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Ishirō Honda

Japanese filmmaker (1911-1993) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 81

Ishirō Honda was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 46 feature films in a career spanning five decades.

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1993Died28 February 19931988The DiscarnatesFilm, Restaurant Owner1984Godzilla FantasiaFilm, Director1973Zone FighterSeries, Director, Creator1971Return of UltramanSeries, Director1970Space AmoebaFilm, Director1969All Monsters AttackFilm, Director1967King Kong EscapesFilm, Director1965Frankenstein Conquers the WorldFilm, Director1963AtragonFilm, Director1961MothraFilm, Director1959Battle in Outer SpaceFilm, Director1958The H-ManFilm, Director1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Film, Director, Writer1954Farewell RabaulFilm, Director1949Stray DogFilm, Fleeing Villain (uncredited)1911Born7 May 1911

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  • Stray Dog 1949
  • Mothra 1961
  • Rhapsody in August 1991
  • Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964

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Filmography 40

125 credits on file

Television 2

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About this person

He is acknowledged as the most internationally successful Japanese filmmaker prior to Hayao Miyazaki and one of the founders of modern disaster film, with his films having a significant influence on the film industry. Despite directing many drama, war, documentary, and comedy films, Honda is best remembered for directing and co-creating the kaiju genre with special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya.

Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1993 · aged 81

In the same film or series as Ishirō

Akira KurosawaAlso in Rhapsody in August (1991)George TakeiAlso in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)Toshiro MifuneAlso in Stray Dog (1949)Yukihiro TakahashiAlso in The Discarnates (1988)Akiko SantōAlso in King Kong Escapes (1967)Russ TamblynAlso in The War of the Gargantuas (1966)