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- Mistuteru Yokoyama was born on June 18, 1934 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. As a boy, he loved reading magazine novels and manga. He got his first inspiration to draw manga after reading Osamu Tezuka's manga "Metropolis". In his own words, Tezuka's ability to write interesting stories, his graceful lines, and the fact that they were both from the city of Kobe, moved and inspired him to draw manga himself. Returning to Kobe from Tottori after the war (World War II), Tezuka's "Metropolis" and the burned-down city of Kobe gave him the impetus to draw. In his own words, he was not so good at drawing and had no confidence in his story or artwork, but from middle school through high school whenever he had time he drew manga and sent the drafts to the publishers. After graduating from high school, he worked for a bank in Kobe. Even then he was not so determined to be a manga writer, but he kept up his periodic submission of his work to the publishers. Around that time he realized that working for the bank left him little time to draw, so he quit his job after four months. Next, he worked as an advertising agent for one of the film distribution companies in the Hanshin District (i.e., Kobe - Osaka) of Japan. There he was doing art work for film fliers, but was only busy before the release of a new film. So he used his remaining time to draw and sent his work to the publishers. About half of his work was accepted and half was rejected. Around that time, Japan had publishers who specialized in rental books where book stores rented their books to customers and charged per diem. Japan's economy was still weak and people had little money to buy books so, especially for children, these books were in high demand. One such publisher, Tokoudo of Osaka, asked Yokoyama to write a feature-length manga. The manga he wrote for this publisher was "Otonashi no ken" ("The Silent Sword"). He was 20 at the time. The manga was well received by the audience and he soon got a follow-up order for a second manga. Next, he wrote a manga called "Shirayuri monogatari" ("The White Lily Story"). The third manga that he wrote was "Maken Reppu ken" ("Demonic Whirlwind Sword"), and the fourth manga that he was starting to write, "Tetsujin 28 go" ("Ironman #28" a.k.a. "Gigantor") was to change his life forever. His parents, who were against him for wanting to become a manga artist, slowly accepted his career choice as they saw money coming in from his artistic career. Having seen his work in Osaka Kobundo, a publisher from Tokyo, asked him to draw for one of their magazines targeted for girls titled "Shoujyo". His idol Osamu Tezuka was one of the contributing artists for this magazine, so this request was a dream come true for him. In this magazine a modified version of "Shirayuri Monogatari" was reprinted, and he was also asked to write for its sister magazine for boys titled "Shounen". He submitted "Tetsujin 28 go", which he was planning to write for Tokoudo. This was first published in July 1956 and was instantly ranked as the number 1 favorite story of the readers. Osamu Tezuka's "Tetsuwan Atom" ("Astro Boy") had started five years earlier also on "Shounen", and these two robot genre manga by Yokoyama and Tezuka, respectively, became the greatest science fiction/action manga of post-war era Japan. Yokoyama's veracity for drawing manga was well-known at the time, as he was able to draw a page in 30 minutes. He continued to expand into period manga like "Iga no Kage maru", which was featured in the weekly magazine "Shounen Sunday", followed by "Ninja Aka Kage", which became a TV series along with "Tetsujin 28 go". "Tetsujin 28 go" was syndicated in "Shounen" until May 1966 when it ended. Yokoyama's other works, such as "Mahotsukai Sally" ("Sally the Witch") which was targeted for girls, also became anime TV series. Today, Yokoyama is remembered as one of the two giants and founding fathers of the genre we now call "manga" along with Osamu Tezuka.
- Actor
- Stunts
Buff Brady was born on 8 April 1918 in Butte, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Escape from New York (1981), Silverado (1985) and Mystery Men (1999). He died on 15 April 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- She was born in Buenos Aires with the name of Maria Esther Beomonte in 1916. She moved to Italy when she was 16 years old and she started her career with the movie "L'arcobaleno" ("The rainbow"). She very quickly became one of the most popular and successful actresses of the 30s and the 40s, she was the prototype of the typical girl of Rome's bourgeoisie and she worked with the most important Italian directors of her time (Alessandro Blasetti, Mario Camerini, Ferdinando Maria Poggioli, etc.). In the 50s she left the big screen and she became an appreciated internal decorator. She released an autobiography at the end of the 90s. Maria Denis died the 15th of April 2004 in Rome.
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Esther Stephenson was born on 29 September 1906 in Kiev. She is known for The Towering Inferno (1974), The Party (1968) and Skyjacked (1972). She died on 15 April 2004 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.- Guillermo Portillo Acosta, also was an excellent dubbing actor, for the latin american audiences, settled in Mexico, he dubbed in spanish actors as Charlton Heston in "The Agony and the Ecstasy" 1965 , Stephen Boyd in "Fantastic Voyage" 1966, and Vincent Price several times, George Sanders in "All About Eve" 1950, Walter Pidgeon in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" 1961. He recorded poetry too. Among the actors in TV series, that he dubbed are Patrick MacNee in "The Avengers" 60s, and Malachi Throne "It Takes a Thief" 60s.
- Writer
- Producer
John D. Hess was born on 17 April 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. John D. was a writer and producer, known for The Streets of San Francisco (1972), A Matter of Morals (1960) and The Secret Storm (1954). John D. was married to Mary Ann Van and Jane Vosper. John D. died on 15 April 2004 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA.- Writer
- Producer
Hans Gmür was born on 1 February 1927 in Chur, Switzerland. He was a writer and producer, known for Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (1960), Model Husband (1959) and Chikita (1961). He died on 15 April 2004 in Nottwil, Switzerland.- Maury Schleicher was born on 17 July 1937 in Walnutport, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 15 April 2004 in Modesto, California, USA.