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Ishiro Honda (?? ??? Honda Ishiro), sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda", (May 7 1911 in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island. Its capital is Yamagata, Yamagata....
 – February 28, 1993) was a Japanese
Japanese people

The are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan....
 film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
. His early film career included working as an assistant under the famed director, Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

was a prominent Japanese people filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter and film editing. His first credited film as director, , was released in 1943, his last as director, , in 1993....
.

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.

s probably best known for his tokusatsu
Tokusatsu

is a Japanese language word that literally means "special effects." It is primarily used to refer to live-action Japanese film and Japanese television drama that generally feature superheroes and make considerable use of special effects....
 films including several entries in the Godzilla
Godzilla

is a kaiju from the Godzilla series of science fiction films. He was first seen in the 1954 in film film Godzilla and has appeared in 28 films to date, all of which were produced by Toho As one of the most iconic characters in film history, Godzilla has also appeared in numerous Godzilla , Godzilla video games, novels and Godzilla in popula...
 series.






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Ishiro Honda (?? ??? Honda Ishiro), sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda", (May 7 1911 in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island. Its capital is Yamagata, Yamagata....
 – February 28, 1993) was a Japanese
Japanese people

The are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan....
 film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
. His early film career included working as an assistant under the famed director, Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

was a prominent Japanese people filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter and film editing. His first credited film as director, , was released in 1943, his last as director, , in 1993....
.

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.

Life

He is probably best known for his tokusatsu
Tokusatsu

is a Japanese language word that literally means "special effects." It is primarily used to refer to live-action Japanese film and Japanese television drama that generally feature superheroes and make considerable use of special effects....
 films including several entries in the Godzilla
Godzilla

is a kaiju from the Godzilla series of science fiction films. He was first seen in the 1954 in film film Godzilla and has appeared in 28 films to date, all of which were produced by Toho As one of the most iconic characters in film history, Godzilla has also appeared in numerous Godzilla , Godzilla video games, novels and Godzilla in popula...
 series. He directed the original Godzilla
Godzilla (1954 film)

is a successful landmark 1954 in film Japanese science fiction film directed and co-written by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, produced and distributed by Toho....
 along with King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla

is a 1962 tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Ishiro Honda with visual effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It was the third installment in the Japanese series of monster films featuring the mutant dinosaur Godzilla....
 (1962), Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla

is a tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Ishiro Honda. It was the fourth film to be released in the Godzilla , produced by Toho...
 (1964), All Monsters Attack
All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack, released in Japan as , is a 1969 tokusatsu film, also known as Godzilla's Revenge. The 10th film in Toho Studio's Godzilla series, it was directed by Ishiro Honda, who also directed the special effects, assisted by Teruyoshi Nakano....
 (1969) and many others until 1975. He also directed such tokusatsu
Tokusatsu

is a Japanese language word that literally means "special effects." It is primarily used to refer to live-action Japanese film and Japanese television drama that generally feature superheroes and make considerable use of special effects....
 films such as Rodan
Rodan

is a kaiju, introduced in Rodan , a 1956 release from Toho, the company responsible for the Godzilla series. Like Godzilla and Anguirus, it is designed after a type of prehistoric reptile ....
 and Mothra
Mothra

is a kaiju, a type of fictional monster who first appeared in the novel The Luminous Fairies and Mothra by Takehiko Fukunaga. Since her film d?but in the 1961 film Mothra , she has appeared in several Toho tokusatsu films....
. His last feature film was Terror of Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla

Terror of Mechagodzilla, released in Japan as , is a 1975 tokusatsu kaiju film. The film was titled The Terror of Godzilla in its original United States of America theatrical release....
 (1975).

The following years were spent directing various sci-fi TV shows. The superhero
Superhero

A superhero is a Character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to act of derring-do in the public interest". Since the debut of the prototype superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes?ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas?have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other mass...
 shows Return of Ultraman
Return of Ultraman

is a tokusatsu science fiction/kaiju/superhero TV series, and is the 4th Ultra Series.Eiji Tsuburaya originally intended for the Ultra Series to end with the 1967 series Ultraseven, but Ultraman was too popular to keep down....
, Mirrorman
Mirrorman (TV series)

is the title superhero of a tokusatsu science fiction/kaiju/superhero TV series, Mirrorman. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the series aired on Fuji Television from December 5 1971 to November 26 1972, with a total of 51 episodes....
 and Meteor Man Zone were also his. In addition, he directed the cult film
Cult film

A 'cult film' is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fan . Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside of the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame amongst mainstream audiences, including Carnival of Souls , Easy Rider , 2001: A Space Odyssey...
 Matango
Matango

, also known as Matango, Fungus of Terror and Attack of the Mushroom People, is a 1963 in film tokusatsu eiga . It was directed by Ishiro Honda, written by Takeshi Kimura based on the story "The Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson , and had special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya....
.

At the end of his career he returned to working as an assistant director for his old friend Akira Kurosawa. Allegedly one segment of the Kurosawa film, Dreams, was actually directed by Honda following Kurosawa's detailed storyboards.

His most memorable quote: "Monsters are born too tall, too strong, too heavy, that is their tragedy," when he spoke of his film, Rodan. This statement alone would give fans the impression that his intent was to give all kaiju
Kaiju

File:Gojira 1954 poster 3.jpgFile:Jujin Yuki Otoko poster.jpg is a Japanese language word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English language as "monster." Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment....
 a distinct personality instead of just being a monster-on-the-loose
Creature Features

Creature Features was a generic title for Horror film shows broadcast on local U.S. television stations throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s....
.

Filmography


  • A Story of a Co-Op (1949)
  • Ise Island (1950)
  • The Blue Pearl
    The Blue Pearl

    is a 1951 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1951)
  • The Skin of the South
    The Skin of the South

    is a 1952 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1952)
  • The Man Who Came to Port
    The Man Who Came to Port

    is a 1952 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1952)
  • Adolescence Part II
    Adolescence Part II

    is a 1953 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1953)
  • Eagle of the Pacific
    Eagle of the Pacific

    aka Operation Kamikaze is a 1953 black and white cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1953)
  • Farewell Rabaul
    Farewell Rabaul

    is a black and white 1954 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.File:Saraba Rabauru poster 2.jpg...
     (1954)
  • Godzilla
    Godzilla (1954 film)

    is a successful landmark 1954 in film Japanese science fiction film directed and co-written by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, produced and distributed by Toho....
     (1954)
  • Love Makeup
    Love Makeup

    is a 1955 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1955)
  • Cry-Baby (1955)
  • Half Human
    Half Human

    Half Human, originally released in Japan as , is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho in 1955. The film was made by Toho's legendary Godzilla production team of Ishiro Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Tomoyuki Tanaka ....
     (1955)
  • Night School
  • Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
  • People of Tokyo, Goodbye
    People of Tokyo, Goodbye

    is a 1956 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links*...
     (1956)
  • Rodan
    Rodan (film)

    Rodan, released in Japan as , is a 1956 tokusatsu film produced by Toho. It was the studio's first Kaiju eiga filmed in color . It is one of a series of "giant monster" movies that found an audience outside Japan, especially in United States....
     (1956)
  • Young Tree
    Young Tree (film)

    is a 1956 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda....
     (1956)
  • A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
    A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye

    is a 1957 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1957)
  • A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
    A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

    is a 1957 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1957)
  • A Rainbow Plays in My Heart
    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart

    is a 1957 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1957)
  • Be Happy, These Two Lovers
    Be Happy, These Two Lovers

    is a 1957 cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda.External links...
     (1957)
  • The Mysterians
    The Mysterians

    The Mysterians, released in Japan as , is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho in 1957. It was directed by the "Golden Duo" of Ishiro Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya ....
     (1957)
  • Song for a Bride
    Song for a Bride

    Song for a Bride is a 1958 Cinema of Japan directed by Ishiro Honda....
     (1958)
  • The H-Man
    The H-Man

    The H-Man, known in Japan as , is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho in 1958. The film was made by Toho's legendary Godzilla directing/special effects/producing team of Ishiro Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Tomoyuki Tanaka ....
     (1958)
  • Varan the Unbelievable
    Varan the Unbelievable

    Varan the Unbelievable, released in Japan as , is a 1958 kaiju eiga directed by Ishiro Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya , and their last black-and-white monster film....
     (1958)
  • Battle in Outer Space
    Battle in Outer Space

    is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho in Japan in 1959, and distributed world-wide in 1960 by Columbia Pictures under the title Battle in Outer Space....
     (1959)
  • The Human Vapor
    The Human Vapor

    The Human Vapor, known in Japan as , is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho in 1960. The film was made by Toho's legendary Godzilla directing/special effects/producing team of Ishir? Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Tomoyuki Tanaka ....
     (1960)
  • Mothra (1961)
  • Gorath
    Gorath

    Gorath, released in Japan as , is a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu film produced by Toho in 1962. The story for Gorath was by Jojiro Okami, a former Japanese Air Force pilot who also gave the original ideas to the films The Mysterians, Battle in Outer Space, and Uchu Daikaiju Dogora....
     (1962)
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla
    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    is a 1962 tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Ishiro Honda with visual effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It was the third installment in the Japanese series of monster films featuring the mutant dinosaur Godzilla....
     (1962)
  • Matango
    Matango

    , also known as Matango, Fungus of Terror and Attack of the Mushroom People, is a 1963 in film tokusatsu eiga . It was directed by Ishiro Honda, written by Takeshi Kimura based on the story "The Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson , and had special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya....
     (1963)
  • Atragon
    Atragon

    Atragon, released in Japan as , is a 1963 in film Toho tokusatsu film based on a series of juvenile adventure novels under the banner Kaitei Gunkan by Shunro Oshikawa and the illustrated fiction Kaitei Okoku by illustrator Shigeru Komatsuzaki, serialized in a monthly magazine for boys....
     (1963)
  • Mothra vs. Godzilla
    Mothra vs. Godzilla

    is a tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Ishiro Honda. It was the fourth film to be released in the Godzilla , produced by Toho...
     (1964)
  • Dogora, the Space Monster
    Dogora

    'Dogora' may refer to:* Uchu Daikaiju Dogora, a Japanese film, 1964* ...
     (1964)
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, released in Japan as and originally released in the US as Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster, is a 1964 tokusatsu kaiju film, and is the 5th film in Toho's Godzilla series....
     (1964)
  • Frankenstein vs. Baragon
    Frankenstein Conquers the World

    Frankenstein Conquers the World, released in Japan as and Toho's official English title is Frankenstein vs. Baragon, is a tokusatsu kaiju/horror film produced in 1965 by Toho....
     (1965)
  • Invasion of the Astro-Monster
    Invasion of Astro-Monster

    Invasion of Astro-Monster; known in Japan as ; Monster Zero and Godzilla vs. Monster Zero in the United States; and Invasion of the Astro-Monsters in the United Kingdom is a Toho kaiju film released in 1965 and direct sequel to Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster....
     (1965)
  • The War of the Gargantuas
    War of the Gargantuas

    The War of the Gargantuas, released in Japan as , is a 1966 in film Kaiju eiga , and a sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World.It introduces two giant, hairy humanoids called Gargantuas, which spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster from the previous film and are described as brothers....
     (1966)
  • King Kong Escapes
    King Kong Escapes

    King Kong Escapes, released in Japan as , is a Japanese/United States tokusatsu film. A co-production from Toho and Rankin/Bass, it was released in Japan in 1967, and in the United States by Universal Studios the following year....
     (1967)
  • Destroy All Monsters
    Destroy All Monsters

    Destroy All Monsters, released in Japan as , is a 1968 in film Kaiju eiga . The ninth in Toho' Godzilla series, it was directed by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya and Sadamasa Arikawa....
     (1968)
  • All Monsters Attack
    All Monsters Attack

    All Monsters Attack, released in Japan as , is a 1969 tokusatsu film, also known as Godzilla's Revenge. The 10th film in Toho Studio's Godzilla series, it was directed by Ishiro Honda, who also directed the special effects, assisted by Teruyoshi Nakano....
     (1969)
  • Latitude Zero (1969)
  • Space Amoeba
    Space Amoeba

    Space Amoeba or Yog--Monster from Space, released in Japan as , is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho in 1970....
     (1970)
  • Terror of Mechagodzilla
    Terror of Mechagodzilla

    Terror of Mechagodzilla, released in Japan as , is a 1975 tokusatsu kaiju film. The film was titled The Terror of Godzilla in its original United States of America theatrical release....
     (1975)


Collaborations with Akira Kurosawa

  • Stray Dog
    Stray dog

    Stray dog or stray dogs may refer to:Dogs:* Any sort of feral dog* Pariah dog, a certain type of feral dogMusic:*Stray Dogs , a 2003 album by the Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl...
     (1949)
  • Kagemusha
    Kagemusha

    is a 1980 in film film by Akira Kurosawa. The title is a term used for an impersonator. It is set in the Sengoku period era of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class criminal who is taught to impersonate a dying warlord in order to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan....
     (1980)
  • Ran
    Rán

    In Norse mythology, R?n is a Water deity. According to Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda book Sk?ldskaparm?l, in his retelling of the Poetic Edda poem Lokasenna, she is married to ?gir and they have daughters of ?gir together....
     (1985)
  • Dreams (1990)
  • Rhapsody in August (1991)
  • Madadayo
    Madadayo

    is a 1993 in film Cinema of Japan. It is the thirty-first and final film made by Akira Kurosawa....
     (1993)


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