1922: SHIGERU MIZUKI, who created the "Gegege no Kitaro" manga which
was turned into "Kitaro" and "Kitaro and the Millenium Curse", and
played the Demon King and was a production consultant on "The Great
Yokai War", is born in Sakaiminato, Japan.
1924: SEAN MCCLORY, who played Major Kibbee in "Them!", is born in
Dublin. He also appeared in "The Quiet Man".
1938: MALI FINN, casting director for the U.S. version of "Dark
Water", is born in Danville, Ill.
1948: MIZUTANI KUNIHISA, who played Takeshi Yamato a.k.a. "Warrior of
Love Rainbowman" is born.
1956: ARIMASA OSAWA, who was in "The Great Yokai War", is born in
Nagoya.
1957: MITSUKO HORIE, who played the mother of Helen and "Space Sheriff
Sharivan" and was the voice of Meiko a.k.a. Bijinder on "Kikaider 01:
The Animation", is born. She also sang the theme songs for "Kamen
Rider Stronger", "Secret Squadron Goranger", and "Ninja Captor", and
was on “Space Ironmen Kyodyne”.
1961: CAMRYN MANHEIM, who played the teacher in the U.S. version of
"Dark Water", is born in Caldwell, N.J.
1964: HIROSHI TSUBURAYA, who played Dan Sawamura a.k.a. "Space Sheriff
Shaider" on TV and in the movies "Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie"
and "Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! Shigi Shigi Abduction Plan", is
born. The grandson of Eiji Tsuburaya, he also played Col. Seiji Miyata
on "Ultraman Dyna" and KCB Director Kenji Tabata in "Ultraman Gaia",
played his father Hajime in Episode 49 of "Ultraman Tiga", and was in
"Ultra Q: The Movie".
1968: RIKA KISHIDA, who played Rokumeikan Kaori a.k.a. White Swan on
"Birdman Squadron Jetman", is born. Also the singer of the show’s
theme song, she is married to co-star Kotaro Tanaka.
1974: Episode 23 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "The Great Eye
Erasure Strategy", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 21 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Frozen Rider Eating
Cannibalistic Beastman", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: MIYAKO KAWAHARA, who was in “Zebraman”, is born.
1977: Episode 33 of "Super-God Bibyuun", "The Ghost Car? Floor It --
Bibyun Car", debuts on Japanese TV.
1978: "The War in Space" is released in France.
1980: BERT HOLLAND, who played Barney Russell in "Tarantula", dies of
cancer in Los Angeles.
Episode 6 of “Electronic Squadron Denziman” debuts on Japanese TV.
1981: YUTA YAMAZAKI, who was on "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", is born in
Tokyo.
1982: WALTER PLUNKETT, costume designer on "Son of Kong", dies in
Santa Monica, Calif.
1985: Episode 49, the final episode of "Space Sheriff Shaider", debuts
on Japanese TV.
Episode 6 of “Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman” debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: Episode 2 of “Super Nova Flashman” debuts on Japanese TV.
1987: ANDREW MEYER, who directed, wrote, and acted in the U.S. release
of "Tidal Wave", dies at 43 in Los Angeles.
2003: TIFFANY GRANT, the U.S. dubbing voice of Dr. Naganime in "Gamera
the Guardian of the Universe" and "Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris",
marries
Matt Greenfield.
2007: "The Host" is released in Australia.
2010: “Sinking of Japan” is released in the U.K. on DVD.
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