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- Hansford Rowe was born on 12 May 1924 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Dante's Peak (1997), V: The Final Battle (1984) and Three Days of the Condor (1975). He was married to Janice Solomon, Ales Elizabeth Jackson, Zilpha Eloise Swan and Mirasol M Angeles. He died on 5 September 2017 in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, USA.
- Yoshio Tsuchiya grew up in his ancestral home in the countryside of Japan--the very grounds where Akira Kurosawa would later film KAGEMUSHA (1980). Tsuchiya's father was a professor of literature at the prestigious Waseda University in Tokyo, and Tsuchiya grew up hearing as bedtime stories the works of William Shakespeare, of which Tsuchiya's father was the Japanese translator. Such a theatrical childhood no doubt stayed with Tsuchiya, who studied to be a doctor, and did indeed complete medical school. But he still felt drawn to acting, and so joined the highly regarded Hayuza theater group. He intended to do stage work entirely at first, until Akira Kurosawa persuaded him to audition for SHICHININ NO SAMURAI in 1952. Though reluctant at first, Tsuchiya acted his audition with such vigor that Kurosawa was bowled over. So was the public at large when Tsuchiya's fiery Rikichi, the most passionate of all the farmers in SEVEN SAMURAI, made his mark upon the film's release in 1954. Toho began to groom Tsuchiya as a star in the making, but he was less interested in fame than in the quality of roles he played. Kurosawa, too, was intensely protective of his discovery, counseling the young actor to work only with directors of quality. Early in 1957, Kurosawa introduced Tsuchiya to one such director, his close friend Ishiro Honda, whose classic GOJIRA had made its mark in the same year as SEVEN SAMURAI. Tsuchiya and Honda took to each other immediately--in later years he would call Kurosawa and Honda "my other two fathers"--and the actor, an avid UFO buff, impressed the director by insisting on the role of the Mysterian commander in their first science fiction collaboration, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE (1957). Since the Commander's face was never to be seen, Honda had had no illusions of getting a first-rate actor to play the part, and actually tried to talk Tsuchiya out of it. Toho, too, wanted him to play a role with a face the audience would get to see. But the iconoclastic Tsuchiya prevailed, and Honda was very touched by his persistence. He acted in numerous pictures for Honda through 1970, when he largely retired from movies in favor of the stage. After appearing in nearly every Kurosawa film after 1954, their collaboration came to an end with RED BEARD in 1965. (The two-year shoot had cost Tsuchiya a role in Honda's popular monster picture EARTH'S GREATEST BATTLE, 1964.) Kurosawa attempted to cast Tsuchiya in both KAGEMUSHA and RAN, but Tsuchiya's stage schedules would not permit. He did, however, narrate as well as appear in a 1991 TV documentary on the making of SEVEN SAMURAI. That same year, he made his first appearance in a monster film in over 20 years, playing the self-important magnate Shindo in GOJIRA VS. KING GHIDORA, which became one of his very favorite acting jobs. Tsuchiya's fierce but controlled persona has not dulled with age, and he remains more in demand than his schedule can handle. He still prefers the stage to films or TV, and usually does at least one stage tour a year. He is also a noted essayist, on subjects ranging from his work with Kurosawa to his interest in UFOs; several books of his work have been published.
- Mary Hendrix was born on 28 September 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Inspector Gadget 2 (2003). She was married to Thomas Charles Hendrix, Jr.. She died on 5 September 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Anne Padwick was born on 6 March 1924 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for ITV Television Playhouse (1955), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Heidi (1959). She was married to John Archer and Basil Appleby. She died on 5 September 2017 in the UK.
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Holger Czukay, born March 24, 1938, in the Free City of Danzig ( today Gdansk, Poland) as Holger Schüring. He is a musician, composer and actor. He studied for Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne, Germany, 1963-1966. Holger Czukay is notable for creating early important examples of ambient music, an early pioneer of sampling and for exploring world music, before the term was coined. He was a key figure in the seminal German band Can, formed in 1968. Holger Czukay has, up till now, created ten solo albums and collaborated with a considerable number of reputable musicians; David Sylvian, Jah Wobble, Brian Eno, The Edge, Ben Mandelson, Jaki Liebezeit and the Eurythmics.- John Mathero Nyambi was an actor, known for Robinson Crusoe & Cuma (2015). He died on 5 September 2017 in Malawi.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Arne Nannestad was an actor and director, known for Soapdish (1991), Die Wandlung (1984) and Die Tigerin (1992). He died on 5 September 2017.- Additional Crew
Mario Hernando is known for Fangs of Darkness (2006), The Last Pinoy Action King (2015) and Movie Magazine (1987). He died on 5 September 2017 in Quezon City, Philippines.- Actor
- Music Department
Leo Cuypers was born on 1 December 1947 in Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Freek de Jonge: De komiek (1980), Wat u maar wilt (1970) and Moord in de Cuyperspoort (1982). He died on 5 September 2017 in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.- James Acton was born on 2 March 1940 in Lebanon, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Slayers (1999). He died on 5 September 2017 in Lebanon, Indiana, USA.
- Additional Crew
Richard Scott is known for Peacemaker (1990), Graveyard Shift (1990) and Royce (1994). He was married to Ingrid. He died on 5 September 2017 in North Hollywood, California, USA.- Art Department
Cinque Marshall is known for Bumblebee (2018), The Age of Adaline (2015) and The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015). Cinque died on 5 September 2017 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Arno Rink was born on 26 September 1940 in Schlotheim, Thuringia, Germany. He was married to Christine. He died on 5 September 2017 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
- Sound Department
Ricardo Istueta was born on 28 January 1943 in Havana, Cuba. He is known for Clandestinos (1987), Cumbite (1964) and El viento del ayahuasca (1982). He died on 5 September 2017 in Havana, Cuba.