Ishirō Honda

Inoshira Honda

Born May 5, 1911· Yamagata, Japan

† Died February 28, 1993

64Filmography★ 7.3Average rating

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

Known for

Filmography

Features 61

Godzilla

Return of Ultraman

Return of Ultraman1971

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla1964

Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters1968

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla1962

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Terror of Mechagodzilla1975

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster1965

Rodan

King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes1967

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956

All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack1969

Short films 3

Also in front of the camera

The roles they played on screen.

All on-screen roles

Godzilla

Stray Dog