▁the ▁series , ▁Brit t ▁Re id ▁had ▁saved ▁K ato ' s ▁life ▁while ▁travel ing ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East . ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁this ▁prompt ed ▁K ato ▁to ▁become ▁Re id ' s ▁assistant ▁or ▁friend . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁anth ology ▁The ▁Green ▁Hor net ▁Chron icles ▁from ▁Moon stone ▁Books , ▁author ▁Richard ▁Dean ▁St arr ' s ▁story ▁" Nothing ▁Gold ▁Can ▁St ay : ▁An ▁Origin ▁Story ▁of ▁K ato " ▁expl ores ▁the ▁character ' s ▁background ▁and ▁how ▁he ▁ends ▁up ▁living ▁in ▁America , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁K ato ▁met ▁Brit t ▁Re id ▁on ▁a ▁later ▁trip ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁hom eland ▁while ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁Radio ▁program ▁and ▁national ity ▁George ▁W . ▁Tr end le , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁radio ▁station ▁W XY Z ▁in ▁Michigan ▁first ▁created ▁and ▁produced ▁" The ▁Green ▁Hor net " ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁scripts ▁being ▁written ▁by ▁Fran ▁St ri ker . ▁The ▁show ▁became ▁so ▁popular ▁it ▁ran ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁dec ades ▁and ▁sp un ▁off ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁films . ▁This ▁was ▁Tr end le ▁and ▁St ri ker ' s ▁second ▁big ▁radio ▁hit ; ▁their ▁first ▁was ▁" The ▁L one ▁R anger ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁premi ere ▁of ▁the ▁radio ▁program , ▁K ato ▁was ▁presented ▁as ▁being ▁Japanese . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 9 ,