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- Machiko was born in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. She had humble upbringings and was raised to be a singer, though her talents were with acting. She was "discovered" after doing a play in Tokyo Center. From that night on, her life would forever change as she met many important figures in the world of Japanese television.
Her mother died when she was a child; she was raised by her father. She had two brothers and a sister. One of her brothers died during the Second World War; the other is still alive. Her father died of cancer in 1991. In 1973, she went to study in Italy for two years.
After taking jazz dance lessons for a number of years, her first roles were mainly radio and voice character roles. She made her debut on NHK's radio drama Chorinmura to Kurumi no Ki (1961), and later gained fame as the first voice actress to portray the lovable ghost Q-taro in Obake no Q-taro (TBS, 1965-1968).
However, she is best known to fans of tokusatsu for her villainous roles in the Super Sentai franchise such as Queen Hedrian in Denziman and Sun Vulcan, she also appeared in Maskman portraying Tube Empire's field commander, Baraba's mother for one episode, as well as the evil sorceress Bandora in Zyuranger, better known to audiences in English speaking countries as Rita Repulsa in the American adaptation of Zyuranger, Power Rangers. In an odd twist, she soon found herself re-dubbing her own lines as Rita when Power Rangers was broadcast in Japan after the show became a surprise hit in America. Her final tokusatsu role was Magiel, Queen of the Sky Saints in Magiranger, which incidentally was one of her few non-villainous roles. In her memory, the producers of Power Rangers: Mystic Force used footage of Soga as Magiel to depict a reformed Rita Repulsa in the two-part final episode of Mystic Force, "Mystic Fate".
Her very final role was in the PlayStation 2 game Space Sheriff Spirits as the voice and the "face" of Ankoku Ginga Jyoou (Dark Galaxy Queen), last boss and original character of this game inspired to the 80s Metal Hero series. Soga also played the voices of Cyborg 007 in the 1968 Cyborg 009 anime series and the sidekick Ball Boy in 1984 series Machineman. Machiko also ran her own shop, selling jewellery, antique clothing, and tapestries among other goods.
In early August 2005, it was revealed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about two years earlier. On the morning of May 7, 2006, she was found dead by a friend visiting her home. She was 68 years old. Her interment was in Fuchu, Tokyo's Tama Cemetery. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Tanis Chandler was born in Nantes, France on August 20, 1924. Her real name (and birth-name) is Tanis Anne Goldthwaite and she is the daughter of composer/soloist Chandler Goldthwaite. Her early education was at the Chateau de Bure school in Paris, Saint Joseph's in Arizona and The Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles. She was only eleven years old when she began to model children's clothes for magazine ads and catalogs in New York City, and thereafter, for the greater part of nine years she modeled styles of gradually advancing years, with most of the period devoted to junior miss styles. She also worked on radio from 1937 until she made her uncredited film debut in 1943 in Warner's "Cinderella Jones",a film that was not released until 1946. Soon afterward she was engaged to dub one of the voices in the French language for an American film and did so in over 40 films.- Writer
- Director
- Production Manager
Alfredo Salazar was born on 17 July 1922 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Una rata en la oscuridad (1979), Doctor of Doom (1963) and Peor que los buitres (1974). He died on 7 May 2006 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Steve Bender was born on 2 November 1946 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was married to Elfriede Biegler. He died on 7 May 2006 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Calum Mill was born in October 1918 in India. He was an actor, known for Oil Strike North (1975), Weir of Hermiston (1973) and Kidnapped (1963). He died on 7 May 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Maria Salorio was born on 29 March 1967 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Torero, fra sogno e realtà (2001). She died on 7 May 2006 in Collado-Villalba, Madrid, Spain.
- Richard Carleton was born on 11 July 1943 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 7 May 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.
- Special Effects
John Burke was born on 13 May 1920 in Massachusetts, USA. He is known for Mission: Impossible (1966), Battletruck (1982) and Mannix (1967). He died on 7 May 2006 in Natick, Massachusetts, USA.- Additional Crew
Cesare Calabrese was born on 15 July 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Catch Me If You Can (2002), How High (2001) and Slackers (2002). He died on 7 May 2006 in Burbank, Illinois, USA.- Script and Continuity Department
- Actress
Barbara Bohrer was born on 25 September 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Not of This Earth (1957), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) and Queen of Blood (1966). She was married to Dr. William Lorack and Jack Bohrer. She died on 7 May 2006 in California, USA.