Director
Ishirō Honda
May 5, 1911 · Yamagata, Japan
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Kenji Sahara
15 titles together
King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Yoshibumi Tajima
11 titles together
King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters
Ikio Sawamura
11 titles together
King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Akihiko Hirata
10 titles together
Godzilla, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Jun Tazaki
8 titles together
King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters
Takashi Shimura
7 titles together
Godzilla, Stray Dog, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Full filmography · 69
Searching For Kurosawa
cast
2025
Turning Point
cast
1994
Samurai Kids
as Grandfather
1993
The Discarnates
as Restaurant Owner
1988
Godzilla Fantasia
Director
1984
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Director
1977
Monsters of the Lost Continent
Director
1977
Godzilla
Director
19776.8
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Director
19756.8
Katango's War
Director
1973
Mirrorman
Director
1972
Space Amoeba
Director
19706.4