Ishirō Honda

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1911-05-05

Deathday 1993-02-28 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Yamagata, Japan

Also Known As 本多猪四郎, Исиро Хонда , 혼다 이시로, 이시로 혼다, Inoshiro Honda, Inoshira Honda, I. Honda, Honda Ishirō, Honda Inoshirō

Ishirō Honda

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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

1991
Rhapsody in August

as Assistant Director

1990
Dreams

as Assistant Director

1985
Ran

as Assistant Director

1984
Godzilla Fantasia

as Director

1977
Godzilla

as Director

1975
1973
Zone Fighter

as Director

1972
Mirrorman

as Director

1971
Return of Ultraman

as Director

1970
Space Amoeba

as Director

1969
1969
Latitude Zero

as Director

1968
1967
King Kong Escapes

as Director

1966
Come Marry Me

as Director

1964
1964
Dogora

as Director

1963
1963
Atragon

as Director

1963
Matango

as Director

1962
1962
Gorath

as Director

1962
1961
Mothra

as Director

1961
A Man in Red

as Director

1960
The Human Vapor

as Director

1959
1959
Echo Mountain

as Director

1958
The H-Man

as Director

1958
Varan

as Director

1958
Song for a Bride

as Director

1957
The Mysterians

as Director

1957
1957
Tokyo 1960

as Director

1956
Rodan

as Director

1956
Night School

as Director

1956
Young Tree

as Director

1956
1955
Half Human

as Director

1955
Lovetide

as Director

1955
Mother and Son

as Director

1954
Godzilla

as Director

1954
Farewell Rabaul

as Director

1953
1953
1952
1952
1951
The Blue Pearl

as Director

1951
Elegy

as Assistant Director

1950
Escape from Prison

as Assistant Director

1950
Iseshima

as Director

1950
Escape at Dawn

as Assistant Director

1949
A Story of a Co-op

as Director

1949
Stray Dog

as Assistant Director

1947
These Foolish Times

as Assistant Director

1938
Subterranean Heat

as Assistant Director

1937
The Beautiful Hawk

as Assistant Director

1937
Avalanche

as Assistant Director

1937
Humanity and Paper Balloons

as Assistant Director

1936
Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 1

as Second Assistant Director

1935
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

as Assistant Director

Writer

2021
Godzilla Singular Point

as Original Story

2019
2018
Godzilla: The Planet Eater

as Original Story

2017
2016
Shin Godzilla

as Original Film Writer

2014
Godzilla

as Original Story

2001
Moses vs. Godzilla

as Characters

1996
Rebirth of Mothra

as Lyricist

1993
Madadayo

as Screenplay

1991
Rhapsody in August

as Screenplay

1990
Dreams

as Screenplay

1977
Godzilla

as Screenplay

1968
Destroy All Monsters

as Screenplay

1964
1961
Mothra

as Lyricist

1957
Tokyo 1960

as Screenplay

1956
Young Tree

as Writer

1954
Godzilla

as Screenplay

1952
The Skin of the South

as Screenplay

1951
The Blue Pearl

as Writer

1950
Iseshima

as Screenplay

Actor

1996
Rebirth of Mothra

as Man in photo at the Goto's house (uncredited)

1993
Samurai Kids

as Grandfather

1990
1988
The Discarnates

as Restaurant Owner

1985
A. K.

as Self

1949
Stray Dog

as Fleeing Villain (uncredited)

Visual Effects

1969
All Monsters Attack

as Visual Effects

1969
All Monsters Attack

as Visual Effects Director

Crew

1969
All Monsters Attack

as Special Effects

Editor

1993
Madadayo

as Editor

Creator

1973
Zone Fighter

as Creator