Ishirō Honda
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 5, 1911 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
Yamagata, Japan
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
| 1994 | Turning Point | |
| 1993 | Samurai KidsGrandfather | |
| 1990 | Making of 'Dreams'Self | |
| 1988 | The DiscarnatesRestaurant Owner | |
| 1986 | Toho Unused Special Effects Complete CollectionSelf | |
| 1985 | A. K.Self | |
| 1949 | Stray DogFleeing Villain (uncredited) | |
| - | Searching For Kurosawa |
| 1939 | Osanaki mono no hataProduction Manager | |
| 1938 | Chocolate and SoldiersProduction Manager |
| 1993 | MadadayoAssistant Director | |
| 1991 | Rhapsody in AugustAssistant Director | |
| 1985 | RanAssistant Director | |
| 1984 | Godzilla FantasiaDirector | |
| 1980 | KagemushaAssistant Director | |
| 1977 | GodzillaDirector | |
| 1977 | Bloodthirsty HawkDirector | |
| 1975 | Terror of MechagodzillaDirector | |
| 1973 | Zone FighterDirector | |
| 1972 | MirrormanDirector | |
| 1971 | Return of UltramanDirector | |
| 1970 | Space AmoebaDirector | |
| 1969 | All Monsters AttackDirector | |
| 1969 | Latitude ZeroDirector | |
| 1968 | Destroy All MonstersDirector | |
| 1967 | King Kong EscapesDirector | |
| 1966 | The War of the GargantuasDirector | |
| 1966 | Come Marry MeDirector | |
| 1965 | Frankenstein Conquers the WorldDirector | |
| 1965 | Invasion of Astro-MonsterDirector | |
| 1964 | Mothra vs. GodzillaDirector | |
| 1964 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterDirector | |
| 1964 | DogoraDirector | |
| 1963 | AtragonDirector | |
| 1963 | MatangoDirector | |
| 1963 | King Kong vs. GodzillaDirector | |
| 1962 | King Kong vs. GodzillaDirector | |
| 1962 | GorathDirector | |
| 1962 | Varan the UnbelievableDirector | |
| 1961 | MothraDirector | |
| 1961 | A Man in RedDirector | |
| 1960 | The Human VaporDirector | |
| 1959 | Battle in Outer SpaceDirector | |
| 1959 | Echo MountainDirector | |
| 1959 | The Story of Iron Arm InaoDirector | |
| 1959 | Seniors, Juniors, Co-WorkersDirector | |
| 1958 | The H-ManDirector | |
| 1958 | VaranDirector | |
| 1958 | Song for a BrideDirector | |
| 1957 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanDirector | |
| 1957 | The MysteriansDirector | |
| 1957 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanDirector | |
| 1957 | Good Luck to These TwoDirector | |
| 1957 | A Farewell to the Woman Called My SisterDirector | |
| 1957 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Director | |
| 1957 | A Teapicker's Song of GoodbyeDirector | |
| 1957 | A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1Director | |
| 1957 | Tokyo 1960Director | |
| 1957 | Rodan! The Flying MonsterDirector | |
| 1956 | RodanDirector | |
| 1956 | Night SchoolDirector | |
| 1956 | Young TreeDirector | |
| 1956 | People of Tokyo, GoodbyeDirector | |
| 1956 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Director | |
| 1955 | Beast Man Snow ManDirector | |
| 1955 | LovetideDirector | |
| 1955 | Mother and SonDirector | |
| 1954 | GodzillaDirector | |
| 1954 | Farewell RabaulDirector | |
| 1953 | The Eagle of the PacificDirector | |
| 1953 | Adolescence Part IIDirector | |
| 1952 | The Skin of the SouthDirector | |
| 1952 | The Man Who Came to PortDirector | |
| 1951 | The Blue PearlDirector | |
| 1951 | ElegyAssistant Director | |
| 1950 | Escape from PrisonAssistant Director | |
| 1950 | Escape at DawnAssistant Director | |
| 1949 | Ise-ShimaDirector | |
| 1949 | A Story of a Co-opDirector | |
| 1949 | Stray DogAssistant Director | |
| 1949 | Kaze no koAssistant Director | |
| 1947 | These Foolish TimesAssistant Director | |
| 1944 | Colonel Kato's Falcon SquadronAssistant Director | |
| 1944 | Battle TroopAssistant Director | |
| 1941 | HorseAssistant Director | |
| 1938 | Subterranean HeatAssistant Director | |
| 1937 | The Beautiful HawkAssistant Director | |
| 1937 | AvalancheAssistant Director | |
| 1937 | Humanity and Paper BalloonsAssistant Director | |
| 1936 | Enoken’s Ten MillionsSecond Assistant Director | |
| 1935 | Three Sisters with Maiden HeartsAssistant Director |
| 2001 | Moses vs. GodzillaCharacters | |
| 1997 | Rebirth of Mothra IILyricist | |
| 1996 | Rebirth of MothraLyricist | |
| 1993 | MadadayoScreenplay | |
| 1992 | Godzilla vs. MothraLyricist | |
| 1991 | Rhapsody in AugustScreenplay | |
| 1986 | Toho Unused Special Effects Complete CollectionWriter | |
| 1977 | GodzillaScreenplay | |
| 1968 | Destroy All MonstersScreenplay | |
| 1966 | The War of the GargantuasScreenplay | |
| 1964 | Mothra vs. GodzillaLyricist | |
| 1961 | MothraLyricist | |
| 1957 | A Teapicker's Song of GoodbyeWriter | |
| 1957 | Tokyo 1960Screenplay | |
| 1957 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanScreenplay | |
| 1956 | Young TreeWriter | |
| 1956 | People of Tokyo, GoodbyeWriter | |
| 1956 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Screenplay | |
| 1954 | GodzillaScreenplay | |
| 1952 | The Skin of the SouthScreenplay | |
| 1951 | The Blue PearlWriter | |
| 1949 | Ise-ShimaScreenplay | |
| - | Human VaporOriginal Film Writer |
| 1990 | DreamsCreative Consultant | |
| 1969 | All Monsters AttackSpecial Effects |