Ishirō Honda
Director, Writer, Editor, Actor
May 5, 1911 — February 28, 1993 (81 years)
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.
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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
Filmography
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| 1969 | Latitude ZeroOn Plex |
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| 1963 | AtragonOn Plex |
| 1963 | MatangoOn Plex |
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| 1959 | Battle in Outer SpaceOn Plex |
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| 1958 | The H-ManOn Plex |
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| 2026 | Human Vapor · as Original Film Writer |
| 1993 | Madadayo · as Screenplay |
| 1991 | Rhapsody in August · as Screenplay |
| 1977 | Godzilla · as Screenplay |
| 1968 | Destroy All Monsters · as Screenplay |
| 1966 | The War of the Gargantuas · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Godzilla · as Screenplay |
| 1956 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters! · as Screenplay |
| 1954 | Godzilla · as Screenplay |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu · as Grandfather |
| 1988 | The Discarnates · as Restaurant Owner |
| 1957 | Godzilla · as Power Station Worker |
| 1954 | Godzilla · as Power Station Worker (the Hand That Throws The Switch) |
| 1949 | Stray Dog · as Fleeing Villain (uncredited)On Plex |
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| 1985 | A.K. · as Self |
| 2023 | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters · as Original Creator |
| 2023 | Godzilla Minus One · as Original Creator |
| 2023 | Chibi Godzilla Raids Again · as Original Creator |
| 2021 | Godzilla Singular Point · as Original Creator |
| 2018 | Godzilla: The Planet Eater · as Original Creator |
| 2018 | Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle · as Character: Godzilla |
| 2017 | Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters · as Original Creator |
| 2016 | Shin Godzilla · as Original Creator |
| 2010 | Death Battle! · as Godzilla Created By |
| 1997 | Rebirth of Mothra II · as Lyricist |
| 1996 | Rebirth of Mothra · as Lyricist |
| 1993 | Madadayo · as Assistant Director |
| 1992 | Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth · as Lyricist |
| 1991 | Rhapsody in August · as Assistant Director |
| 1990 | Dreams · as Written By |
| 1985 | Ran · as Assistant DirectorOn Plex |
| 1983 | Godzilla vs. Wolfman · as Character: Godzilla |
| 1980 | Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior · as Assistant Director |
| 1969 | All Monsters Attack · as Visual Effects |
| 1964 | Mothra vs. Godzilla · as Lyricist |
| 1961 | Mothra · as Lyricist |
| 1950 | Desertion at Dawn · as Assistant Director |
| 1949 | Stray Dog · as Assistant DirectorOn Plex |
| 1944 | Battle Troop · as Assistant Director |
| 1944 | Katô Hayabusa sentô-tai · as Assistant Director |
| 1941 | Uma · as Assistant Director |
| 1937 | Humanity and Paper Balloons · as Assistant DirectorOn Plex |
| 1937 | Avalanche · as Assistant Director |
| 1935 | Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts · as Assistant Director |