Ishirô Honda (1911–1993) |
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 a painter. 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 |