Godzilla pt. 6 : Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965)
Ishirō Honda (本多 猪四郎)
Birthdate : (May 7, 1911-February 28, 1993)
Birthplace : Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Graduated Nihon University College of Art (Nichidai) in 1933. Employed by Pcl (Photography Chemistry Laboratory who soon later will become Toho) in 1932 as an assistant director. He met Akira Kurosawa in 1937, who became one of his best friend. Honda acted as an assistant for “Stray Dog”, chief assistant director for “Kagemusha”, and continued to assist Kurosawa in “Ran”, “Dreams”, “Rhapsody in August”, and “Maadadayo”. Alongside his film duties, he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II in China. But he is known above all for one film: “Godzilla“, the 1954 release that became the king of all monster movies. Honda’s participation in Godzilla, came about almost by accident; he had been slated to direct another film (“Sanshiro the Priest”), but plans for that film fell through and he was moved to Godzilla, the idea for which had been hatched by Tsuburaya.
Ishiro Honda's movies
