Ishirō Honda

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Godzilla (1954) — Director
2. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) — Director
3. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) — Director
4. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — Director
5. Destroy All Monsters (1968) — Director
6. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — Director
7. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) — Director
8. Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) — Director
9. Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) — Director
10. All Monsters Attack (1969) — Director
11. Rodan (1956) — Director
12. Mothra (1961) — Director
13. King Kong Escapes (1967) — Director
14. The War of the Gargantuas (1966) — Director
15. Matango (1963) — Director
16. Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) — Director
17. The Mysterians (1957) — Director
18. Atragon (1963) — Director
19. Space Amoeba (1970) — Director
20. Godzilla (1977) — Director
21. Battle in Outer Space (1959) — Director
22. The H-Man (1958) — Director
23. Dogora (1964) — Director
24. Varan (1958) — Director
25. Varan the Unbelievable (1962) — Director
26. The Human Vapor (1960) — Director
27. Latitude Zero (1969) — Director
28. Gorath (1962) — Director
29. Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957) — Director
30. Return of Ultraman (1971) — Director
31. Beast Man Snow Man (1955) — Director
32. Godzilla Fantasia (1984) — Director
33. Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957) — Director
34. The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) — Director
35. Farewell Rabaul (1954) — Director
36. Zone Fighter (1973) — Director
37. Come Marry Me (1966) — Director
38. Rodan! The Flying Monster (1957) — Director
39. The Skin of the South (1952) — Director
40. The Blue Pearl (1951) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Godzilla (1954) — Substation Worker (uncredited)
2. Stray Dog (1949) — Fleeing Villain (uncredited)
3. A. K. (1985) — Self
4. Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957) — Substation worker (uncredited)
5. The Discarnates (1988) — Restaurant Owner
6. Turning Point (1994)
7. Making of 'Dreams' (1990) — Self
8. Samurai Kids (1993) — Grandfather
9. Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection (1986) — Self
10. Searching For Kurosawa (2025)