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.

Known For

Making of 'Dreams'

Stray Dog

Acting

1994

Turning Point

as

1990

Making of 'Dreams'

as

Self

1949

Stray Dog

as

Fleeing Villain (uncredited)

1988

The Discarnates

as

Restaurant Owner

1985

A. K.

as

Self

1993

Samurai Kids

as

Grandfather

1986

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

as

Self

Searching For Kurosawa

as

Production

Crew

1969

All Monsters Attack

as

Directing

1962

King Kong vs. Godzilla

as

1954

Godzilla

as

1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla

as

1968

Destroy All Monsters

as

1966

The War of the Gargantuas

as

1965

Frankenstein Conquers the World

as

1957

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

as

1963

Atragon

as

1958

The H-Man

as

1957

The Mysterians

as

1970

Space Amoeba

as

1967

King Kong Escapes

as

1964

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

as

1959

Battle in Outer Space

as

1964

Dogora

as

1961

Mothra

as

1969

All Monsters Attack

as

1969

Latitude Zero

as

1962

Gorath

as

1963

Matango

as

1975

Terror of Mechagodzilla

as

1965

Invasion of Astro-Monster

as

1956

Rodan

as

1960

The Human Vapor

as

1955

Beast Man Snow Man

as

1938

Subterranean Heat

as

1937

The Beautiful Hawk

as

1950

Escape from Prison

as

1937

Avalanche

as

1985

Ran

as

1953

The Eagle of the Pacific

as

1991

Rhapsody in August

as

1958

Varan

as

1954

Farewell Rabaul

as

1951

The Blue Pearl

as

1952

The Skin of the South

as

1957

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

as

1956

Night School

as

1956

Young Tree

as

1953

Adolescence Part II

as

1966

Come Marry Me

as

1950

Iseshima

as

1949

A Story of a Co-op

as

1952

The Man Who Came to Port

as

1955

Lovetide

as

1955

Mother and Son

as

1957

Good Luck to These Two

as

1956

People of Tokyo, Goodbye

as

1957

A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye

as

1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

as

1957

A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

as

1958

Song for a Bride

as

1959

Echo Mountain

as

1959

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

as

1961

A Man in Red

as

1959

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

as

1972

Mirrorman

as

1949

Stray Dog

as

1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

as

1990

Dreams

as

1956

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

as

1937

Humanity and Paper Balloons

as

1935

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

as

1936

Enoken’s Ten Millions

as

1950

Escape at Dawn

as

1984

Godzilla Fantasia

as

1962

Varan the Unbelievable

as

1947

These Foolish Times

as

1951

Elegy

as

1957

Tokyo 1960

as

1977

Godzilla

as

1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla

as

1944

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

as

1944

Battle Troop

as

1957

Rodan! The Flying Monster

as

Return of Ultraman

as

Zone Fighter

as