Ishirō Honda

Director 47 / Writer 17 / Actor 4 · 1951 – 1997 · 🎬 68 · 🇯🇵 Japan

Ishirō Honda was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 46 feature films in a career spanning five decades. He is acknowledged as the most internationally successful Japanese filmmaker prior to Hayao Miyazaki and one of the founders of modern disaster film, with his films having a significant influence on the film industry. Despite directing many drama, war, documentary, and comedy films, Honda is best remembered for directing and co-creating the kaiju genre with special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya.

All · 68 🎬 Movies · 68

Science-Fiction Horror Action Drama Fantasy

Frequent Collaborators

Kenji Sahara

31 shared

Akihiko Hirata

26 shared

Sachio Sakai

22 shared

Yoshibumi Tajima

22 shared

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

21 shared

Ren Yamamoto

21 shared

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🎬 Movies

Rebirth of Mothra II

Rebirth of Mothra II

writer

1997

Rebirth of Mothra

Rebirth of Mothra

writer

1996

Samurai Kids

Samurai Kids

actor

1993

Madadayo

Madadayo

writer

1993

Godzilla vs. Mothra

Godzilla vs. Mothra

writer

1992

Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

writer

1991

Making of 'Dreams'

Making of 'Dreams'

actor

1990

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

actor

1986

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

writer

1986

A. K.

A. K.

actor

1985

Godzilla

Godzilla

director

1977

Godzilla

Godzilla

writer

1977

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Terror of Mechagodzilla

director

1975

Mirrorman

Mirrorman

director

1972

Space Amoeba

Space Amoeba

director

1970

All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack

director

1969

Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero

director

1969

Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

director

1968

Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

writer

1968

King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

director

1967

The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

director

1966

The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

writer

1966

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

director

1965

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

director

1965

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

director

1964

Dogora

Dogora

director

1964

The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor

director

1964

Gorath

Gorath

director

1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

director

1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

writer

1964

Atragon

Atragon

director

1963

Matango

Matango

director

1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

director

1963

Varan the Unbelievable

Varan the Unbelievable

director

1962

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

director

1962

Gorath

Gorath

director

1962

Mothra

Mothra

director

1961

Mothra

Mothra

writer

1961

The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor

director

1960

Battle in Outer Space

Battle in Outer Space

director

1959

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

director

1959

Varan

Varan

director

1958

The H-Man

The H-Man

director

1958

The Mysterians

The Mysterians

director

1957

Rodan! The Flying Monster

Rodan! The Flying Monster

director

1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

director

1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

director

1957

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

director

1957

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