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