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{{Infobox person |
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| name = Ishirō Honda<br> |
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本多 猪四郎 |
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| image = Ishiro Honda directing "Eagle of the Pacific".jpg |
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| imagesize = 200px |
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| caption = Ishirō Honda directing ''[[Eagle of the Pacific]]'' (1953). |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|5|7}} |
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| birth_place = [[Yamagata Prefecture]], Japan |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|2|28|1911|5|7}} |
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| death_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan |
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| death_cause = [[Respiratory failure]] |
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| occupation = [[Film director|Director]], [[Film producer|producer]], [[screenwriter]], [[editor]] |
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| spouse = Kimi Honda (1937 - 28 February 1993) (his death) |
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| children = 2 |
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| website = http://www.ishirohonda.org/ |
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}} |
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{{Japanese name|Honda}} |
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{{nihongo|'''Ishirō Honda'''|本多猪四郎|Honda Ishirō|7 May 1911 - 28 February 1993}}, sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda", was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[film director]]. He is best known for his ''[[kaiju]]'' and ''[[tokusatsu]]'' films, including several entries in the ''[[Godzilla]]'' series, but also worked extensively in the documentary and war genres earlier in his career. Honda was also a lifelong friend and collaborator of [[Akira Kurosawa]], and worked with Kurosawa extensively during the 1980s and '90s. |
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==Life== |
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Honda was born in [[Asahi, Yamagata]] (now part of the city of [[Tsuruoka, Yamagata|Tsuruoka]]). |
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His early film career included working as an assistant under the famed director [[Akira Kurosawa]]. |
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Alongside his film duties, he was drafted into the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] during [[Second Sino-Japanese War|World War II in China]] and was a [[prisoner of war]] there when the war ended. |
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He directed the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' along with ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962), ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964), ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968), and many others until 1975. He also directed such [[tokusatsu]] films such as ''[[Rodan]]'', ''[[Mothra]]'' and ''[[War of the Gargantuas|The War of the Gargantuas]]''. His last feature film was ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975). |
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The following years were spent directing various science fiction TV shows. The [[superhero]] shows ''[[Return of Ultraman]]'', ''[[Mirrorman (TV Series)|Mirrorman]]'', and ''[[Zone Fighter]]'' were also his. In addition, he directed the [[cult film]] ''[[Matango]]''. |
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After retiring as a director, Honda returned more than 30 years later to work again for his old friend and former mentor [[Akira Kurosawa]] as a directorial advisor, production coordinator and creative consultant on his last five films. Allegedly one segment of the Kurosawa film ''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]'' was actually directed by Honda following Kurosawa's detailed storyboards. |
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His most memorable quotation: "Monsters are born too tall, too strong, too heavy—that is their tragedy," when he spoke of his film ''Rodan.'' This statement alone would give fans the impression that his intent was to give all [[kaiju]] a distinct personality instead of just being a [[Creature Features|monster-on-the-loose]]. |
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In 2009 the first book in English was published detailing Honda's life and genre films called ''Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men - The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda'' written by Peter H. Brothers and published by AuthorHouse (ISBN: 978-1-4490-2771-1) |
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[[Guillermo del Toro]]'s kaiju eiga homage ''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' ends with a joint dedication to Honda and [[Ray Harryhausen]]. |
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==Filmography== |
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[[Image:Inoshiro Honda and Godzilla.jpg|thumb|Honda (left) working on the set of the original ''Godzilla'']] |
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* ''A Story of a Co-Op'' (1949) |
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* ''Ise Island'' (1950) |
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* ''[[The Blue Pearl]]'' (1951) |
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* ''[[The Skin of the South]]'' (1952) |
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* ''[[The Man Who Came to Port]]'' (1952) |
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* ''[[Adolescence Part II]]'' (1953) |
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* ''[[Eagle of the Pacific]]'' (1953) |
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* ''[[Farewell Rabaul]]'' (1954) |
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* ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) |
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* ''[[Love Makeup]]'' (1955) |
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* ''[[Oen-san|Cry-Baby]]'' (1955) |
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* ''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) |
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* ''[[Night School (1956)|Night School]]'' (1956) |
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* ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1956) |
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* ''[[People of Tokyo, Goodbye]]'' (1956) |
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* ''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) |
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* ''[[Young Tree (film)|Young Tree]]'' (1956) |
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* ''[[A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye]]'' (1957) |
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* ''[[A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister]]'' (1957) |
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* ''[[A Rainbow Plays in My Heart]]'' (1957) |
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* ''[[Be Happy, These Two Lovers]]'' (1957) |
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* ''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957) |
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* ''[[Song for a Bride]]'' (1958) |
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* ''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958) |
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* ''[[Varan the Unbelievable]]'' (1958) |
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* ''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959) |
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* ''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) |
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* ''[[Mothra (1961 film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) |
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* ''[[Gorath]]'' (1962) |
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* ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) |
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* ''[[Matango]]'' (1963) |
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* ''[[Atragon]]'' (1963) |
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* ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) |
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* ''[[Dogora|Dogora, the Space Monster]]'' (1964) |
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* ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) |
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* ''[[Frankenstein Conquers the World|Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) |
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* ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) |
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* ''[[War of the Gargantuas|The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) |
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* ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) |
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* ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) |
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* ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) |
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* ''[[Latitude Zero (film)|Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) |
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* ''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) |
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* ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) |
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==Collaborations with Akira Kurosawa== |
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* [[Stray Dog (film)|''Stray Dog'']] (1949) |
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* ''[[Kagemusha]]'' (1980) |
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* ''[[Ran (film)|Ran]]'' (1985) |
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* ''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]'' (1990) |
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* ''[[Rhapsody in August]]'' (1991) |
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* ''[[Madadayo]]'' (1993) |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.ishirohonda.org The Official Ishiro Honda website (English version)] |
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* [http://videosvision.com Watch Films Links)] |
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* {{IMDb name|id=0393094}} |
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* {{jmdb name|id=0354050|name=本多猪四郎 (Ishirō Honda)}} |
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{{commons category|Ishirō Honda}} |
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{{Ishirō Honda}} |
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{{Persondata |
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| NAME = Honda, Ishirō |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Japanese film director |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = May 7, 1911 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Asahi, Yamagata]], [[Japan]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = February 28, 1993 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Tokyo]], Japan |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Honda, Ishiro}} |
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[[Category:1911 births]] |
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[[Category:1993 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Yamagata Prefecture]] |
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[[Category:Japanese film directors]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] |
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Revision as of 18:52, 6 May 2015
hello, im Honda. i made Godzilla. meeeeep