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Honda Ishirō: Quick Facts

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Born May 7, 1911 • Tsuruoka • Japan
Died February 28, 1993 (aged 81) • Tokyo • Japan
Notable Works “Godzilla”

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Poster for Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, a giant reptilian monster, stands amid city buildings, holding a train in its mouth and another in its hand, with smoke and destruction around its feet.
Eiji Tsuburaya stands between actors in King Kong and Godzilla monster costumes on the set of King Kong vs. Godzilla, 1962, directing a scene.
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Kitano Takeshi
Japanese actor and director
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Ichikawa Kon
Japanese director
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Robert Wiene
German film director
Brian De Palma in 2006, wearing a dark collared jacket and shirt, looking at the camera with a slight smile.
Brian De Palma
American director and screenwriter
Guillermo del Toro smiles on the red carpet in a black suit, black shirt, and black tie at the Venice International Film Festival.
Guillermo del Toro
Mexican director
Tod Browning, wearing a pinstripe suit and bow tie, stands in profile examining a strip of film held above his head in a black-and-white portrait.
Tod Browning
American director
lobby card for The Comedy of Terrors
Jacques Tourneur
French-American director
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William Castle
American director
Roger Corman smiling and wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and a dark jacket at the Los Angeles premiere of Flags of Our Fathers.
Roger Corman
American writer and director
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James Whale
American director
David Cronenberg wearing black glasses, a black suit, and a black tie, standing in front of a dark backdrop with white logos.
David Cronenberg
Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor
promotional poster for Creature from the Black Lagoon
Jack Arnold
American director
Sam Raimi wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black tie, smiling at the Los Angeles premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Sam Raimi
American director, producer, and screenwriter
George Pal
George Pal
Hungarian-born animator, director, and producer
Wes Craven smiles at a formal event, wearing a black shirt and jacket, with a step-and-repeat banner in the background.
Wes Craven
American director and screenwriter
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Henry Levin
American director
Portrait of film director George A. Romero smiling outdoors at the 66th Venice Film Festival, with greenery blurred in the background.
George A. Romero
American director, writer, and producer
Kurosawa Akira
Kurosawa Akira
Japanese film director
Miyazaki Hayao
Miyazaki Hayao
Japanese director
Anno Hideaki
Anno Hideaki
Japanese animator and film director