1909: TED SHERDEMAN, who co-wrote "Latitude Zero", is born.
1946: HIROMITSU SUZUKI, who played Nishizawa in "G.I. Samurai", is
born in Tokyo. He was also in "Onmyoji 2".
1951: YOKO ICHIJI, who played Yuki Nomura on "Mirrorman" and
"Mirrorman: Ikikaetta kyoryu Alloza", is born in Hiroshima.
1955: LEIGH MCCLOSKEY, who played Magnus Dens in "The Bermuda Depths",
is born in Los Angeles. The veteran soap opera actor was Kelsey
Grammer's roommate in the 1970's.
HATSUNORI HASEGAWA, who played Takeshi Yamato a.k.a.
"Ultraman 80" and Col. Satake in "Gamera: The Guardian of the
Universe" and "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion", is born in Hokkaido.
1964: DOUG SAVANT, who played Sergeant O'Neal in "Godzilla", is born
in Burbank, Calif. Married to actress Laura Leighton, he was on TV on
"Melrose Place" and "Desperate Housewives" and in the film
"Masquerade".
WALTER ELLIOTT, sound effects associate on the original
"King Kong" and "Son of Kong" and sound editor on "Mighty Joe Young",
dies in Santa Barbara, Calif.
1967: Episode 12 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Yami Hime's Hair
Storm", debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 12 of "Robot Detective", "Mother Under Attack!", debuts
on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 11 of "Secret Squadron Goranger", "Green Shivers!
Escaping from Ear Hell", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 12 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Duel!! Stronger's
Grave", debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: HIROYA MATSUMOTO, who played Tsubasa Ozu a.k.a. Magi Yellow on
"Magic Squadron Magiranger", "Magic Squadron Magiranger the Movie:
Bride of Infershia", "Magic Squadron Magiranger vs. Dekaranger", and
"Rumbling Squadron Bokenger vs. Super Sentai", is born in Japan.
1990: KASUMI SUZUKI, who played Rije on "Blast Dragon Squadron
Abaranger" (or the little evil girl on "Power Rangers Dino Thunder"),
is born in Japan.
1995: JUN HAMAMURA, who played Dr. Maruse in "Gammera the Invincible",
dies of leukemia in Tokyo.
1997: SHINTARO KATSU, who played Eichi Shibusawa in "Tokyo: The Last
Megalopolis", dies of throat cancer in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture,
Japan.
1998: The "Ultraman Mega Fight" festival in Osaka closes.
2002: "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II" is released on DVD in Japan.
2003: "Alive" is released in Japan.
2005: "Dark Water" is released on DVD in the U.S.
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