadron Go-Go V", and Time Robo and Time Yellow   
   on "Future Squadron    
   Timeranger".    
   	"20 Million Miles to Earth" is released in West Germany.   
      
   1959: EDMUND GWENN, who played Dr. Harold Medford in "Them!", dies of   
   pneumonia as a complication of a stroke on Woodland Hills, Calif.    
      
   1961: TOSHIYA NAGASAWA, who played Seimei no Abe in "The Great Yokai War", and   
   Munenori Yagyu in "Shinobi", is born in Osaka. He was also in "Azumi 2: Death   
   or Love".   
      
   1966: Rankin-Bass's "The King Kong Show" premieres on ABC.    
      
   1967: Episode 23 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Marujyo from Hell", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1972: IDRIS ELBA, who played Stacker Pentecost in "Pacific Rim", is born in   
   London. He was also in the films "The Losers" and "Takers", and the TV series   
   "Family Affairs", "Ultraviolet", "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries", "The Wire",   
   "The Office", and "   
   Luther".   
      
   1973: Episode 23 of "Robot Detective", "Sensuiman's Undersea Terror!!", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1974: Episode 22 of "Ultraman Leo", "The Leo Monsters vs. the Monster   
   Brothers", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1975: Episode 21 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", "Blue Wonder! The Mysterious   
   Flying Ship Comes from Atlantis", debuts on Japanese TV.         
   	Episode 23 of "Kamen Rider Stronger" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1977: "Kamen Rider" premieres in the Philippines.   
      
   1980: Episode 32 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1983: REILA APHRODITE, who was in "Moon over Tao", "Shikoku", and "Red   
   Shadow", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1985: ANRI BAN, who played Agent S on "Ultraseven X", is born in Kanagawa   
   Prefecture, Japan.    
   	SHIN NAGAHAMA, who played Akira Nijino/ToQ 6Go on "Train Squadron ToQger" and   
   "Train Squadron ToQger the Movie: Galaxy-Line S.O.S.", is born in Kanagawa   
   Prefecture, Japan.   
      
   1986: Episode 27 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1991: Episode 30 of "Birdman Squadron Jetman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1997: "Urutoraman Dyna" ("Ultraman Dyna") premieres on Japanese TV.    
      
   1998: AKIRA KUROSAWA, considered Japan's greatest director, dies of a stroke   
   in Tokyo.         
   	"Gargantua" premieres in Germany.    
      
   2002: "Kwaidan" premieres in Argentina at the film festival De Kurosawa a   
   Kitano: 50 anos de Cine Japones.    
      
   2005: Volumes 2 and 3 of "Power Rangers S.P.D.", "Stakeout" and "Wired", are   
   released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2009: "Kamen raida W" a.k.a. "Kamen Rider Double" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
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