Ishirō Honda — Director (41)
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Bloodthirsty Hawk (1977)
飛天怪鷲 TMDB
Ishirō Honda actor: Kenji Sahara / Yumi Shirakawa …
other title: 飛天怪鷲
A mining community discovers that men are dying from unknown circumstances which leads to the discovery of a giant flying monster vulture by the name of Rodan that promptly attacks Japan.
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The Skin of the South (1952)
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Ishirō Honda actor: Hajime Izu / Yasuko Fujita …
other title: 南国の肌 / Nangoku no hada
When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one end, they must contend with the local villagers who balk at the prospect of relocation; on the other, they face the ambitions of the headstrong lumber baron, whose actions will only further destabilize the land. Their pleas for reason ignored, the scientists can do little but observe as nature runs its inevitable course.
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Godzilla Fantasia (1984)
SF交響ファンタジー：ゴジラファンタジー IMDb TMDB
Senkichi Taniguchi / Ishirō Honda
other title: SF交響ファンタジー：ゴジラファンタジー
Akira Ifukube has arranged music from his fantastic films into a three-movement symphony, presented here with scenes from the films the music was originally written for. The second half features Makoto Inoue's synthesizer arrangements of Ifukube's music. In this portion, all the music is by Ifukube, but it shows scenes from films Ifukube did not work on. Showcases footage from various monster and science fiction films from Ishiro Honda as well as scenes from Senkichi Taniguchi's Adventure of Kigan Castle.
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Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
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Jerry A. Baerwitz / 本多猪四郎 actor: Myron Healey / Tsuruko Kobayashi …
other title: 大怪獣バラン / Varan, das Monster aus der Urzeit …
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.
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雷电侠 (1972)
サンダーマスク Douban
本多猪四郎 / 田中進 … actor: 菅原一高 / 井野口一美 …
魔王デガンダの地球侵略を察知、サンダー星連邦から派遣されたサンダーマスクは、１万年前の地球に到着する。そしてデガンダの攻撃が始まったとき、１万年の眠りから目覚めて立ち上がった。普段は命光一という人間に姿を変え、いざというときに等身大のサンダーマスクに変身、さらに２段変身で巨大化する。特撮ヒーロー全盛期にあって、いささか特徴に欠ける作品だったが、奇抜なデザインの魔獣は新鮮だった。発狂怪獣シンナーマンとサンダーマスクの脳を入れ替える「サンダーマスク発狂」は、命光一が発狂するも、サンダーの脳を移植されたシンナーマンが正義の心を持つというすさまじいストーリーで印象に残る。
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雷电侠 (1972)
サンダーマスク
本多猪四郎 / 田中進 … actor: 菅原一高 / 井野口一美 …
魔王デガンダの地球侵略を察知、サンダー星連邦から派遣されたサンダーマスクは、１万年前の地球に到着する。そしてデガンダの攻撃が始まったとき、１万年の眠りから目覚めて立ち上がった。普段は命光一という人間に姿を変え、いざというときに等身大のサンダーマスクに変身、さらに２段変身で巨大化する。特撮ヒーロー全盛期にあって、いささか特徴に欠ける作品だったが、奇抜なデザインの魔獣は新鮮だった。発狂怪獣シンナーマンとサンダーマスクの脳を入れ替える「サンダーマスク発狂」は、命光一が発狂するも、サンダーの脳を移植されたシンナーマンが正義の心を持つというすさまじいストーリーで印象に残る。
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意大利科斯拉 (1977)
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Luigi Cozzi / Ishirō Honda … actor: Raymond Burr / Akira Takarada …
other title: ゴジラ / 義大利科斯拉 …
Mentre Tokyo è ormai ridotta ad un cumulo di macerie, Steve Martin, giornalista americano del United World News, racconta di come la città è stata attaccata da una mostruosa creatura. Il racconto poi torna al presente e segue le operazioni che conducono alla distruzione di Godzilla, sconfitto grazie all'intervento del professor Serizawa, vecchio amico di Steve.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Thomas Montgomery / 本多猪四郎 actor: Michael Keith / Harry Holcombe …
other title: 킹콩 vs 고지라 / キングコング 対ゴジラ …
When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.
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Gezora, Ganime, Kamoeba: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas (1970)
ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦！南海の大怪獣
本多猪四郎 / 有川貞昌 actor: 久保明 / 小林夕岐子 …
other title: 杰索拉·加尼美·卡美巴 决战！南海的大怪兽 / ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦！南海の大怪獣 …
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
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Latitude Zero (1969)
緯度０大作戦 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
本多猪四郎 actor: 宝田明 / 约瑟夫·科顿 …
other title: 纬度0大作战 / 緯度０大作戦 …
A massive underwater volcano erupts and puts a group of investigative scientists in danger. They are rescued by an atomic super submarine named The Alpha under the command of Captain McKenzie. The group is quickly taken to a vast underwater city known as Latitude Zero, a fantastic, Atlantean type utopia, a world beneath the ocean with its own sun. It is soon discovered that Captain McKenzie is at war with the evil Dr. Malic, a cruel scientist who wishes to rule mankind all the while conducting genetic experiments on humans and animals. Malic sends his agents to kidnap Dr. Okada, a human scientist who has created a serum that can immunize exposure to radiation.
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Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
本多猪四郎 actor: 高島忠夫 / Nick Adams …
other title: 科学怪人对地底怪兽 / フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣 …
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
本多猪四郎 / 特里·O·莫尔斯 actor: 雷蒙德·布尔 / 志村乔 …
other title: 怪兽王哥斯拉 / Godzilla …
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
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Night School (1956)
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本多猪四郎 actor: 吉岡興成 / 木暮实千代 …
other title: 夜間中学
同じ机を使いながら、顔も知らない昼と夜の学生たちが描き出す友情と愛の交流! ある晩秋の夕暮、今日も鮮太は郵便局の勤めを終えて、桜ヶ丘中学校の教室へ駆け込んだ。 席について、ほっとした鮮太が自分の机の中に見つけた手紙、それには「夜の僕の机の人へ」と題して、「昨日僕が忘れた筆箱を知っていたら返してください……昼の生徒、水野良平より」と書いてあった。 【映像特典】フォトギャラリー 監督:本多猪四郎 原作:余寧金之助 脚本:水木洋子 出演:吉岡興成、木暮実千代、安藤武志、宇野重吉 1956年/日本/本編43分/モノクロ/片面1層/日本語Dolby Digital モノラル/4:3(スタンダードサイズ)
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The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ
Ishirō Honda actor: ラス・タンブリン / Gorō Mutsumi …
other title: 科学怪人的怪兽 山达对盖拉 / フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ …
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
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Farewell Rabaul (1954)
さらばラバウル WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
本多猪四郎 actor: 池部良 / 三国连太郎 …
other title: 再见了拉包尔 / さらばラバウル …
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.
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Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
太平洋の鷲 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
本多猪四郎 actor: 大河内传次郎 / 三船敏郎 …
other title: 太平洋之鹰 / 太平洋の鷲 …
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.