Ishirō Honda
Known for: Directing
Born: May 5, 1911
Died: February 28, 1993
Place of birth: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ishirō Honda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
95 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
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Searching For Kurosawa
2025
NR
Moses vs. Godzilla
2001
5.7
Rebirth of Mothra II
1997
6.2
Rebirth of Mothra
1996
7.0
Turning Point
1994
7.5
Samurai Kids
1993
7.3
Madadayo
1993
6.9
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
7.1
Rhapsody in August
1991
8.0
Making of 'Dreams'
1990
7.7
Dreams
1990
6.6
The Discarnates
1988
6.0
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
1986
8.0
Ran
1985
6.3
A. K.
1985
9.7
Godzilla Fantasia
1984
7.8
Kagemusha
1980
9.0
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977
NR
Monsters of the Lost Continent
1977
6.8
Godzilla
1977
6.8
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
NR
Katango's War
1973
7.4
Zone Fighter
1973
NR
Mirrorman
1972
8.6
Return of Ultraman
1971
6.4
Space Amoeba
1970
5.1
All Monsters Attack
1969
5.9
Latitude Zero
1969
6.9
Destroy All Monsters
1968
6.1
King Kong Escapes
1967
7.0
Come Marry Me
1966
6.3
The War of the Gargantuas
1966
6.8
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
6.7
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
7.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
6.7
Dogora
1964
7.0
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
6.6
Atragon
1963
6.7
Matango
1963
6.5
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
4.4
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
6.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
6.3
Gorath
1962
8.0
A Man in Red
1961
7.2
Mothra
1961
7.1
The Human Vapor
1960
5.9
Battle in Outer Space
1959
7.0
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
8.0
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
9.0
Echo Mountain
1959
5.8
Varan
1958
5.8
The H-Man
1958
10.0
Song for a Bride
1958
6.3
The Mysterians
1957
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Tokyo 1960
1957
5.7
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
9.0
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957
9.0
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
NR
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
8.0
A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
1957
3.5
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
8.6
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
8.0
Good Luck to These Two
1957
6.5
Rodan
1956
9.0
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
1956
6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
10.0
Night School
1956
8.0
Young Tree
1956
4.9
Beast Man Snow Man
1955
8.0
Mother and Son
1955
8.0
Lovetide
1955
7.6
Godzilla
1954
8.1
Farewell Rabaul
1954
7.8
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
10.0
Adolescence Part II
1953
10.0
The Man Who Came to Port
1952
8.0
The Skin of the South
1952
7.5
The Blue Pearl
1951
9.0
Elegy
1951
6.0
Escape at Dawn
1950
10.0
Escape from Prison
1950
7.0
Ise-Shima
1949
7.6
Stray Dog
1949
9.0
Kaze no ko
1949
8.0
A Story of a Co-op
1949
10.0
These Foolish Times
1947
10.0
Battle Troop
1944
7.0
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944
6.3
Horse
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Osanaki mono no hata
1939
8.5
Chocolate and Soldiers
1938
7.0
Subterranean Heat
1938
7.0
The Beautiful Hawk
1937
7.9
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937
6.8
Avalanche
1937
10.0
Enoken’s Ten Millions
1936
6.6
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
1935