Ishirō Honda
Directing
Born: May 5, 1911 · Yamagata, Japan
Died: February 28, 1993 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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
Ran
1985
Godzilla
1954
Kagemusha
1980
Dreams
1990
Stray Dog
1949
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Destroy All Monsters
1968
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
Photos (3)
Movies (7)
Godzilla
Substation Worker (uncredited)
Stray Dog
Fleeing Villain (uncredited)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Substation worker (uncredited)
Turning Point
1994
Samurai Kids
Grandfather
The Discarnates
Restaurant Owner
Searching For Kurosawa
2025
Self / Appearances (4)
Directing (83)
Ran
Assistant Director
Kagemusha
Assistant Director
Godzilla
Director
Destroy All Monsters
Director
Return of Ultraman
Director
Rhapsody in August
Assistant Director
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Director
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Director
Stray Dog
Assistant Director
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Director
Rodan
Director
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Director
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Director
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Director
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Director
Zone Fighter
Director
Atragon
Director
The War of the Gargantuas
Director
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Director
King Kong Escapes
Director
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Director
Matango
Director
Mothra
Director
All Monsters Attack
Director
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Director
Varan the Unbelievable
Director
Gorath
Director
Madadayo
Assistant Director
The Human Vapor
Director
Varan
Director
The Mysterians
Director
Space Amoeba
Director
Latitude Zero
Director
The H-Man
Director
Beast Man Snow Man
Director
Godzilla
Director
Battle in Outer Space
Director
Dogora
Director
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Director
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Director
Good Luck to These Two
Director
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Director
The Blue Pearl
Director
Avalanche
Assistant Director
Battle Troop
Assistant Director
Subterranean Heat
Assistant Director
Escape at Dawn
Assistant Director
Adolescence Part II
Director
Farewell Rabaul
Director
Elegy
Assistant Director
Humanity and Paper Balloons
Assistant Director
Monsters of the Lost Continent
Director
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
Assistant Director
Mother and Son
Director
The Skin of the South
Director
The Man Who Came to Port
Director
Horse
Assistant Director
Song for a Bride
Director
The Eagle of the Pacific
Director
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Assistant Director
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Director
Night School
Director
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
Director
Godzilla Fantasia
Director
Escape from Prison
Assistant Director
These Foolish Times
Assistant Director
Echo Mountain
Director
A Man in Red
Director
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
Director
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
Director
Enoken’s Ten Millions
Second Assistant Director
Kaze no ko
Assistant Director
Come Marry Me
Director
Ise-Shima
Director
Young Tree
Director
Tokyo 1960
Director
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
Director
Mirrorman
Director
The Beautiful Hawk
Assistant Director
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
Director
Lovetide
Director
A Story of a Co-op
Director
Katango's War
Director
Writing (22)
Godzilla
Screenplay
Destroy All Monsters
Screenplay
Rhapsody in August
Screenplay
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Lyricist
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Screenplay
The War of the Gargantuas
Screenplay
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Lyricist
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Screenplay
Mothra
Lyricist
Godzilla
Screenplay
Rebirth of Mothra
Lyricist
Rebirth of Mothra II
Lyricist
The Blue Pearl
Writer
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
Writer
The Skin of the South
Screenplay
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
Writer
Ise-Shima
Screenplay
Young Tree
Writer
Tokyo 1960
Screenplay
Moses vs. Godzilla
Characters
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
Writer
Katango's War
Screenplay
