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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ishirō Honda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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Return of Ultraman

(1971) Director

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

(2019) Original Film Writer

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Godzilla

(2014) Original Film Writer

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Godzilla Singular Point

(2021) Original Film Writer

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Godzilla

(1954) Screenplay

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Godzilla: The Planet Eater

(2018) Original Film Writer

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Shin Godzilla

(2016) Original Film Writer

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Ran

(1985) Assistant Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Self	Life Work of Akira Kurosawa 2022-11-25 Movie
1996	Man in photo at the Goto's house (uncredited)	Rebirth of Mothra 1996-12-14 Movie
1994	N/A	Turning Point 1994-06-18 Movie
1993	Grandfather	Samurai Kids 1993-07-17 Movie
1990	Self	Making of 'Dreams' 1990-11-02 Movie
1988	Restaurant Owner	The Discarnates 1988-09-15 Movie
1986	Self	Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	Self	A. K. 1985-05-20 Movie
1949	Fleeing Villain (uncredited)	Stray Dog 1949-10-17 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Original Film Writer	Godzilla Singular Point 2021-04-01 TV Show
2019	Original Film Writer	Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019-05-29 Movie
2018	Original Film Writer	Godzilla: The Planet Eater 2018-11-09 Movie
	Original Film Writer	Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle 2018-05-18 Movie
2017	Original Film Writer	Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters 2017-11-17 Movie
2016	Original Film Writer	Shin Godzilla 2016-07-29 Movie
2014	Original Film Writer	Godzilla 2014-05-14 Movie
2001	Characters	Moses vs. Godzilla 2001-01-01 Movie
1997	Lyricist	Rebirth of Mothra II 1997-12-13 Movie
1996	Lyricist	Rebirth of Mothra 1996-12-14 Movie
1993	Screenplay	Madadayo 1993-04-17 Movie
1992	Lyricist	Godzilla vs. Mothra 1992-12-12 Movie
1991	Screenplay	Rhapsody in August 1991-05-25 Movie
1990	Screenplay	Dreams 1990-05-11 Movie
1986	Writer	Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection 1986-01-01 Movie
1977	Screenplay	Godzilla 1977-01-01 Movie
1968	Screenplay	Destroy All Monsters 1968-08-01 Movie
1966	Screenplay	The War of the Gargantuas 1966-07-31 Movie
1964	Lyricist	Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964-04-29 Movie
1961	Lyricist	Mothra 1961-07-30 Movie
1957	Screenplay	Tokyo 1960 1957-12-27 Movie
	Writer	A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye 1957-07-02 Movie
	Screenplay	Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean 1957-03-14 Movie
1956	Writer	People of Tokyo, Goodbye 1956-06-28 Movie
	Screenplay	Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956-05-18 Movie
	Writer	Young Tree 1956-01-22 Movie
1954	Screenplay	Godzilla 1954-11-03 Movie
1952	Screenplay	The Skin of the South 1952-02-28 Movie
1951	Writer	The Blue Pearl 1951-08-03 Movie
1950	Screenplay	Iseshima 1950-12-31 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1993	Editor	Madadayo 1993-04-17 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1991	Assistant Director	Rhapsody in August 1991-05-25 Movie
1990	Assistant Director	Dreams 1990-05-11 Movie
1985	Assistant Director	Ran 1985-06-01 Movie
1984	Director	Godzilla Fantasia 1984-01-02 Movie
1977	Director	Godzilla 1977-01-01 Movie
1975	Director	Terror of Mechagodzilla 1975-03-15 Movie
1973	Director	Zone Fighter 1973-04-02 TV Show
1972	Director	Mirrorman 1972-03-12 Movie
1971	Director	Return of Ultraman 1971-04-02 TV Show
1970	Director	Space Amoeba 1970-08-01 Movie
1969	Director	All Monsters Attack 1969-12-20 Movie
	Director	Latitude Zero 1969-07-26 Movie
1968	Director	Destroy All Monsters 1968-08-01 Movie
1967	Director	King Kong Escapes 1967-07-22 Movie
1966	Director	Come Marry Me 1966-11-20 Movie
	Director	The War of the Gargantuas 1966-07-31 Movie
1965	Director	Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965-12-19 Movie
	Director	Frankenstein Conquers the World 1965-08-08 Movie
1964	Director	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964-12-20 Movie
	Director	Dogora 1964-08-11 Movie
	Director	Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964-04-29 Movie
1963	Director	Atragon 1963-12-22 Movie
	Director	Matango 1963-08-11 Movie
	Director	King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963-06-26 Movie
1962	Director	Varan the Unbelievable 1962-12-07 Movie
	Director	King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962-08-11 Movie
	Director	Gorath 1962-03-21 Movie
1961	Director	A Man in Red 1961-09-12 Movie
	Director	Mothra 1961-07-30 Movie
1960	Director	The Human Vapor 1960-12-11 Movie
1959	Director	Battle in Outer Space 1959-12-26 Movie
	Director	Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers 1959-09-13 Movie
	Director	The Story of Iron Arm Inao 1959-03-21 Movie
	Director	Echo Mountain 1959-01-22 Movie
1958	Director	Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman 1958-12-01 Movie
	Director	Varan 1958-10-14 Movie
	Director	The H-Man 1958-06-24 Movie
	Director	Song for a Bride 1958-02-11 Movie
1957	Director	The Mysterians 1957-12-28 Movie
	Director	Tokyo 1960 1957-12-27 Movie
	Director	Rodan! The Flying Monster! 1957-11-07 Movie
	Director	A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister 1957-08-25 Movie
	Director	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 1957-07-09 Movie
	Director	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 1957-07-09 Movie
	Director	A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye 1957-07-02 Movie
	Director	Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean 1957-03-14 Movie
	Director	Good Luck to These Two 1957-02-19 Movie
1956	Director	Rodan 1956-12-26 Movie
	Director	People of Tokyo, Goodbye 1956-06-28 Movie
	Director	Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956-05-18 Movie
	Director	Night School 1956-04-18 Movie
	Director	Young Tree 1956-01-22 Movie
1955	Director	Half Human 1955-08-14 Movie
	Director	Mother and Son 1955-06-07 Movie
	Director	Lovetide 1955-01-09 Movie
1954	Director	Godzilla 1954-11-03 Movie
	Director	Farewell Rabaul 1954-02-10 Movie
1953	Director	The Eagle of the Pacific 1953-10-21 Movie
	Director	Adolescence Part II 1953-07-01 Movie
1952	Director	The Man Who Came to Port 1952-11-27 Movie
	Director	The Skin of the South 1952-02-28 Movie
1951	Director	The Blue Pearl 1951-08-03 Movie
	Assistant Director	Elegy 1951-02-22 Movie
1950	Director	Iseshima 1950-12-31 Movie
	Assistant Director	Escape at Dawn 1950-01-08 Movie
	Assistant Director	Escape from Prison 1950-01-04 Movie
1949	Assistant Director	Stray Dog 1949-10-17 Movie
	Director	A Story of a Co-op 1949-01-01 Movie
1947	Assistant Director	These Foolish Times 1947-10-12 Movie
1944	Assistant Director	Battle Troop 1944-12-07 Movie
	Assistant Director	Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron 1944-03-09 Movie
1938	Assistant Director	Subterranean Heat 1938-02-01 Movie
1937	Assistant Director	The Beautiful Hawk 1937-10-01 Movie
	Assistant Director	Humanity and Paper Balloons 1937-08-25 Movie
	Assistant Director	Avalanche 1937-07-01 Movie
1936	Second Assistant Director	Enoken’s Ten Millions 1936-07-21 Movie
1935	Assistant Director	Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts 1935-03-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1973	Creator	Zone Fighter 1973-04-02 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1969	Special Effects	All Monsters Attack 1969-12-20 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1969	Visual Effects	All Monsters Attack 1969-12-20 Movie
	Visual Effects Director	All Monsters Attack 1969-12-20 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv