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Encyclopedia > Ishiro Honda

Ishirō Honda (本多 猪四郎 Honda Ishirō, May 7, 1911 in Yamagata Prefecture - February 28, 1993) was a Japanese film director. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Yamagata Prefecture (山形県; Yamagata-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...


He is probably best known for his tokusatsu kaiju & science fiction films including the Godzilla series and the superhero shows Return of Ultraman, Mirrorman and Meteor Man Zone. In addition, he directed the cult horror film Matango (aka Attack of the Mushroom People). Tokusatsu (特撮) (sometimes just called Toku) is the Japanese term for special effects and often used to classify Japanese live-action sci-fi/fantasy/horror movie/TV productions. ... Kaijū (怪獣), literally meaning strange beast or mysterious beast, is a popular Japanese term referring to strange creatures, especially giant monsters as portrayed in Japanese fantasy movies and shows (tokusatsu and anime), more precisely termed daikaijû (大怪獣 - giant monster). The similar term kaijin (怪人) refers to human-like monsters (Humanoids) in related genre. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Godzilla, as portrayed during the late Heisei series. ... Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ... Return of Ultraman (帰ってきたウルトラマン - Kaettekita Urutoraman - roughly meaning Ultraman Has Returned) is a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, and is the 4th Ultra Series. ... Mirrorman (ミラーマン) is the title superhero of a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, Mirrorman. ... Meteor Man Zone (流星人間ゾーン - Ryûsei Ningen Zôn) is a tokusatsu SF/superhero TV series. ... Matango is a 1963 sci-fi/horror film directed by Ishiro Honda and starring Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi Tachikawa, and Miki Yashiro. ...


He also worked with famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa as an assistant director on a number of projects, including Stray Dog, Kagemusha, Ran, and Akira Kurosawa's Dreams. Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 Kurosawa Akira, also 黒沢 明) (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Kagemusha (影武者) is a film by Akira Kurosawa. ... Ran can mean: An ancient Norse goddess. ...



The monsters and movies within the Godzilla film franchise

Kaiju: Godzilla | Anguirus | King Kong | Rodan | Mothra | King Ghidorah | Ebirah | Kamacuras | Minya | Kumonga | Gorosaurus | Manda | Baragon | Varan | Gabara | Hedorah | Gigan | Megalon | Jet Jaguar | Mechagodzilla | King Caesar | Titanosaurus | Biollante | Battra | Godzilla Junior | SpaceGodzilla | MOGERA | Destoroyah | Orga | Megaguirus | Kameba | Zilla | Monster X Godzilla, as portrayed during the late Heisei series. ... Kaijū (怪獣), literally meaning strange beast or mysterious beast, is a popular Japanese term referring to strange creatures, especially giant monsters as portrayed in Japanese fantasy movies and shows (tokusatsu and anime), more precisely termed daikaijû (大怪獣 - giant monster). The similar term kaijin (怪人) refers to human-like monsters (Humanoids) in related genre. ... Godzilla, as portrayed during the late Heisei series. ... Anguirus (Godzilla vs. ... Kong battles a flying pterosaur while still on Skull Island in the 1933 version of King Kong King Kong is the name of a 1932 novel; and a ground breaking 1933 film classic, two remakes (1976, 2005), and assorted sequels and ephemera associated with the above. ... Rodan (Godzilla vs. ... Mothras adult form Mothra (モスラ - Mosura) is one of the Toho Companys kaiju, a large monster that attacks Japan in their series of fantasy monster movies. ... King Ghidorah King Ghidorah (キングギドラ) is a fictional daikaiju (giant monster) featured in such movies as Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Invasion of Astro-Monster, Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs Gigan, Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, Rebirth of Mothra III, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, and Godzilla... Ebirah, the Sea Monster Ebirah (エビラ) is a gigantic, monstrous lobster that debuted in Godzilla vs. ... Kamacuras (Son of Godzilla, 1967). ... For the Egyptian Governorate, see Al Minya. ... Kumonga was a giant spider which appeared in several films in the Godzilla series. ... Gorosaurus (King Kong Escapes, 1967). ... Manda is also a nickname for the female name Amanda. ... baragon A baragon is a T-shaped object used to support a persons elbows, during meditation techniques that require the hands to touch the head. ... Varan (Giant Monster Varan, 1958). ... Gabara (All Monsters Attack, 1969). ... Hedorah, also known as the Smog Monster, is a fictional creature from the film Godzilla vs Hedorah (1971). ... Gigan (Godzilla vs. ... Megalon Megalon (メガロ - Megaro) was a fictional beast from the film Godzilla vs. ... Jet Jaguar (Godzilla vs. ... Mechagodzilla (Terror of Mechagodzilla, 1975). ... King Seesar (Godzilla vs. ... Titanosaurus (Terror of Mechagodzilla, 1975). ... Biollante (ビオランテ) is a Kaiju that appeared in the 1989 film Godzilla vs Biollante. ... Battra (バトラ - Batora) is a fictional giant, black moth appearing in Godzilla_vs_Mothra. ... The son of Godzilla in the VS Series. ... Godzilla in one of his 1990s movies, Godzilla (Gojira) (ゴジラ) is a giant, amphibious, dinosaur first seen in the Japanese-produced 1954 tokusatsu kaiju film Gojira produced by Toho Film Company Ltd. ... Moguera (モゲラ - Mogera) is a fictional robot monster featured in two of Tohos science fiction films. ... Destoroyah Destoroyah (デストロイア) or Destroyer, is a kaiju from the 1995 film, Godzilla vs Destoroyah. ... Orga (Godzilla 2000: Millennium, 1999). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Kameba (Megalo matamata) Length: 20 meters Weight: 2800 tons Kameba is a giant turtle that first appeared in the Toho movie The Yog From Outer Space (aka Space Amoeba). ... Zilla (Godzilla, 1998). ... Monster X Monster X is an incredibly humanoid, half-skeletal dragon that appeared in the film Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). ...


Films:


Showa Series: Godzilla / Godzilla, King of the Monsters | Godzilla Raids Again | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Invasion of Astro-Monster | Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster | Son of Godzilla | Destroy All Monsters | All Monsters Attack | Godzilla vs. Hedorah | Godzilla vs. Gigan | Godzilla vs. Megalon | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Terror of Mechagodzilla In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Showa Era refers not to the actual reign of the Showa emperor but to all daikaiju films made between 1954 and 1980, starting with the original Godzilla and ending with Super Monster Gamera This term is usually associated with Toho and the Godzilla... Godzilla (ゴジラ - Gojira) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction film, produced by Toho Film Company Ltd. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Gigantis the Fire Monster (also known as Godzilla Raids Again i) was a Toho film produced in 1955. ... King Kong vs. ... Mothra vs Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ - Mosura tai Gojira) is a tokusatsu kaiju film, and the 4th Godzilla film, produced by Toho Company Ltd. ... Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (San Daikaiju Chikyu Saidai no Kessen) is a 1964 film. ... Invasion of Astro-Monster is a 1965 film. ... Godzilla vs. ... Son of Godzilla (Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira No Masuko) is a 1967 film. ... Destroy All Monsters (also known as Attack of the Marching Monsters, and Koiju So Shingeki in the original Japanese) is a 1968 film. ... All Monsters Attack (ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ - オール怪獣大進撃 - Gojira, Minira, Gabara - Ōru Kaijū Daishingeki) is a 1969 tokusatsu film, also known as Godzillas Revenge. ... Godzilla vs Hedorah (also known as Godzilla vs the Smog Monster, and Gojira Tai Hedora in the original Japanese) is a 1971 film. ... Godzilla vs Gigan (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン - Chikyû Kogeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan, literally The Earth Attack Command: Godzilla Vs. ... Godzilla vs. ... Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ - Gojira tai Mekagojira), originally known in the United States as Godzilla Vs. ... Terror of Mechagodzilla (also known as Mechagodzillas Counterattack, and Makagojira No Gyakushu in the original Japanese) is a 1975 film. ...


VS Series: The Return of Godzilla | Godzilla vs. Biollante | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | Godzilla vs. Mothra | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II | Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla | Godzilla vs. Destoroyah In daikaiju eiga the Heisei period refers not to the reign of the current emperor of Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1985 and 1999, starting with The Return of Godzilla and ending with Gamera vs Irys Categories: Stub ... The Return of Godzilla (sometimes known as Godzilla 1985) is a 1984 film. ... Godzilla vs Biollante (Gojira Tai Biollante) is a 1989 film. ... Godzilla vs. ... Godzilla vs Mothra (Gojira tai Mosura in the original Japanese released as Godzilla and Mothra: Battle for the Earth in the U.S.) is a 1992 film. ... Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla II (Gojira tai Mekagojira in the original Japanese) is a 1993 film. ... Godzilla vs. ... In Godzilla vs. ...


Tri-Star Film: Godzilla The TriStar Pegasus logo, used since 1993. ... Godzilla Godzilla (1998) was a Sci-Fi film directed by Roland Emmerich and starred actor Matthew Broderick. ...


Millennium Series: Godzilla 2000 | Godzilla vs. Megaguirus | Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla | Godzilla: Tokyo SOS | Godzilla: Final Wars In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Mireniamu (Millennium) Era refers not to the actual millennium but to all Godzilla films made between 1999 and the present day starting with Godzilla 2000: Millennium and continuing through Godzilla: Final Wars, which is supposedly the last movie in the series, or at... Godzilla 2000: Millennium (ゴジラ2000ミレニアム - Gojira Ni-Sen Mireniamu), a tokusatsu movie, was made in 1999 after the massive disappointment of the American Godzilla film of 1998. ... Megaguirus. ... Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack is a movie in the Godzilla series. ... Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (ゴジラXメカゴジラ - Gojira tai Mekagojira, also known as Godzilla X Mechagodzilla or GXMG for short), released in 2002, once again follows the original Godzilla timeline, in which Godzilla was killed by Dr. Serizawas secret weapon, the Oxygen Destroyer. ... was created as a sequel to 2002s Produced by Shogo Tomiyamaa; directed by Masaaki Tezuka; assistant director Hideaki Murakami; music by Michiru Oshima; screenplay by Masaaki Tezuka; cinematography by Yoshinori Sekiguchi; special effects director Eiichi Asada; special effects cameraman Kenichi Eguchi; design artist Shinji Nishikawa; suits designed by Shinichi... Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) is the 50th anniversary film in the Godzilla series of films. ...


Upcoming Film: Godzilla 3D to the MAX Godzilla 3D to the MAX is a planned Godzilla IMAX 3D film by director Yoshimitsu Banno, who directed the earlier film Godzilla vs Hedorah. ...


Video Games: Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee | Godzilla: Save the Earth Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee was a fighting video game released in 2002, created by Pipeworks Software, Inc. ... Godzilla: Save the Earth was a sequel to 2002s Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, and was released for the Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation 2 (angering fans of the GameCube). ...


Creators of the Monster King: Tomoyuki Tanaka | Eiji Tsuburaya | Ishiro Honda | Akira Ifukube Tomoyuki Tanaka (田中友幸) was a Japanese movie producer, most famous for creating the Godzilla movies. ... Eiji Tsuburaya (円谷 英二 Tsuburaya Eiji) (July 7, 1901 – January 25, 1970) was responsible for the special effects on many Japanese movies, including the Godzilla series (1954–??). Born in Sukagawa, Fukushima prefecture, He worked as a cinematographer in Kyoto from 1919, joining Shochiku Kyoto Studios in 1926 as a cameraman. ... Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, born 31 May 1914) is a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies. ...


Other: Oto Island | Oxygen Destroyer | Monsterland / Monster Island | Alien races from the Godzilla films | Godzilla comics | Bambi Meets Godzilla Oto Island (大戸島 - Ôtojima), a fictitious southern Japanese fishing village, is the birthplace of the Japanese movie monster, Godzilla. ... // Monsterland Monsterland (Destroy All Monsters, 1968). ... The following is a list of the various alien races seen in the Godzilla films. ... This is a list of all Godzilla comic books and graphic novels that have been published in the United States and Japan. ... Bambi Meets Godzilla is the title of a US 1969 cartoon short written, directed, and produced by Marv Newland. ...


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Scifilm -- Reviews, MATANGO (1963) (3407 words)
Ishirô Honda was born in 1911 in Yamagata, Japan, to the family of a monk.
Honda was given the film, and the rest is history as the legend of GOJIRA (aka GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS) was born.
Honda was, however, a master craftsman and many of his horror films—certainly the likes of THE H-MAN, THE HUMAN VAPOR, GOJIRA, and MATANGO—have every right to be mentioned in the same breath as certified American horror classics the likes of FRANKENSTEIN, FREAKS, THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, THE HAUNTING and THEM!.
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