About

Known credits:
117
Birthday:
1911-05-05
Place of birth:
Yamagata, Japan
Website:
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Ishirō Honda

Overview

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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Known for

Acting
2022 Life Work of Akira Kurosawa Actor Self 59
Average
1996 Rebirth of Mothra Actor Man in photo at the Goto's house (uncredited) 59
Average
1994 Turning Point Actor N/A
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1993 Samurai Kids Actor Grandfather 58
Average
1990 Making of 'Dreams' Actor Self 59
Average
1988 The Discarnates Actor Restaurant Owner 59
Average
1986 Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Actor Self 58
Average
1985 A. K. Actor Self 59
Average
1949 Stray Dog Actor Fleeing Villain (uncredited) 64
Fair

Directing
1991 Rhapsody in August Directing Assistant Director 61
Fair
1990 Dreams Directing Assistant Director 67
Fair
1990 DREAMS Directing Director 72
Good
1985 Ran Directing Assistant Director 75
Good
1984 Godzilla Fantasia Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Godzilla Directing Director 59
Average
1975 Terror of Mechagodzilla Directing Director 61
Fair
1972 Mirrorman Directing Director N/A
N/A
1970 Space Amoeba Directing Director 59
Average
1969 All Monsters Attack Directing Director 56
Average
1969 Latitude Zero Directing Director 58
Average
1968 Destroy All Monsters Directing Director 61
Fair
1967 King Kong Escapes Directing Director 59
Average
1966 Come Marry Me Directing Director 58
Average
1966 The War of the Gargantuas Directing Director 59
Average
1965 Invasion of Astro-Monster Directing Director 61
Fair
1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Directing Director 62
Fair
1964 Dogora Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla Directing Director 62
Fair
1963 Atragon Directing Director 59
Average
1963 Matango Directing Director 60
Fair
1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla Directing Director 61
Fair
1962 Varan the Unbelievable Directing Director 57
Average
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla Directing Director 62
Fair
1962 Gorath Directing Director 59
Average
1961 A Man in Red Directing Director N/A
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1961 Mothra Directing Director 62
Fair
1960 The Human Vapor Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Battle in Outer Space Directing Director 58
Average
1959 Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers Directing Director N/A
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1959 The Story of Iron Arm Inao Directing Director N/A
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1959 Echo Mountain Directing Director N/A
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1958 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman Directing Director 58
Average
1958 Varan Directing Director 58
Average
1958 The H-Man Directing Director 58
Average
1958 Song for a Bride Directing Director N/A
N/A
1957 The Mysterians Directing Director 59
Average
1957 Tokyo 1960 Directing Director N/A
N/A
1957 A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister Directing Director N/A
N/A
1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 Directing Director N/A
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1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 Directing Director N/A
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1957 A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye Directing Director N/A
N/A
1957 Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean Directing Director 59
Average
1957 Good Luck to These Two Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Rodan Directing Director 60
Fair
1956 Tokyo no hito sayonara Directing Director N/A
N/A
1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Directing Director 61
Fair
1956 Night School Directing Director N/A
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1956 Young Tree Directing Director N/A
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1955 Half Human Directing Director 58
Average
1955 Mother and Son Directing Director N/A
N/A
1955 Lovetide Directing Director N/A
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1954 Godzilla Directing Director 70
Good
1954 Farewell Rabaul Directing Director 59
Average
1953 The Eagle of the Pacific Directing Director 59
Average
1953 Adolescence Part II Directing Director N/A
N/A
1952 The Man Who Came to Port Directing Director 59
Average
1952 The Skin of the South Directing Director N/A
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1951 The Blue Pearl Directing Director N/A
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1951 Elegy Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1950 Iseshima Directing Director N/A
N/A
1950 Escape at Dawn Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1950 Escape from Prison Directing Assistant Director N/A
N/A
1949 Stray Dog Directing Assistant Director 64
Fair
1949 A Story of a Co-op Directing Director N/A
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1947 These Foolish Times Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1944 Battle Troop Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1944 Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron Directing Assistant Director 58
Average
1938 Subterranean Heat Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1937 The Beautiful Hawk Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1937 Humanity and Paper Balloons Directing Assistant Director 60
Fair
1937 Avalanche Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1936 Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 1 Directing Second Assistant Director N/A
N/A
1935 Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts Directing Assistant Director 59
Average

Writing
2021 Godzilla Singular Point Writing Original Story 71
Good
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Writing Original Story 66
Fair
2018 Godzilla: The Planet Eater Writing Original Story 61
Fair
2018 Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Writing Original Story 61
Fair
2017 Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Writing Original Story 61
Fair
2016 Shin Godzilla Writing Original Film Writer 68
Fair
2014 Godzilla Writing Original Story 62
Fair
2001 Moses vs. Godzilla Writing Characters N/A
N/A
1997 Rebirth of Mothra II Writing Lyricist 58
Average
1996 Rebirth of Mothra Writing Lyricist 59
Average
1993 Madadayo Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra Writing Lyricist 61
Fair
1991 Rhapsody in August Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1990 Dreams Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
1986 Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Writing Writer 58
Average
1977 Godzilla Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1968 Destroy All Monsters Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1966 The War of the Gargantuas Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1961 Mothra Writing Lyricist 62
Fair
1957 Tokyo 1960 Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1957 A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1957 Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1956 Tokyo no hito sayonara Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1956 Young Tree Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1954 Godzilla Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1952 The Skin of the South Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1951 The Blue Pearl Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1950 Iseshima Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A

Crew
1969 All Monsters Attack Crew Special Effects 56
Average

Editing
1993 Madadayo Editing Editor 61
Fair

Visual Effects
1969 All Monsters Attack Visual Effects Visual Effects 56
Average
1969 All Monsters Attack Visual Effects Visual Effects Director 56
Average