Ishirō Honda
Director · Writer
81 years (May 5, 1911 – Feb 28, 1993)Yamagata, Japan
The name here belongs off camera: Ishirō Honda is a Japanese director responsible for choices the audience only ever sees the result of. 'Godzilla' is the project most people will have heard of. 'Mothra vs. Godzilla' is the other project that tends to come up. If there is a home genre here, it is sci-fi. The work is split between film and television rather than confined to either.
Ishirō Honda
Director · Writer
The name here belongs off camera: Ishirō Honda is a Japanese director responsible for choices the audience only ever sees the result of. 'Godzilla' is the project most people will have heard of. 'Mothra vs. Godzilla' is the other project that tends to come up. If there is a home genre here, it is sci-fi. The work is split between film and television rather than confined to either.
61 Movies
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Godzilla
1954
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
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Destroy All Monsters
1968
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
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Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
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All Monsters Attack
1969
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Godzilla
1977
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
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Atragon
1963
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King Kong Escapes
1967
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Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
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Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977
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Mothra
1961
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Rodan
1956
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Matango
1963
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The War of the Gargantuas
1966
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The H-Man
1958
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Gorath
1962
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Battle in Outer Space
1959
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The Mysterians
1957
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Space Amoeba
1970
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Latitude Zero
1969
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Dogora
1964
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
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Varan
1958
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The Human Vapor
1960
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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
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Varan the Unbelievable
1962
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Farewell Rabaul
1954
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Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
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Beast Man Snow Man
1955
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Godzilla Fantasia
1984
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Come Marry Me
1966
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The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ishirō Honda still alive?
Ishirō Honda passed away on February 28, 1993 at age 81.
What are the most famous roles of Ishirō Honda?
Ishirō Honda is best known for directing Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, King Kong vs. Godzilla.
How many movies has Ishirō Honda directed?
Over a 44-year career (since 1949), Ishirō Honda has directed or written 61 films and worked on 2 TV shows.
What was Ishirō Honda's first movie?
The career of Ishirō Honda began with A Story of a Co-op (1949).
What is Ishirō Honda's most recent movie or series?
Ishirō Honda's most recent release is Rhapsody in August, which premiered on May 25, 1991.
What TV shows has Ishirō Honda created or directed?
On television, Ishirō Honda has appeared in Return of Ultraman, Zone Fighter.
Ishirō Honda
1911-05-05 · Yamagata, Japan
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.Ishirō Honda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.