Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director and writer. Born 5 May 1911 in Yamagata, Japan. Died 28 February 1993.

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Born

5 May 1911, Yamagata, Japan

Died

28 February 1993

Active

1954–1985

Frequently works with

Shinichi Sekizawa, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki, Kenji Sahara, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Akihiko Hirata, Hiroshi Koizumi, Takashi Shimura

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Ishirō Honda — Ishirō HondaHonda Film Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The three crows: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda, and Senkichi Taniguchi with their mentor Kajirō Yamamoto in the late 1930s. — The three crows: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda, and Senkichi Taniguchi with their mentor Kajirō Yamamoto in the late 1930s.Kurosawa Productions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ishirō Honda directing his first feature film Aoi Shinju (1951) — Ishirō Honda directing his first feature film Aoi Shinju (1951)Honda Film Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya (center) and filmmaker Ishirō Honda (right) on the Faro Island set of King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) — Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya (center) and filmmaker Ishirō Honda (right) on the Faro Island set of King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)Honda Film Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ishirō Honda — Ishirō HondaImage via TMDB

Ishirō Honda — Ishirō HondaImage via TMDB

Filmmaker Ishirō Honda directing the unused alternative ending of Mothra (1961) — Filmmaker Ishirō Honda directing the unused alternative ending of Mothra (1961)Honda Film Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Filmmaker Ishirō Honda and special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya on the set of Godzilla (1954) — Filmmaker Ishirō Honda and special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya on the set of Godzilla (1954)Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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