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	Teleport City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Honda, best known for creating Godzilla, was an impressive, happy-go-lucky man with a keen respect for the environment, for Earth, and for his fellow inhabitants of the place.
		Honda also often portrayed technology as both the cause of our trouble and the potential solution.
		A theme Honda kept returning to throughout his career was that of humanity banding together in the face of a greater threat, of working not as nations or religions, but as a planet.
	teleport-city.com /movies/reviews/a-b/battle_in_outer_space.html (1104 words)

	Scifilm -- Reviews, MATANGO (1963)
		Ishirô Honda was born in 1911 in Yamagata, Japan, to the family of a monk.
		Honda was given the film, and the rest is history as the legend of GOJIRA (aka GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS) was born.
		Honda was, however, a master craftsman and many of his horror films—certainly the likes of THE H-MAN, THE HUMAN VAPOR, GOJIRA, and MATANGO—have every right to be mentioned in the same breath as certified American horror classics the likes of FRANKENSTEIN, FREAKS, THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, THE HAUNTING and THEM!.
	www.scifilm.org /reviews3/matango.html (3407 words)

	Honda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ishiro Honda is credited as the main idea resource behind the monster movie series.
		Honda came back only in the final, as the director of the last movie from the first series: Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975).
		It is worth adding that Ishiro Honda was assisted by the permanent, acute film crew.
	godzilla.stopklatka.pl /hondae.htm (356 words)

	Japan, Godzilla and the Atomic Bomb
		Ishiro Honda, Mori’s choice for director, had served in the Imperial Army during the war.
		Honda agreed, saying that “Ever since I was little, I have been fond of the fact that there was once an awesome era of the Earth, when dinosaurs were living in the Jurassic and Cretaceous.
		Honda had been on furlough during the fire bombings of Tokyo, and had witnessed much of the worst destruction.
	www.historyvortex.org /JapanGodzillaAtomicBomb.html (10512 words)

	Variety.com - Ishiro Honda
		Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
		Ishiro Honda, who directed the first science fiction movies of the monster "Godzilla""Godzilla" stomping on famous landmarks, died Feb. 28 at Kono Hospital.
		A hospital official declined to specify the cause of Honda's death, but the director had been reported suffering from respiratory problems.
	www.variety.com /article/VR104648 (191 words)

	Midnight Eye review: Matango, Fungus of Terror (1963)
		Adopting the holistic view of nature as being in a constant state of flux, Matango pre-empts James Lovelock's seminal "Gaia Hypothesis" (which views the Earth as a global ecosystem which sustains and regulates itself like a living organism) by a couple of years.
		Honda portrays the way in which the rapid economic growth of Japan has resulted in a population divorced from these cultural and natural origins.
		The rigid mechanical efficiency of a modern society is revealed to be merely illusionary, as the hierarchy crumbles steadily the further this ship of fools is removed from it.
	www.midnighteye.com /reviews/matango.shtml (582 words)

	SportsKids: Browsing Dogora (DVD) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ishiro Honda, director of the kaju eiga (giant monster) masterpiece GODZILLA, helms the unusual and comic DOGORA.
		Honda intended the film as a satire of the gangster and monster films that were extremely popular in Japan during the 1960s.
		Around the world, diamonds and coal are disappearing without a trace, much to the consternation of the authorities and detectives investigating the vanishings.
	www.sportskids.com /sports/showdetl.cfm?product_id=296162 (142 words)

	Godzilla + Coffe and Cigarettes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Arriving on these shores an unfathomable fifty years later, the original version of Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla (or as it is known in Japan, Gojira) has recently been reissued to theaters, ready to defy the general public who think they know this flame-breathing reptile well.
		Looking back at the career of director Ishiro Honda, there are many signs that this film should be given a second look.
		Gone was Honda’s deliberate pacing; the carefully-orchestrated plot was stripped of its ample poetry and mined for special effects.
	www.sparklestreet.com /db+godzilla+coffee.htm (1278 words)

	Review: Godzilla (Gojira) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The tone is grim and the photography is fl-and-white - characteristics not often associated with Japanese monster movies, which are seen by many fans as being escapist entertainment at best and unintentional comedies at worst.
		Godzilla represents an attempt by director Ishirô Honda to wrestle with his country's post-World War II nuclear phobia.
		To date, Japan is the only country to have been the wartime destination of a nuclear bomb, and what happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki fractured the people's psyche.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/g/godzilla1954.html (752 words)

	Godzilla (Original Uncut Japanese Version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Raymond Burr was inserted in hastily-shot scenes as an ace reporter assigned to the Tokyo beat.
		The result was a campy monster B-movie little different from other sensationalist fare - films like The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (which inspired writer/director Ishiro Honda), Them and The Creature from the Black Lagoon.
		Ishiro Honda (who apprenticed under legendary director Akira Kurosawa) is sparing with his use of the monster in the first half of the movie, showing him in dribs and drabs - a leg here, a lashing tail there - before finally unveiling him in all his roaring, stomping, flame-spewing glory.
	www.scifidimensions.com /Jul04/godzilla50.htm (697 words)

	Godzilla (1954)
		The “Godzilla” films we’re familiar with are the works best represented by such titles as “Godzilla vs. Mothra,” “Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla” and “Godzilla 2000.” They are humorous, campy thrillers that revel in their poor production values and, while they may try to generate a few genuine thrills, never really take themselves all that seriously.
		To see Ishiro Honda’s original version is to see a “Godzilla” with a more serious, and meaningful agenda.
		In this monster movie, the characters look despairingly into the camera and talk of this nuclear-born creature that has come to destroy all life, and the climax of the film is not a rousing chase or battle, but a bleak prophecy that the fate of the world has already been sealed by the dreaded A-bomb.
	movies.zertinet.com /Classics/godzilla.htm (458 words)

	Scifilm -- Reviews, ATRAGON (1963)
		Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, ATRAGON was directed by the famed Toho director Ishirô Honda, and the music was provided by Akira Ifukube.
		Flow: Director Ishirô Honda does a superb job of keeping the story moving along from one adventure-filled sequence to another.
		There are also some very good human interest scenes (which Honda seemed to be particularly good at adding to his Toho efforts).
	www.scifilm.org /reviews/atragon.html (1217 words)

	MTV.com - Movies - Ishiro Honda
		Honda began directing in the early '50s, and scored an international success with his science-fictioner Gojira (aka Godzilla, King of the Monsters).
		Enormous low-budget monsters trampling Tokyo soon became Honda's specialty, with such beloved efforts as Rodan, The Mysterians, Varan the Unbelievable, Mothra, King Kong Vs. Godzilla, Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster, Frankenstein Conquers the World, Destroy All Monsters!
		Honda's films became increasingly oriented toward children, with former heavies Godzilla and Rodan battling other monsters to protect the Earth; his entertaining fantasies earned him legions of fans throughout the world.
	www.mtv.com /movies/person/83688/bio.jhtml (148 words)

	Moviefone: Movie Celebrities - Ishiro Honda: MAIN
		Honda began directing in the early '50s, and scored an international success with his science-fictioner Gojira (aka Godzilla, King of the...
		Ishiro Honda, Toho's most renowned director of science fiction films, is most famous for his numerous entries in the Godzilla series, but Honda also did a...
		Ishiro Honda, Madadayo, Rhapsody in August, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Yog, Monster from Space, Godzilla's Revenge, Ido Zero Daisakusen, Destroy All Monsters!
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/main.adp?sid=94769 (261 words)

	Ink 19 :: Godzilla
		For fans of Godzilla, the release of Ishiro Honda's original 1954 film has been long overdue.
		His movie is finally seeing the light of day in its purest form with its noir texture and dark atmosphere.
		Honda's original cut conveyed the spirit and feel of the Japanese cultural psyche of the 1950s, one that encapsulates peace, ecology and Japanese folklore while underscoring political tensions resulting from the atomic bombs and American occupation.
	www.ink19.com /issues/august2004/screenReviews/godzilla.html (422 words)

	Amazon.ca: Video: Terror/Mechagodzilla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The ape-men from outer space are back, cheesy makeup and all, and this time they've enlisted a bitter scientist to help them rebuild Mechagodzilla and bring another monster into the fray, the gargantuan sea serpent Titanosaurus, which the scientist has brought under control.
		This film reunited the Big G with veteran director Ishirô Honda and original composer Akira Ifukube (who revives his brooding score) in an attempt to steer the series from its juvenile course back to a more adult track.
		The result is an energetic, loopily engaging sci-fi fantasy, with the Godzilla back at his old Tokyo stomping grounds--only this time he's protecting the city.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/6304911742 (826 words)

	Made_In_Japan
		A true fan favorite of most Japanese film fans is the 1957 Ishiro Honda classic "The Mysterians".
		Another Ishiro Honda classic is the 1963 film "Atragon".
		In this film the ancient race of the undersea kingdom of Mu declares war on the human race to reclaim the surface world as thier own.
	www.kensforce.com /Made_In_Japan.html (683 words)

	cityonfire.com \| Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Gojira)
		As Akira Kurosawa's assistant director and right hand man, Honda no doubt learned a lot from the man, and it shows, particularly in this 1954 effort.
		"Gojira" is a stark and uncompromising film, filled with nightmarish imagery, but, much like Kurosawa, Honda infuses the film with a hopefulness and humanity that saves it from being too difficult a viewing experience.
		After you watch this, be sure to check out Honda's 1963 effort "Matango", which tackles drug use and is equally frightening.
	www.cityonfire.com /japanese/godzillaking54.html (513 words)

	Godzillafest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Taken from his island home as an advertising ploy, Kong escapes and raids Tokyo, while Godzilla is freed from his Arctic tomb.
		Not comprehending Honda's satirical jab at commercialism, Beck turned the spectacle into a non-sequitur.
		Directed by Ishiro Honda and Thomas Montgomery (John Beck).
	www.sfgodzillafest.com /films.htm (876 words)

	[KFCC] Matango Attack of the Mushroom People Review
		Produced by Toho and directed by their most renowned science fiction director, Ishiro Honda (also know as Godzilla’s father), MATANGO is quite a visually unique Japanese film filled with colorful and spectacular sets and designs.
		The film's beginning is rather straightforward and feels like the Japanese version of Gilligan's Island, which ironically was also produced at around the same time.
		Director Ishiro Honda handled the film very seriously and it shows and works well too; nice atmosphere, strange spying shadows and tension between the characters.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/horror/matango/matango.html (852 words)

	Ishirô Honda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Born in 1911 in Yamagata as part of a monk's family, Ishiro Honda's given...
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	www.imdb.com /name/nm0393094 (675 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : The Mysterians : Main
		Most famous for his original Godzilla film in 1956, director Inoshiro Honda is primarily a...
		Most famous for his original Godzilla film in 1956, director Inoshiro Honda is primarily a screenwriter and quite seldom a director.
		One of his recurrent themes -- the deadly or mutant effects of atomic radiation (as in Godzilla), is also featured in this otherwise routine sci-fi film.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/24148/moviemain.jhtml (155 words)

	Ishiro Honda, Japanese director/producer (Godzilla), dies at 81 February 28 in History
		Ishiro Honda, Japanese director/producer (Godzilla), dies at 81 February 28 in History
		Ishiro Honda, Japanese director/producer (Godzilla), dies at 81
		The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
	www.brainyhistory.com /events/1993/february_28_1993_167946.html (46 words)

	Daikaiju Eiga
		Ishiro Honda) aka King Kong vs. Godzilla (US, 1963; dir.
		Ishiro Honda) aka Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (US, 1970), Invasion of the Astro Monster
		Ishiro Honda) aka Mothra (US, 1962) Kaitei gunkan [Undersea Battleship] (1963; dir.
	www.roberthood.net /obsesses/daikaiju.htm (1302 words)

	eBay - ishiro honda, Movie Memorabilia, VHS items on eBay.com
		LATITUDE ZERO Ishiro Honda Toho Sci-Fi 3-sh 1970
		THE MYSTERIANS Ishiro Honda l/c #6 Chikyu Boeigun 1957
		20 items found for ishiro honda in eBay Stores.
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=ishiro+honda&newu=1&krd=1 (338 words)

	Amazon.com: Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is also available in a boxed set with four of the other best Godzilla flicks by director Inoshiro Honda.
		Director Ishiro Honda provides his customary humanitarian touch to the story, and he takes it with an appropriate level of seriousness.
		No doubt about it, Honda was a great director, and in his hands, giant monster movies could seem like more than just light entertainment.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/630491167X?v=glance (2844 words)

	Stray Dog [HK Version] DVD \| dir.: Akira Kurosawa \| cast: Keiko Awaji, Minoru Chiaki, Ishiro Honda, Isao Kimura, ...
		cast: Keiko Awaji, Minoru Chiaki, Ishiro Honda, Isao Kimura, Toshiro Mifune, Haruo Nakajima, Noriko Sengoku, Takashi Shimura, Hajime Taniguchi, Reisaburo Yamamoto
		The race is on to find the shooter before he can strike again.
		Keiko Awaji, Minoru Chiaki, Ishiro Honda, Isao Kimura, Toshiro Mifune, Haruo Nakajima, Noriko Sengoku, Takashi Shimura, Hajime Taniguchi, Reisaburo Yamamoto.
	www.hkflix.com /xq/asp/filmID.890/aid.027246/qx/details.htm (456 words)

	Godzillafest
		Looking back, he sites his favorite fantasy film being Honda's MATANGO (1963), in which he co-starred with fellow GODZILLAFEST Guest of Honor, Akira Kubo.
		Born on December 1, 1936 in Tokyo, Akira Kubo made his acting debut in 1952 for director Seiji Maruyama in the youth film ADOLESCENCE.
		Kubo first worked with genre specialist director Ishiro Honda the next year in ADOLESCENCE PART II and the war drama FAREWELL RABAUL (1954).
	www.sfgodzillafest.com /guests.htm (1595 words)

	Giant Monster Festival 2005
		Honda's final Godzilla film, it was also Honda's last credited picture
		Honda spins a surprisingly adult yarn about a shipload of supposedly
		min.), directed by Ishiro Honda, special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.
	www.kensforce.com /Giant_Monster_Festival_2005.html (2364 words)

	Amazon.com: King Kong Vs Godzilla (1963) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This joint Japanese/American production paved the way for later cinematic efforts between the two countries, such as "Tora, Tora, Tora" in the sense that the film about Pearl Harbor came out after this 1962 film.
		Director Inoshiro Honda directed the original "Godzilla, King of Monsters," as well as "Rodan," "Mothra," "Godzilla vs. Mothra" and other giant rubber monster classics.
		Clearly, Honda is to this genre what Kurosawa is to samurai films.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/630362572X?v=glance (1849 words)

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