Directed credits
76
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Ishirō Honda
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 74Directed series: 2All crew credits: 85
TMDB ID: 18598
IMDb ID: nm0393094
Known for: Directing
Born: May 5, 1911
Died: February 28, 1993
Age: 81
Place of birth: Yamagata, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1935 - 2001
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q150840
Also known as
本多猪四郎 • Исиро Хонда • 혼다 이시로 • 이시로 혼다 • Inoshiro Honda • Inoshira Honda • I. Honda • Honda Ishirō • Honda Inoshirō • Yinoshiro Honda
Frequent jobs
Director (61)Assistant Director (14)Second Assistant Director (1)Lyricist (3)Screenplay (2)Characters (1)Creative Consultant (1)Original Film Writer (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ishirō Honda.
7.1
Rhapsody in August
Assistant Director
1991 Movie
8.0
Ran
Assistant Director
1985 Movie
9.7
Godzilla Fantasia
Director
1984 Movie
10.0
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Director
1977 Movie
6.8
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Director
1975 Movie
Mirrorman
Director
1972 Movie
6.4
Space Amoeba
Director
1970 Movie
5.1
All Monsters Attack
Director
1969 Movie
5.8
Latitude Zero
Director
1969 Movie
6.9
Destroy All Monsters
Director
1968 Movie
6.2
King Kong Escapes
Director
1967 Movie
6.0
Come Marry Me
Director
1966 Movie
6.4
The War of the Gargantuas
Director
1966 Movie
6.8
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Director
1965 Movie
6.7
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Director
1965 Movie
7.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Director
1964 Movie
6.8
Dogora
Director
1964 Movie
7.0
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Director
1964 Movie
6.5
Atragon
Director
1963 Movie
6.7
Matango
Director
1963 Movie
6.5
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Director
1963 Movie
4.3
Varan the Unbelievable
Director
1962 Movie
6.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Director
1962 Movie
6.4
Gorath
Director
1962 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Ishirō Honda.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ishirō Honda.
8.0
Ran
Assistant Director
1985 Movie
7.7
Dreams
Creative Consultant
1990 Movie
7.6
Godzilla
Director
1954 Movie
7.5
Stray Dog
Assistant Director
1949 Movie
7.3
Madadayo
Screenplay
1993 Movie
7.1
Mothra
Director
1961 Movie
7.1
Rhapsody in August
Assistant Director
1991 Movie
7.0
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Director
1964 Movie
7.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Director
1964 Movie
6.9
Destroy All Monsters
Director
1968 Movie
6.9
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Lyricist
1992 Movie
6.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Director
1962 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ishirō Honda.
9.7
Godzilla Fantasia
Director
1984 Movie
6.8
Godzilla
Screenplay
1977 Movie
6.0
Samurai Kids
as Grandfather
1993 Movie
8.0
Ran
Assistant Director
1985 Movie
7.6
Godzilla
Director
1954 Movie
6.9
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Lyricist
1992 Movie
6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Director
1956 Movie
6.5
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Director
1963 Movie
6.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Director
1962 Movie
6.5
Rodan
Director
1956 Movie
7.7
Dreams
Creative Consultant
1990 Movie
6.8
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Director
1965 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ishirō Honda.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ishirō Honda.
Moses vs. Godzilla
Characters
2001 Movie
5.7
Rebirth of Mothra II
Lyricist
1997 Movie
6.2
Rebirth of Mothra
Lyricist
1996 Movie
7.3
Madadayo
Screenplay
1993 Movie
6.9
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Lyricist
1992 Movie
7.7
Dreams
Creative Consultant
1990 Movie
6.0
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
Writer
1986 Movie
6.8
Godzilla
Screenplay
1977 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ishirō Honda.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ishirō Honda.
6.0
Turning Point
1994 Movie
6.0
Samurai Kids
as Grandfather
1993 Movie
8.0
Making of 'Dreams'
as Self
1990 Movie
6.4
The Discarnates
as Restaurant Owner
1988 Movie
6.0
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
as Self
1986 Movie
6.3
A. K.
as Self
1985 Movie
Searching For Kurosawa
Movie
7.5
Stray Dog
as Fleeing Villain (uncredited)
1949 Movie