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Welcome to the official website of movie director Ishiro Honda, the man who helped give birth to the Godzilla phenomenon in 1954.
This website will introduce you to the life and works of Ishiro Honda, and you can read testimonials and essays written by Ishiro Honda's many colleagues and collaborators.
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triangle DVD release of "Come Marry Me" (Oyome ni oide) available 8/13th


Yuzo Kayama is celebrating the 50th Anniversary since his debut by releasing a special 128 page photo book, which also includes a DVD of Ishirō Honda's "Oyome ni oide".  (by Toho Co., Ltd. / \6500 incl. tax)

The film "Oyome ni oide" will be released on DVD on its own by Toho on 9/23rd.

For details, please visit the Yuzo Kayama official website:
http://www.toho-a-park.com/kayama/
(Japanese page only)

triangle Ishiro Honda's thriller "The Scarlet Man" will be broadcast on Eisei Gekijo in July:
   July   7 at 9:30am
   July 17 at 6:00am
   July 26 at 7:00am

triangle Ishiro Honda's family drama "Oensan" will be airing on the Nippon Movie Channel during May:
   May 10 at 2pm
   May 19 at 10am
   May 22 at 2pm
   May 26 at 4pm
   May 30 at 8am

Also showing on Nippon Movie Channel during the month of May will be "Atragon" as Vol. 4 of the channel's Tokusatsu Okoku Special - Gohten-go version. Movies featuring the super weapons called 'gohten-go' will be featured during this special, including "The War In Space", "Zero Hour", "Memory of the Ocean", "Godzilla Final Wars", and "Negadon".

triangle THE HUMAN VAPOR" THEATRICAL SHOWING 4/11-17th

"The Human Vapor" will be shown at the Laputa Asagaya in Tokyo from April 11th (sun) - 17th (sat).  This is a great chance to go see one of Honda's masterpieces in a theater.

For more details, please visit -     http://www.laputa-jp.com

triangle Ishiro Honda's 1956 feature film "Young Tree" (Wakai Ki) will be braodcasted from March 8, 2010 on Eisei Gekijo/CS Network. For more details, please visit http://www.eigeki.com/

triangle A 2009 stage production of The Human Vapor will be braodcast on NHK on February 26, 2009.

triangle May 5, 2009 - Ishiro Honda films to be shown at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2009 Pre-Event - Saturday, June 20th:

Rodan
Gorath
The Human Vapor
Matango

This film festival is a well-known Yamagata event, held every odd numbered year.  The 2009 festival is a 'pre-event' followed by the 2011 festival for Ishiro Honda's centennial anniversary.

Location: Cybele Arena & Chihitsudo Bunko, Yamagata

Author Hisashi Inoue will be attending the festival on June 20th at 2:30pm.
The director's son, Ryuji Honda is also planning to attend.

For details, please visit: http://www.yidff.jp/
or email to: tomitsuka@yidff.jp

triangle February 24, 2009 - Today, a special issue of Figure King (Issue #133) goes on sale, commemorating the 55th anniversary of the original Godzilla. Contents include talk sessions and interviews with the original staff and cast, including Assistant Director Koji Kajita (also one of our website staff), Yoshio Irie from the SFX art and design team, as well as Godzilla personalities Teruyoshi Nakano, Koichi Kawakita, Kenji Suzuki, Eichi Asada, Takashi Shimizu, Haruo Nakajima (the original Godzilla suit actor), Katsuhiko Sasaki, and more.  For more detailed information (in Japanese), please visit:

http://www.monomaga.net/wpp/shop/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=819972

triangle November 1, 2008 - The English version of the website goes live!  Please note that the English version is a work in progress. As additional content is translated into English, we will be updating the website. Check back periodically as we add more messages from Honda's colleagues as well as essays from the director himself. 
 
 
Updates
triangle February 1, 2010 - Biography page updated with new entries
triangle March 30, 2009 - Messages section updated--Tsuchiya, Mizuno, Takashima
triangle January 21, 2009 - Messages section updated
 
 
 
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