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Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

WriterActorEditorDirectingCrew May 5 (died age 81) Yamagata, Japan 1935–2001 (66 year career)
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Biography

Ishirō Honda (Honda Ishirō), sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda", (May 7, 1911, in Yamagata Prefecture – February 28, 1993) was a Japanese film director. His early film career included working as an assistant under the famed director Akira Kurosawa. Alongside his film duties, he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II in China and was a prisoner there when the war ended. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ishirō Honda, licensed under …

Known For

Ran
Film

Ran

Assistant Director
Godzilla
Film

Godzilla

Director
Kagemusha
Film

Kagemusha

Assistant Director
Dreams
Film

Dreams

Creative Consultant
Stray Dog
Film

Stray Dog

Fleeing Villain (uncredited)
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Film

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Director
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Film

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Director
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Film

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Director

Filmography

Crew (106)

·

Movies (103)

Moses vs. Godzilla

Moses vs. Godzilla

2001

Characters

Rebirth of Mothra II

Rebirth of Mothra II

1997

Lyricist

5.7
Rebirth of Mothra

Rebirth of Mothra

1996

Lyricist

6.2
Madadayo

Madadayo

1993

Editor

7.3
Madadayo

Madadayo

1993

Screenplay

7.3
Godzilla vs. Mothra

Godzilla vs. Mothra

1992

Lyricist

6.9
Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

1991

Assistant Director

7.1
Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

1991

Screenplay

7.1
Dreams

Dreams

1990

Creative Consultant

7.7
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

1986

Writer

6.0
Ran

Ran

1985

Assistant Director

8.0
Godzilla Fantasia

Godzilla Fantasia

1984

Director

9.7
Kagemusha

Kagemusha

1980

Assistant Director

7.8
Godzilla

Godzilla

1977

Director

6.8
Godzilla

Godzilla

1977

Screenplay

6.8
Bloodthirsty Hawk

Bloodthirsty Hawk

1977

Director

9.0
Terror of Mechagodzilla

Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975

Director

6.8
Mirrorman

Mirrorman

1972

Director

Space Amoeba

Space Amoeba

1970

Director

6.4
All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack

1969

Director

5.1
All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack

1969

Special Effects

5.1
All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack

1969

Visual Effects

5.1
All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack

1969

Visual Effects Director

5.1
Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero

1969

Director

5.8
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968

Director

6.9
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968

Screenplay

6.9
King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

1967

Director

6.2
The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

1966

Director

6.4
The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

1966

Screenplay

6.4
Come Marry Me

Come Marry Me

1966

Director

6.0
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

Director

6.8
Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965

Director

6.7
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

Director

7.0
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

Lyricist

7.0
Dogora

Dogora

1964

Director

6.8
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964

Director

7.0
Matango

Matango

1963

Director

6.7
Atragon

Atragon

1963

Director

6.6
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963

Director

6.5
Gorath

Gorath

1962

Director

6.4
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962

Director

6.9
Varan the Unbelievable

Varan the Unbelievable

1962

Director

4.3
Mothra

Mothra

1961

Director

7.1
Mothra

Mothra

1961

Lyricist

7.1
A Man in Red

A Man in Red

1961

Director

The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor

1960

Director

6.6
The Story of Iron Arm Inao

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

1959

Director

Battle in Outer Space

Battle in Outer Space

1959

Director

5.8
Echo Mountain

Echo Mountain

1959

Director

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

1959

Director

The H-Man

The H-Man

1958

Director

5.7
Varan

Varan

1958

Director

5.6
Song for a Bride

Song for a Bride

1958

Director

A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

1957

Director

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

1957

Director

The Mysterians

The Mysterians

1957

Director

6.4
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

1957

Director

Good Luck to These Two

Good Luck to These Two

1957

Director

6.0
Rodan! The Flying Monster

Rodan! The Flying Monster

1957

Director

5.7
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

1957

Director

3.0
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957

Director

8.5
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957

Screenplay

8.5
Tokyo 1960

Tokyo 1960

1957

Director

Tokyo 1960

Tokyo 1960

1957

Screenplay

A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye

A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye

1957

Director

A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye

A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye

1957

Writer

Rodan

Rodan

1956

Director

6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

Director

6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

Screenplay

6.5
Night School

Night School

1956

Director

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

1956

Director

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

1956

Writer

Young Tree

Young Tree

1956

Director

Young Tree

Young Tree

1956

Writer

Beast Man Snow Man

Beast Man Snow Man

1955

Director

4.6
Mother and Son

Mother and Son

1955

Director

Lovetide

Lovetide

1955

Director

Godzilla

Godzilla

1954

Director

7.6
Godzilla

Godzilla

1954

Screenplay

7.6
Farewell Rabaul

Farewell Rabaul

1954

Director

8.4
The Eagle of the Pacific

The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

Director

7.6
Adolescence Part II

Adolescence Part II

1953

Director

The Skin of the South

The Skin of the South

1952

Director

The Skin of the South

The Skin of the South

1952

Screenplay

The Man Who Came to Port

The Man Who Came to Port

1952

Director

10.0
The Blue Pearl

The Blue Pearl

1951

Director

The Blue Pearl

The Blue Pearl

1951

Writer

Elegy

Elegy

1951

Assistant Director

Escape from Prison

Escape from Prison

1950

Assistant Director

Escape at Dawn

Escape at Dawn

1950

Assistant Director

5.7
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949

Assistant Director

7.6
Ise-Shima

Ise-Shima

1949

Director

Ise-Shima

Ise-Shima

1949

Screenplay

A Story of a Co-op

A Story of a Co-op

1949

Director

These Foolish Times

These Foolish Times

1947

Assistant Director

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

1944

Assistant Director

7.0
Battle Troop

Battle Troop

1944

Assistant Director

Subterranean Heat

Subterranean Heat

1938

Assistant Director

Avalanche

Avalanche

1937

Assistant Director

6.5
Humanity and Paper Balloons

Humanity and Paper Balloons

1937

Assistant Director

7.9
The Beautiful Hawk

The Beautiful Hawk

1937

Assistant Director

Enoken’s Ten Millions

Enoken’s Ten Millions

1936

Second Assistant Director

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

1935

Assistant Director

6.4