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Ishirō Honda
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Ishirō Honda

Directing · Born 1911-05-05 · age 81 at death · 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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Titles

Titles

Ran
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movie

Ran

Jun 19858.0
Assistant Director
Godzilla
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movie

Godzilla

Nov 19547.6
Director, Screenplay, Actor
Kagemusha
movie

Kagemusha

Apr 19807.8
Assistant Director
Dreams
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movie

Dreams

May 19907.8
Creative Consultant
Stray Dog
movie

Stray Dog

Oct 19497.6
Actor, Assistant Director
King Kong vs. Godzilla
movie

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Aug 19626.9
Director
Mothra vs. Godzilla
movie

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Apr 19647.0
Director, Lyricist
Destroy All Monsters
movie

Destroy All Monsters

Aug 19686.9
Director, Screenplay
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
movie

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Dec 19647.0
Director
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
movie

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Apr 19566.5
Director, Screenplay
King Kong vs. Godzilla
movie

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Jun 19636.6
Director
Invasion of Astro-Monster
movie

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Dec 19656.8
Director
Terror of Mechagodzilla
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movie

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Mar 19756.8
Director
Godzilla vs. Mothra
movie

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Dec 19926.9
Lyricist
All Monsters Attack
movie

All Monsters Attack

Dec 19695.1
Director, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
Rodan
movie

Rodan

Dec 19566.5
Director
Mothra
movie

Mothra

Jul 19617.2
Director, Lyricist
Rhapsody in August
movie

Rhapsody in August

May 19917.1
Screenplay, Assistant Director
Madadayo
movie

Madadayo

Apr 19937.4
Editor, Assistant Director
King Kong Escapes
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movie

King Kong Escapes

Jul 19676.1
Director
The War of the Gargantuas
movie

The War of the Gargantuas

Jul 19666.3
Director, Screenplay
Matango
movie

Matango

Aug 19636.7
Director
Frankenstein Conquers the World
movie

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Aug 19656.7
Director
The Mysterians
movie

The Mysterians

Dec 19576.3
Director
Atragon
movie

Atragon

Dec 19636.6
Director
Space Amoeba
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movie

Space Amoeba

Aug 19706.4
Director
Godzilla
movie

Godzilla

Jan 19776.8
Director, Screenplay
Humanity and Paper Balloons
movie

Humanity and Paper Balloons

Aug 19377.8
Assistant Director
Rebirth of Mothra
movie

Rebirth of Mothra

Dec 19966.2
Lyricist
Battle in Outer Space
movie

Battle in Outer Space

Dec 19595.9
Director
Dogora
movie

Dogora

Aug 19646.7
Director
Rebirth of Mothra II
movie

Rebirth of Mothra II

Dec 19975.7
Lyricist
The H-Man
movie

The H-Man

Jun 19585.8
Director
Varan
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movie

Varan

Oct 19585.8
Director
Varan the Unbelievable
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movie

Varan the Unbelievable

Dec 19624.4
Director
Latitude Zero
movie

Latitude Zero

Jul 19695.9
Director
Gorath
movie

Gorath

Mar 19626.3
Director
The Human Vapor
movie

The Human Vapor

Dec 19607.1
Director
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
movie

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Mar 19578.6
Director, Screenplay, Actor
The Discarnates
movie

The Discarnates

Sep 19886.7
Actor
Return of Ultraman
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show

Return of Ultraman

Apr 19718.6
Director
Beast Man Snow Man
movie

Beast Man Snow Man

Aug 19554.9
Director
Godzilla Fantasia
movie

Godzilla Fantasia

Jan 19849.7
Director
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
movie

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

May 19573.5
Director
Avalanche
movie

Avalanche

Jul 19376.8
Assistant Director
The Eagle of the Pacific
movie

The Eagle of the Pacific

Oct 19537.8
Director
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
movie

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Mar 19356.6
Assistant Director
Farewell Rabaul
movie

Farewell Rabaul

Feb 19548.1
Director
Horse
movie

Horse

Mar 19416.3
Assistant Director
Zone Fighter
show

Zone Fighter

Apr 19737.4
Director, Creator
Escape at Dawn
movie

Escape at Dawn

Jan 19506.0
Assistant Director
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
movie

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

Mar 19447.0
Assistant Director
Come Marry Me
movie

Come Marry Me

Nov 19667.0
Director
Rodan! The Flying Monster
movie

Rodan! The Flying Monster

Nov 19575.7
Director
Turning Point
movie

Turning Point

Jun 19947.0
Actor
Samurai Kids
movie

Samurai Kids

Jul 19937.5
Actor
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
movie

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

Jan 19866.0
Writer
The Blue Pearl
movie

The Blue Pearl

Aug 19517.5
Director, Writer
The Skin of the South
movie

The Skin of the South

Feb 19528.0
Director, Screenplay
The Man Who Came to Port
movie

The Man Who Came to Port

Nov 195210.0
Director