Ishirô Honda (1911–1993) |
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Influential Japanese film director born May 7th, 1911, often credited as being the father of Godzilla. His name is a combination of "I" (or Ino), meaning "boar" and "shirô," meaning fourth boy in the family. Originally, the young Honda had aspirations of becoming an artist. However, as he moved into his teens, it was cinema that became his ...
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Born:in Yamagata, JapanDied:(age 81) in Tokyo, Japan |
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Director (77 credits)
Director (77 credits)
1990
Dreams
(segments "The Tunnel", "Mount Fuji in Red", prologue and epilogue of "The Weeping Demon", uncredited)
1971-1972
Return of Ultraman
(TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Urutora 5-tsu no chikai
(1972)
- Kaijuutou SOS
(1971)
- Kaijuu reinbô sakusen
(1971)
- Takkongu daigyakusou
(1971)
- Kaiju Soh-Shingeki
(1971)
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Writer (32 credits)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (31 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (7 credits)
Miscellaneous Crew (7 credits)
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Editor (8 credits)
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Actor (6 credits)
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Special effects (1 credit)
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Animation department (1 credit)
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Soundtrack (1 credit)
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Official Site [Japan]Alternate Names:
Inoshiro Honda | Inoshirô Honda | Ishiro Honda | Toho Co. Ltd.Height:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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Monsters are born too tall, too strong, too heavy, that is their tragedy.Trivia:
Was drafted into the Japanese army three times during World War II, serving for over six years. As he ardently but secretly opposed the war, he endured this period by avoiding conflict as much as possible and never letting go of the hope that one day he would return to Japan to continue his film studies and become a director. He survived many close calls--he missed a ship transporting troops that... See more »Trademark:
Frequently shows scenes of people being overwhelmed by an ambush of crowds, human or inhuman, based on a fear he had while stationed in China during World War II. See more »Star Sign:
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