Ishirō Honda

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
May 05, 1911 (114 years old)
Death date
Feb 28, 1993

Ishirō Honda

Known For

Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
1h 31m
Movie 2022

Life Work of Akira Kurosawa

Acclaimed filmmaker Akira Kurosawa has been misunderstood. Despite his public perception an a perfectionist who would clash with anyone in his way, the real Kurosawa was actually a very gentle and soft-spoken director. This documentary depicts the human being Akira Kurosawa on the set of his masterpiece "Ran".

Turning Point
1h 58m
Movie 1994

Turning Point

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.

Samurai Kids
1h 46m
Movie 1993

Samurai Kids

A special effects filled fantasy adventure, in which an 8-year-old boy encounters an ancient samurai warrior who is only six inches tall.

Making of 'Dreams'
2h 30m
Movie 1990

Making of 'Dreams'

This 150-minute documentary, directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast and crew.

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
0h 59m
Movie 1986

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

A collection of deleted scenes and bloopers from the library of Toho Studios films, including several films from the famous Godzilla franchise.

A. K.
1h 15m
Movie 1985

A. K.

An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

Biography

Ishirō Honda (Honda Ishirō), sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda", (May 7, 1911, in Yamagata Prefecture – February 28, 1993) was a Japanese film director. His early film career included working as an assistant under the famed director Akira Kurosawa. Alongside his film duties, he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II in China and was a prisoner there when the war ended. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ishirō Honda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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