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Ishirō Honda (Japanese: 本多 猪四郎 （ いしろう ）, Hepburn: Honda Ishirō, 7 May 1911 – 28 February 1993) was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 46 feature films in a career spanning five decades.
Ishirō Honda ( Japanese: 本多 猪四郎 いしろう, Hepburn: Honda Ishirō, 7 May 1911 – 28 February 1993) was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 46 feature films in a career spanning five decades.
Ishirō Honda, im Westen zumeist unter Inoshiro Honda geführt, ( japanisch 本多 猪四郎, Honda Ishirō; * 7. Mai 1911 in der Präfektur Yamagata, Japan; † 28. Februar 1993 in Tokio) war ein japanischer Filmregisseur.
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In the year 196X, two astronauts, Fuji and Glenn, are sent to investigate the surface of the mysterious "Planet X" recently detected on the far side of Jupiter. There they encounter advanced and seemingly benevolent human-like beings called the Xiliens and their leader, the Controller. The aliens usher the astronauts into their underground base, an...
Crew
Personnel taken from Japan's Favorite Mon-star.
Development
In the mid-1960s, United Productions of America (UPA) asked American producer Henry G. Saperstein to acquire high quality monster movies to distribute in North America. Saperstein approached Toho and began involvement in the film when Frankenstein Conquers the World was already in its production phases. The production of Invasion of Astro-Monster saw the film have input from American producer Henry G. Saperstein from the beginning of production and was his first fully-fledged coproduction.Sap...
Special effects
The film's special effects were directed by Eiji Tsuburaya, while Teruyoshi Nakano served as the assistant special effects director. An Oxberry optical printer was used to composite the actors and saucers on the beach. The Godzilla Shie victory dance was added after Yoshio Tsuchiya suggested it to Tsuburaya, who was already supportive about anthropomorphizing monster characters with comical traits. Godzilla performer Haruo Nakajima, effects cinematographer Sadamasa Arikawa, and director Ishir...
Theatrical
Invasion of Astro-Monster was released in Japan on December 19, 1965, by Toho, on a double bill with Young Beats. The film brought in about 3.8 million viewers in Japan and was the tenth highest grossing Japanese film for that year, earning a distribution rental income of ¥210 million during its theatrical run. Nick Adams' voice was dubbed over by Gorō Naya for the Japanese release. It was re-issued in Japan in 1971 where it was edited to a 74-minute running time under the title The Giant Mon...
American version
Co-producer Henry G. Saperstein commissioned an English dub from Glen Glenn Sound, a Los Angeles-based company, for the film's American release. Unlike some previous Godzilla films which were heavily edited for their American release, the American and Japanese versions of the film were described by David Kalat as "virtually identical". Among the changes in the American version of the film include improvised "Planet X language" scenes spoken by Yoshio Tsuchiya being cut, and a few brief shots...
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 5.10/10. Jon Matsumoto of The Los Angeles Times declared Godzilla vs. Monster Zeroas "a terrific bad movie", declaring that the film "contains most of the elements that made this film form so appealing to the average 5- to 12-year-old boy." and that the film is "riotous adult fun" due to the "unintended shoddiness of the film." The presentation for the Criterion Channelst...
Japan
In 2008, Toho remastered the film in High-definition and premiered it on the Japanese Movie Speciality Channel, along with the rest of the Godzilla films also remastered in HD. In 2021, Toho premiered a 4K remaster of the film on the Nippon Classic Movie Channel, along with seven other Godzilla films also remastered in 4K. The film was downscaled to 2Kfor broadcast.
United States
In 1983, Paramount released the American version of the film on VHS and BetaMax as Godzilla vs. Monster Zero. The title Godzilla vs. Monster Zerowas used when the film was broadcast on local American TV stations. In 2007, Classic Media released the film on DVD in North America, along with other Godzilla titles. This release included the remastered, widescreen versions of the Japanese and American versions, as well as image galleries, poster slideshows, original trailers, a biography on Tomoyu...
Bibliography
1. Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3. 2. Galbraith IV, Stuart (2007). Monster Zero Audio Commentary (DVD). Classic Media. 3. Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. 4. Kalat, David (1997). A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series (First ed.). McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0300-4. 5. Kalat, David (2010). A Critical History and...
Inasion of Astro-Monster at the official Godzilla website by Toho Co., Ltd. (in English)Invasion of Astro-Monster at IMDbInvasion of Astro-Monster at AllMovieInvasion of Astro-Monster at Rotten Tomatoes- $4.2 million (US/Japan rentals)
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Eagle of the Pacific (太平洋の鷲, Taiheiyo no washi), also known as Operation Kamikaze, [2] is a 1953 Japanese epic war film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film dramatizes the start of Japan's military action in World War II, with an emphasis on the role of Isoroku Yamamoto. [5] Cast.
- Sojiro Motoki
- Yūji Koseki
- October 21, 1953 (Japan)
- Denjirō Ōkōchi
Matango (マタンゴ) is a 1963 Japanese horror film directed by Ishirō Honda. The film stars Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno and Kenji Sahara. It is partially based on William Hope Hodgson 's short story "The Voice in the Night" and is about a group of castaways on an island who are unwittingly altered by a local species of mutagenic mushrooms.
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Feb 28, 1993 · Ishirō Honda (Honda Ishirō), sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda", (May 7, 1911, in Yamagata Prefecture – February 28, 1993) was a Japanese film director. His early film career included working as an assistant under the famed director Akira Kurosawa.
