Directing

Ishirō Honda

Born 1911-05-05

Yamagata, Japan

Department: Directing

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.

1965

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (123 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Searching For Kurosawa	Self / Appearance	Movie	2025
Moses vs. Godzilla	Characters	Movie	2001
Rebirth of Mothra II	Lyricist	Movie	1997
Rebirth of Mothra	Lyricist	Movie	1996
Turning Point	Self / Appearance	Movie	1994
Samurai Kids	Grandfather	Movie	1993
Madadayo	Editor	Movie	1993
Madadayo	Assistant Director	Movie	1993
Godzilla vs. Mothra	Lyricist	Movie	1992
Rhapsody in August	Assistant Director	Movie	1991
Rhapsody in August	Screenplay	Movie	1991
Making of 'Dreams'	Self	Movie	1990
Dreams	Creative Consultant	Movie	1990
The Discarnates	Restaurant Owner	Movie	1988
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection	Self	Movie	1986
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection	Writer	Movie	1986
Ran	Assistant Director	Movie	1985
A. K.	Self	Movie	1985
Godzilla Fantasia	Director	Movie	1984
Kagemusha	Assistant Director	Movie	1980
Bloodthirsty Hawk	Director	Movie	1977
Monsters of the Lost Continent	Director	Movie	1977
Godzilla	Screenplay	Movie	1977
Godzilla	Director	Movie	1977
Terror of Mechagodzilla	Director	Movie	1975
Katango's War	Screenplay	Movie	1973
Katango's War	Director	Movie	1973
Zone Fighter	Director	TV Series	1973
Zone Fighter	Creator	TV Series	1973
Mirrorman	Director	Movie	1972
Return of Ultraman	Director	TV Series	1971
Space Amoeba	Director	Movie	1970
All Monsters Attack	Director	Movie	1969
All Monsters Attack	Special Effects	Movie	1969
All Monsters Attack	Visual Effects	Movie	1969
All Monsters Attack	Visual Effects Director	Movie	1969
Latitude Zero	Director	Movie	1969
Destroy All Monsters	Director	Movie	1968
Destroy All Monsters	Screenplay	Movie	1968
King Kong Escapes	Director	Movie	1967
Come Marry Me	Director	Movie	1966
The War of the Gargantuas	Director	Movie	1966
The War of the Gargantuas	Screenplay	Movie	1966
Invasion of Astro-Monster	Director	Movie	1965
Frankenstein Conquers the World	Director	Movie	1965
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster	Director	Movie	1964
Dogora	Director	Movie	1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla	Director	Movie	1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla	Lyricist	Movie	1964
Atragon	Director	Movie	1963
Matango	Director	Movie	1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla	Director	Movie	1963
Varan the Unbelievable	Director	Movie	1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla	Director	Movie	1962
Gorath	Director	Movie	1962
A Man in Red	Director	Movie	1961
Mothra	Director	Movie	1961
Mothra	Lyricist	Movie	1961
The Human Vapor	Director	Movie	1960
Battle in Outer Space	Director	Movie	1959
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers	Director	Movie	1959
The Story of Iron Arm Inao	Director	Movie	1959
Echo Mountain	Director	Movie	1959
Varan	Director	Movie	1958
The H-Man	Director	Movie	1958
Song for a Bride	Director	Movie	1958
The Mysterians	Director	Movie	1957
Tokyo 1960	Director	Movie	1957
Tokyo 1960	Screenplay	Movie	1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster	Director	Movie	1957
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister	Director	Movie	1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2	Director	Movie	1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1	Director	Movie	1957
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye	Director	Movie	1957
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye	Writer	Movie	1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman	Director	Movie	1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean	Substation worker (uncredited)	Movie	1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean	Director	Movie	1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean	Screenplay	Movie	1957
Good Luck to These Two	Director	Movie	1957
Rodan	Director	Movie	1956
People of Tokyo, Goodbye	Director	Movie	1956
People of Tokyo, Goodbye	Writer	Movie	1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	Director	Movie	1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	Screenplay	Movie	1956
Night School	Director	Movie	1956
Young Tree	Director	Movie	1956
Young Tree	Writer	Movie	1956
Beast Man Snow Man	Director	Movie	1955
Mother and Son	Director	Movie	1955
Lovetide	Director	Movie	1955
Godzilla	Substation Worker (uncredited)	Movie	1954
Godzilla	Director	Movie	1954
Godzilla	Screenplay	Movie	1954
Farewell Rabaul	Director	Movie	1954
The Eagle of the Pacific	Director	Movie	1953
Adolescence Part II	Director	Movie	1953
The Man Who Came to Port	Director	Movie	1952
The Skin of the South	Director	Movie	1952
The Skin of the South	Screenplay	Movie	1952
The Blue Pearl	Director	Movie	1951
The Blue Pearl	Writer	Movie	1951
Elegy	Assistant Director	Movie	1951
Escape at Dawn	Assistant Director	Movie	1950
Escape from Prison	Assistant Director	Movie	1950
Ise-Shima	Director	Movie	1949
Ise-Shima	Screenplay	Movie	1949
Stray Dog	Fleeing Villain (uncredited)	Movie	1949
Stray Dog	Assistant Director	Movie	1949
Kaze no ko	Assistant Director	Movie	1949
A Story of a Co-op	Director	Movie	1949
These Foolish Times	Assistant Director	Movie	1947
Battle Troop	Assistant Director	Movie	1944
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron	Assistant Director	Movie	1944
Horse	Assistant Director	Movie	1941
Osanaki mono no hata	Production Manager	Movie	1939
Chocolate and Soldiers	Production Manager	Movie	1938
Subterranean Heat	Assistant Director	Movie	1938
The Beautiful Hawk	Assistant Director	Movie	1937
Humanity and Paper Balloons	Assistant Director	Movie	1937
Avalanche	Assistant Director	Movie	1937
Enoken’s Ten Millions	Second Assistant Director	Movie	1936
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts	Assistant Director	Movie	1935