Ishirō Honda
Director · Actor · WriterIshirō 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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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR10
Searching For Kurosawa
2025
Turning Point
1994
Samurai Kids
1993
Grandfather
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
Self
The Discarnates
1988
Restaurant Owner
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
1986
Self
A. K.
1985
Self
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
Substation worker (uncredited)
Godzilla
1954
Substation Worker (uncredited)
Stray Dog
1949
Fleeing Villain (uncredited)
DIRECTOR81
Madadayo
1993
Assistant Director
Rhapsody in August
1991
Assistant Director
Ran
1985
Assistant Director
Godzilla Fantasia
1984
Director
Kagemusha
1980
Assistant Director
Godzilla
1977
Director
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977
Director
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
Director
Mirrorman
1972
Director
Space Amoeba
1970
Director
All Monsters Attack
1969
Director
Latitude Zero
1969
Director
Destroy All Monsters
1968
Director
King Kong Escapes
1967
Director
The War of the Gargantuas
1966
Director
Come Marry Me
1966
Director
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
Director
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
Director
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
Director
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Director
Dogora
1964
Director
The Human Vapor
1964
Director
Gorath
1964
Director
Atragon
1963
Director
Matango
1963
Director
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Director
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Director
Gorath
1962
Director
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
Director
Mothra
1961
Director
A Man in Red
1961
Director
The Human Vapor
1960
Director
Battle in Outer Space
1959
Director
Echo Mountain
1959
Director
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
Director
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
Director
The H-Man
1958
Director
Varan
1958
Director
Song for a Bride
1958
Director
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
Director
The Mysterians
1957
Director
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
Director
Good Luck to These Two
1957
Director
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
1957
Director
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
Director
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957
Director
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Director
Tokyo 1960
1957
Director
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
Director
Rodan
1956
Director
Night School
1956
Director
Young Tree
1956
Director
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
1956
Director
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Director
Beast Man Snow Man
1955
Director
Lovetide
1955
Director
Mother and Son
1955
Director
Godzilla
1954
Director
Farewell Rabaul
1954
Director
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
Director
Adolescence Part II
1953
Director
The Skin of the South
1952
Director
The Man Who Came to Port
1952
Director
The Blue Pearl
1951
Director
Elegy
1951
Assistant Director
Escape from Prison
1950
Assistant Director
Escape at Dawn
1950
Assistant Director
A Story of a Co-op
1949
Director
Ise-Shima
1949
Director
Stray Dog
1949
Assistant Director
Kaze no ko
1949
Assistant Director
These Foolish Times
1947
Assistant Director
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944
Assistant Director
Battle Troop
1944
Assistant Director
Horse
1941
Assistant Director
Subterranean Heat
1938
Assistant Director
The Beautiful Hawk
1937
Assistant Director
Avalanche
1937
Assistant Director
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937
Assistant Director
Enoken’s Ten Millions
1936
Second Assistant Director
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
1935
Assistant Director
WRITER21
Moses vs. Godzilla
2001
Characters
Rebirth of Mothra II
1997
Lyricist
Rebirth of Mothra
1996
Lyricist
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
Lyricist
Rhapsody in August
1991
Screenplay
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
1986
Writer
Godzilla
1977
Screenplay
Destroy All Monsters
1968
Screenplay
The War of the Gargantuas
1966
Screenplay
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
Lyricist
Mothra
1961
Lyricist
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
1957
Writer
Tokyo 1960
1957
Screenplay
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
Screenplay
Young Tree
1956
Writer
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
1956
Writer
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Screenplay
Godzilla
1954
Screenplay
The Skin of the South
1952
Screenplay
The Blue Pearl
1951
Writer
Ise-Shima
1949
Screenplay
