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Ishirō Honda

Director · 66 credits · 33 in highly-rated films

Best known for Godzilla (1954)

Frequent collaborators: Terry O. Morse

Best Ishirō Honda movies by genre

Directed movies (62 total, ranked by score)

  1. Godzilla

    1954 · ★ 7.6 (1,145 votes)

    Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction

    1

  2. Mothra vs. Godzilla

    1964 · ★ 7.0 (350 votes)

    Drama, Action, Science Fiction

    2

  3. King Kong vs. Godzilla

    1962 · ★ 6.9 (351 votes)

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action

    3

  4. Mothra

    1961 · ★ 7.2 (190 votes)

    Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

    4

  5. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    1964 · ★ 7.0 (295 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy

    5

  6. Destroy All Monsters

    1968 · ★ 6.9 (290 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action

    6

  7. The Human Vapor

    1960 · ★ 7.1 (27 votes)

    Science Fiction, Crime, Thriller

    7

  8. Invasion of Astro-Monster

    1965 · ★ 6.8 (262 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action

    8

  9. Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    1956 · ★ 6.5 (287 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    9

  10. Terror of Mechagodzilla

    1975 · ★ 6.8 (251 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Drama

    10

  11. Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

    1957 · ★ 8.6 (21 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    11

  12. Godzilla Fantasia

    1984 · ★ 9.7 (13 votes)

    Music, Science Fiction, Fantasy

    12

  13. A Man in Red

    1961

    Drama, Crime

    13

  14. King Kong vs. Godzilla

    1963 · ★ 6.5 (282 votes)

    Action, Science Fiction, Comedy

    14

  15. Matango

    1963 · ★ 6.7 (105 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

    15

  16. Night School

    1956

    Drama

    16

  17. Godzilla

    1977 · ★ 6.8 (55 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    17

  18. Frankenstein Conquers the World

    1965 · ★ 6.7 (78 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction

    18

  19. Rodan

    1956 · ★ 6.5 (195 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction

    19

  20. The War of the Gargantuas

    1966 · ★ 6.3 (109 votes)

    Action, Horror, Science Fiction

    20

  21. Atragon

    1963 · ★ 6.6 (58 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    21

  22. The Eagle of the Pacific

    1953 · ★ 7.8 (10 votes)

    Drama, War

    22

  23. The Mysterians

    1957 · ★ 6.3 (65 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Drama

    23

  24. Space Amoeba

    1970 · ★ 6.4 (56 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror

    24

  25. Dogora

    1964 · ★ 6.7 (46 votes)

    Science Fiction, Crime, Horror

    25

  26. Come Marry Me

    1966 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Music

    26

  27. Farewell Rabaul

    1954 · ★ 8.4 (5 votes)

    Romance, War, Drama

    27

  28. Gorath

    1962 · ★ 6.3 (28 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller

    28

  29. King Kong Escapes

    1967 · ★ 6.1 (115 votes)

    Action, Fantasy, Horror

    29

  30. Bloodthirsty Hawk

    1977 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.