Ishiro Honda was born on May 7, 1911 in Asahi, Japan. Japanese director of tokusatsu and kaiju films whose most famous credits included Godzilla from 1977 and Matango from 1963.
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💰Ishiro Honda Net worth: $1.2 Million
About
Japanese Director of tokusatsu and kaiju films whose most famous credits included Godzilla from 1977 and Matango from 1963.
Before Fame
He began his career by working as an assistant to the famous Japanese Director Akira Kurosawa.
Trivia
He served in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War and was held in China as a prisoner-of-war.
Family Life
He was born in Japan's Yamagata Prefecture. Author Peter H. Brothers detailed Honda's life in the English language biography Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men - The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda.
Associated With
His memory was honored by Director Guillermo Del Toro when Del Toro dedicated his film Pacific Rim to him.
