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Films directed by Ishirō Honda

reelscum lists 8 films directed or co-directed by Ishirō Honda. They were released between 1954 and 1968. The subgenres that appear most often are Kaiju & tokusatsu (8 films).

They are credited to Japan (8). Most were released in the 1960s (6) and 1950s (2).

Entries include Matango (1963), War of the Gargantuas (1966) and Rodan (1956). Each links to its own page with a verdict, rating axes and where to watch.

Poster for Matango

Matango

1963 · Japan · 89m

Honda's mushroom-people film. Far bleaker than anything else Toho made.

Poster for War of the Gargantuas

War of the Gargantuas

1966 · Japan · 76m

Two giant humanoid brothers, one good, one savage, tear up Japan. Weirdly beloved, and Brad Pitt's favourite.

Poster for Rodan

Rodan

1956 · Japan · 82m

Toho's first colour kaiju. A supersonic pterosaur levels a city with its wingblasts.

Poster for Mothra

Mothra

1961 · Japan · 101m

The most charming of Toho's roster, and openly anti-colonial about it.

Poster for Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968 · Japan · 89m

Eleven monsters, no restraint. Honda cashing every chip at once.

Poster for Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964 · Japan · 93m

The film where Godzilla becomes a hero. Three of Toho's monsters team up against a golden space dragon.

Poster for King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962 · Japan · 98m

The most-watched Godzilla film in Japan, and essentially an ad-industry farce with two giant monsters.

Poster for Godzilla

Godzilla

1954 · Japan · 100m

Not a monster romp. A sober film about nuclear annihilation, made nine years after.