Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

The annual TCM Memoriam for 2017 has been released. Our friend, Haruo Nakajima made the list (along with Yoshio Tsuchiya). This will probably be the only remembrance for these actors anywhere. I seriously doubt the Oscars will pay any tribute.

Wow, quite a few familiar faces I didn’t even know were gone. How in the world did I miss that Jerry Lewis had passed?

TCM always brings it with these. Great choice of images for Nakajima there.

And Federico Luppi's clip was from the beginning of Cronos.

I thought I would include others from the genre that will not be mentioned anywhere:


Yoshimitsu Banno (1931-2017), Director, "Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster"


Hiroki Matsukata (1942-2017), Ikazuchi-Maru in "The Magic Serpent"


Chikara Hashimoto (1933-2017), Suit actor in the "Daimajin Trilogy"


Gustavo Rojo (1923-2017), Carlos in "The Valley of Gwangi"


William Woodson (1917-2017), Narrator, broadcaster in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms"


Karin Dor (1938-2017) Helga Brandt in "You Only Live Twice"