Ishirō Honda

Inoshira Honda

Born May 5, 1911· Yamagata, Japan

† Died February 28, 1993

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Born into a Buddhist family in Yamagata Prefecture, Honda pursued film studies at Nihon University’s fledgling art department before entering the Japanese studio system in 1934 as a third assistant director; after fifteen years in supporting roles, he launched his directing career with the short documentary Ise-Shima (1949) and earned critical praise for his first feature, The Blue Pearl (1952).…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources