Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-05-05

Deathday

1993-02-28 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Yamagata, Japan

Also Known As

本多猪四郎
Исиро Хонда
혼다 이시로
이시로 혼다
Inoshiro Honda
Inoshira Honda
I. Honda
Honda Ishirō
Honda Inoshirō
Yinoshiro Honda

Ishirō Honda

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.

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Acting

2022

Life Work of Akira Kurosawa as Self

1996

Rebirth of Mothra as Man in photo at the Goto's house (uncredited)

1994

Turning Point

1993

Samurai Kids as Grandfather

1990

Making of 'Dreams' as Self

1988

The Discarnates as Restaurant Owner

1986

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection as Self

1985

A. K. as Self

1949

Stray Dog as Fleeing Villain (uncredited)

Creator

1973

Zone Fighter as Creator

Crew

1969

All Monsters Attack as Special Effects

Directing

1991

Rhapsody in August as Assistant Director

1990

Dreams as Assistant Director

1985

Ran as Assistant Director

1984

Godzilla Fantasia as Director

1977

Godzilla as Director

1975

Terror of Mechagodzilla as Director

1973

Zone Fighter as Director

1972

Mirrorman as Director

1971

Return of Ultraman as Director

1970

Space Amoeba as Director

1969		All Monsters Attack as Director
1969		Latitude Zero as Director

1968

Destroy All Monsters as Director

1967

King Kong Escapes as Director

1966		Come Marry Me as Director
1966		The War of the Gargantuas as Director

1965		Invasion of Astro-Monster as Director
1965		Frankenstein Conquers the World as Director

1964		Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Director
1964		Dogora as Director
1964		Mothra vs. Godzilla as Director

1963		Atragon as Director
1963		Matango as Director
1963		King Kong vs. Godzilla as Director

1962		Varan the Unbelievable as Director
1962		King Kong vs. Godzilla as Director
1962		Gorath as Director

1961		A Man in Red as Director
1961		Mothra as Director

1960

The Human Vapor as Director

1959		Battle in Outer Space as Director
1959		Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers as Director
1959		The Story of Iron Arm Inao as Director
1959		Echo Mountain as Director

1958		Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman as Director
1958		Varan as Director
1958		The H-Man as Director
1958		Song for a Bride as Director

1957		The Mysterians as Director
1957		Tokyo 1960 as Director
1957		Rodan! The Flying Monster! as Director
1957		A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister as Director
1957		A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 as Director
1957		A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 as Director
1957		A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye as Director
1957		Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Director
1957		Good Luck to These Two as Director

1956		Rodan as Director
1956		People of Tokyo, Goodbye as Director
1956		Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Director
1956		Night School as Director
1956		Young Tree as Director

1955		Half Human as Director
1955		Mother and Son as Director
1955		Lovetide as Director

1954		Godzilla as Director
1954		Farewell Rabaul as Director

1953		The Eagle of the Pacific as Director
1953		Adolescence Part II as Director

1952		The Man Who Came to Port as Director
1952		The Skin of the South as Director

1951		The Blue Pearl as Director
1951		Elegy as Assistant Director

1950		Iseshima as Director
1950		Escape at Dawn as Assistant Director
1950		Escape from Prison as Assistant Director

1949		Stray Dog as Assistant Director
1949		A Story of a Co-op as Director

1947

These Foolish Times as Assistant Director

1944		Battle Troop as Assistant Director
1944		Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron as Assistant Director

1938

Subterranean Heat as Assistant Director

1937		The Beautiful Hawk as Assistant Director
1937		Humanity and Paper Balloons as Assistant Director
1937		Avalanche as Assistant Director

1936

Enoken’s Ten Millions as Second Assistant Director

1935

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts as Assistant Director

Editing

1993

Madadayo as Editor

Visual Effects

1969		All Monsters Attack as Visual Effects
1969		All Monsters Attack as Visual Effects Director

Writing

2021

Godzilla Singular Point as Original Film Writer

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Original Film Writer

2018		Godzilla: The Planet Eater as Original Film Writer
2018		Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle as Original Film Writer

2017

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters as Original Film Writer

2016

Shin Godzilla as Original Film Writer

2014

Godzilla as Original Film Writer

2001

Moses vs. Godzilla as Characters

1997

Rebirth of Mothra II as Lyricist

1996

Rebirth of Mothra as Lyricist

1993

Madadayo as Screenplay

1992

Godzilla vs. Mothra as Lyricist

1991

Rhapsody in August as Screenplay

1990

Dreams as Screenplay

1986

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection as Writer

1977

Godzilla as Screenplay

1968

Destroy All Monsters as Screenplay

1966

The War of the Gargantuas as Screenplay

1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla as Lyricist

1961

Mothra as Lyricist

1957		Tokyo 1960 as Screenplay
1957		A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye as Writer
1957		Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Screenplay

1956		People of Tokyo, Goodbye as Writer
1956		Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Screenplay
1956		Young Tree as Writer

1954

Godzilla as Screenplay

1952

The Skin of the South as Screenplay

1951

The Blue Pearl as Writer

1950

Iseshima as Screenplay