# Ishirō Honda

*Sa pangalang Hapones na ito, ang apelyido ay* Honda*.*

| Ishirō Honda |
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| 本多 猪四郎 |
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| Kapanganakan | 7 Mayo 1911(1911-05-07) Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| Kamatayan | 28 Pebrero 1993(1993-02-28) (81 taong gulang)  Tokyo, Japan |
| Trabaho | Director, producer, screenwriter, editor |
| Asawa | Kimi Yamasaki (k. 1939) |
| Anak | 2 |
| Website |  |

Si **Ishirō Honda** (本多猪四郎, *Honda Ishirō*, 7 May 1911 - 28 February 1993), na minsan naikredit bilang **Ishiro Honda** sa mga dayuhang pagpapalabas ng pelikula, ay isang Hapones na direktor at screenwriter ng mga pelikula. Siya rin ay nakilala sa mga pelikulang *kaiju* at *tokusatsu*, kabilang ang mga pelikula sa seryeng *Godzilla*.

## Kamusmusan

### Edukasyong pampelikula

## Serbisyong panmilitar

## Karera

### Pagbabalik sa Toho

### Mga dokumentarya

### Mga pelikulang pamoso

## Dedikasyon

## Pilmograpiya

Honda (left) working on the set of the original *Godzilla*

| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Director | Assistant director | Screenplay |
| *Tadano bonji* | 1934 |  | Oo |  |  |  |
| *Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts* | 1935 |  | Oo |  |  |  |
| *Otto no teiso–aki futatabi* | 1937 |  | Oo |  | Assistant director with Akira Kurosawa |  |
| *Nadare* |  | Oo |  | Assistant director with Akira Kurosawa |  |
| *Enoken no Chakiri Kinta (zen)* |  | Oo |  | 2nd assistant director |  |
| *Enoken no Chakiri Kinta (go)–Kaeri wa kowai, mateba hiyori* |  | Oo |  | Assistant director with Akira Kurosawa |  |
| *Chinetsu* | 1938 |  | Oo |  | Assistant director with Akira Kurosawa |  |
| *Tojuro no koi* |  | Oo |  | Assistant director with Akira Kurosawa |  |
| *Stray Dog* | 1949 |  | Oo |  | Chief assistant director |  |
| *Ise-Shima* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *A Story of a Co-op* | 1950 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *The Blue Pearl* | 1951 | Oo |  | Oo |  |  |
| *Nangoku no hada* | 1952 | Oo |  | Oo |  |  |
| Man Who Came to Port *The Man Who Came to Port* | Oo |  | Oo |  |  |
| *That Dangerous Age* | 1953 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| Eagle of the Pacific *The Eagle of the Pacific* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Farewell Rabaul* | 1954 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Godzilla* | Oo |  | Oo |  |  |
| *Lovetide* | 1955 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Mother and Son* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Half Human* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Tokyo no hito sayonara* | 1956 | Oo |  | Oo |  |  |
| *Night School* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Young Tree* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Rodan* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Be Happy, These Two Lovers* | 1957 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Wakare no chatsumi uta* | Oo |  | Oo |  |  |
| *Wagamune no niji wa kiezu (dai ichibu)* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Wagamune no niji wa kiezu (dai nibu)* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Wakare no chatsumi uta–Onesan to yonda hito* | Oo |  | Oo |  |  |
| Mysterians *The Mysterians* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Hanayome sanjuso* | 1958 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| H-Man *The H-Man* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Varan the Unbelievable* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Kodama wa yonde iru* | 1959 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Tetsuwan Toshu Inao monogatari* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Uwayaku • Shitayaku • Godoyaku* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Battle in Outer Space* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| Human Vapor *The Human Vapor* | 1960 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Mothra* | 1961 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| Man in Red *A Man in Red* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Gorath* | 1962 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *King Kong vs. Godzilla* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Matango* | 1963 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Atragon* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Mothra vs. Godzilla* | 1964 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Dogora* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Frankenstein Conquers the World* | 1965 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Invasion of Astro-Monster* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *The War of the Gargantuas* | 1966 | Oo |  | Oo |  |  |
| *Come Marry Me* | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *King Kong Escapes* | 1967 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Destroy All Monsters* | 1968 | Oo |  | Oo |  |  |
| *Latitude Zero* | 1969 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *All Monsters Attack* | Oo |  |  | Special effects director |  |
| *Space Amoeba* | 1970 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Mirrorman* | 1972 | Oo |  |  | Short film |  |
| *Terror of Mechagodzilla* | 1975 | Oo |  |  |  |  |
| *Kagemusha* | 1980 |  |  |  | Production coordinator, 2nd unit director |  |
| *Ran* | 1985 |  |  |  | Director Counsellor |  |
| *Dreams* | 1990 |  |  |  | Creative consultant |  |
| *Rhapsody in August* | 1991 |  |  |  | Associate director |  |
| *Madadayo* | 1993 |  |  | Oo | Also Directorial Adviser |  |
| *Samurai Kids* |  |  |  | Actor (Grandfather) |  |

### Telebisyon

| Show | Premiere date | Channel | Episode | Notes | Ref(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *The Newlyweds* (*Shinkon san*) | **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'January' is not a valid month** | TBS Television | "The Woman, at That Moment" ("Onna wa sono toki") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'February' is not a valid month** | "Forgive Me Please, Mom" ("Yurushitene okasan") |  |  |
| *Husbands, Men, Be Strong* (*Otto yo otoko yo tsuyokunare*) | **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'October' is not a valid month** | NET Network | "Honey, It's a Presidential Order" ("Anata shacho meirei yo") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'October' is not a valid month** | "We're Going South-Southwest" ("Nan nan sei ni ikuno yo") |  |  |
| *Return of Ultraman* (*Kaettekita Urutoraman*) | **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'April' is not a valid month** | TBS Television | "Charge of the Monsters" ("Kaiju soshingeki") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'April' is not a valid month** | "Takkong's Great Revenge" ("Takkong daigyakushu") |  |  |
| 14 May 1971 | "Operation Monster Rainbow" ("Kaiju reinbo sakusen") |  |  |
| 28 May 1971 | "SOS Monster Island" ("Kaiju shima SOS") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'March' is not a valid month** | "The Five Ultra Pledges" ("Ututora go-tsu no chikai") |  |  |
| *Mirrorman* (*Miraman*) | **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'December' is not a valid month** | Fuji Television | "Birth of Mirrorman" ("Miraman tanjo") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'December' is not a valid month** | "The Intruder is Here" ("Shinryakusha wa koko ni iru") |  |  |
| *Emergency Command 10-4, 10-10* (*Kinkyu shirei 10-4, 10-10*) | **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'July' is not a valid month** | NET Network | "Japanese Beetle Murder Incident" ("Kabutomushi satsujin jiken") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'August' is not a valid month** | "Vampire of the Amazon" ("Amazon no kyuketsuki") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'November' is not a valid month** | "Assassin from Outer Space" ("Uchu kara kita ansatsuha") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'November' is not a valid month** | "Attack of Monster Bird Ragon" ("Kaicho Ragon no shugeki!") |  |  |
| *Thunder Mask* | **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'October' is not a valid month** | Nippon TV | "Look! The Double Transformation of the Akatsuki" ("Miyo! Akatsuki no nidan henshin") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'October' is not a valid month** | "The Boy Who Could Control Monsters" ("Maju wo ayatsuru shonen") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'October' is not a valid month** | "Devil Freezing Strategy" ("Mao reito sakusen") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'October' is not a valid month** | "Merman's Revenge" ("Kyuketsu hankyojin no fukushu") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'January' is not a valid month** | "Monster Summoning Smoke" ("Maju wo yobu kemuri") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'January' is not a valid month** | "Degon H: Death Siren" ("Shi no kiteki da degon H") |  |  |
| *Meteor Man Zone* (*Ryusei ningen Zon*) | **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'April' is not a valid month** | "Defeat Garoga's Subterranean Base!" ("Tatake! Garoga no chitei kichi") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'April' is not a valid month** | "Onslaught! The Garoga Army: Enter Godzilla" ("Raishu! Garoga daiguntai-Gojira toujo") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'June' is not a valid month** | "Terrobeat HQ: Invade the Earth!" ("Kyoju kichi chikyu e shinnyu!") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'June' is not a valid month** | "Absolute Terror: Birthday of Horror!" ("Senritsu! Tanjobi no kyofu") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'July' is not a valid month** | "Mission: Blast the Japan Islands" ("Shirei: Nihon retto bakuha seyo") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'August' is not a valid month** | "Order: Destroy Earth with Comet K" ("Meirei: K susei de chikyu wo kowase") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'September' is not a valid month** | "Secret of Bakugon, the Giant Terro-Beast" ("Daikyouju Bakugon no himitsu") |  |  |
| **Error in Template:Date table sorting: 'September' is not a valid month** | "Smash the Pin-Spitting Needlar" ("Hari fuki Nidora wo taose") |  |  |

## Mga sanggunian

**Footnotes**

## Bibliyograpiya

* Alastair, Phillips; Stringer, Julian, mga pat. (2007). *Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts*. Routledge. ISBN 1134334222. `{{cite book}}`: Invalid `|ref=harv` ()
* Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). *The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography*. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747. `{{cite book}}`: Invalid `|ref=harv` ()
* Richie, Donald (1998). *The Films of Akira Kurosawa*. University of California Press. ISBN 0520220374. `{{cite book}}`: Invalid `|ref=harv` ()
* Ryfle, Steve; Godziszewski, Ed (2017). *Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa*. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 9780819570871. `{{cite book}}`: Invalid `|ref=harv` ()

## Mga kawing panlabas

* The Official Ishiro Honda website (English version)
* Ishirō Honda na nasa Godzilla Wiki
* Ishirō Honda sa IMDb
* Padron:Jmdb name