#Ishirô Honda

[weirdlookindog]

[aring-king-king]

[lobbycards]

Half Human, US title card. 1957

[onenakedfarmer]

Currently Watching

GODZILLA Ishirô Honda Japan, 1954

[gebo4482]

Dogora / 宇宙大怪獣ドゴラ (1964)

Dir: Ishirô Honda

[movie-titlecards]

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)

My rating: 4/10

I suppose it's only appropriate for a movie about a pollution monster to be a huge, weird mess. Theme song's a bit of a bop, though.

[citizenscreen]

Ishirô Honda’s GODZILLA (a.k.a. GOJIRA) received a wide release in Japan on November 3, 1954. The “Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!” became an international icon that spawned one of the longest-running film franchises in history. #OnThisDay

[boydswan]

三船敏郎 | EAGLE OF THE PACIFIC (1953) dir. Ishirô Honda

[chungkong-nl]

Bring your walls to life. Visit the webshop chungkong.nl today!

A giant, ancient moth begins to attack Japan when coming to the rescue of it's two, foot-tall worshippers who were taken by shipwreck survivors.

Director: Ishirô Honda Stars: Furankî Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyôko Kagawa

[southmountainninja]

‘Invasion of Astro-Monster’ (1965). Directed by Ishirô Honda.

[docrotten]

THE H-MAN (1958, BIJO TO EKITAI NINGEN) – Episode 173 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“What if by some bizarre phenomenon, his physical form just melted away? Would that fit your crime scene?” Hmm … bizarre phenomenon? Let’s run with it. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Chris Peters – as they discuss Toho’s The H-Man (1958), directed by the great Ishirô Honda.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 173 – The H-Man (1958)

Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine

ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHANNEL, and WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL Which all now include video episodes of The Classic Era! Available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, Online Website. Across All OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. https://classicscifichannel.com/; https://classichorrorchannel.com/; https://wickedhorrortv.com/

When a narcotics dealer disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police are stumped. A scientist claims H-Bomb tests in the Pacific have created radioactive creatures – “H-Men” – who ooze like slime and liquify anyone they touch.

  Directed by: Ishirô Honda

Writing Credits: Takeshi Kimura (written by); Hideo Unagami (story)

Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka

Music by: Masaru Satô

Cinematography by: Hajime Koizumi

Editing by: Kazuji Taira

Production Design by: Takeo Kita

Special Effects by: Eiji Tsuburaya (director of special effects) 

Selected Cast:

Yumi Shirakawa as Chikako Arai, singer in the nightclub

Kenji Sahara as Dr. Masada

Akihiko Hirata as Inspector Tominaga

Eitarô Ozawa as Police Sgt. Miyashita (as Eitaro Ozawa)

Koreya Senda as Dr. Maki

Makoto Satô as Uchida, gangster

Yoshifumi Tajima as Detective Sakata

Yoshio Tsuchiya as Detective Taguchi

Ayumi Sonoda as Emi, lead exotic dancer

Hisaya Itô as Misaki, the dissolved gangster

Nadao Kirino as Shimazaki, the waiter-thug

Naomi Shiraishi as Mineko, Dr. Maki’s assistant

Tetsu Nakamura as Mr. Chin, gangster

Tadao Nakamaru as Detective Seki

Minosuke Yamada as Chief of Inspectors Kusuda

Akira Sera as Horita – Fisherman

Haruya Katô as Sochan – Fisherman

Yasuhiro Shigenobu as Yasukichi – Fisherman

Senkichi Ômura as Daichan, 1st dissolved fisherman (Let me try on the pants!)

Haruo Nakajima as Chosuke, 2nd dissolved fisherman & Liquid Human Being

Shigeo Katô as Matchan, 3rd dissolved fisherman

Paul Frees as Various Voices (American dubbing)

Are you ready to battle an invasion of liquified men? Watch out, The Blob (1958), The H-Man (1958) is here to make you rue the day. Toho Films and director Ishirô Honda (Godzilla, 1954) blend sci-fi, horror, film noir, and… cabaret… for all kinds of horrifying shenanigans. Yup, people liquify left and right throughout the short 87-minute runtime. That’s right, only gooey globs of clothes and hairpieces remain. Join the Grue-Crew along with special guest-host Chris Peters (aka, José) as they revisit and review this unusual yet highly entertaining entry from the film company that gave the world Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda, Godzilla, Mothra, and so much more.

At the time of this writing, The H-Man is available for streaming from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Classic Sci-Fi Movie Channel, and Tubi.

You may be interested in these other Decades of Horror episodes focused on Ishirô Honda-directed films:

GODZILLA (1954, GOJIRA) – Episode 58 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

HALF HUMAN (JÛ JIN YUKI OTOKO, 1955) – Episode 16 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

RODAN (1956) – Episode 101 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

MATANGO (1963, ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE) – Episode 135 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS (FURANKENSHUTAIN NO KAIJÛ: SANDA TAI GAIRA, 1966) – Episode 57 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

SPACE AMOEBA (1970, YOG: MONSTER FROM SPACE) – Episode 127 – Decades of Horror 1970s

TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (1975) – Episode 165 – Decades of Horror 1970s

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by guest host Scott Wells is King of the Zombies (1941), a horror comedy directed by Jean Yarbrough (The Devil Bat, 1940; House of Horrors, 1946; The She-Wolf of London, 1946) and starring Dick Purcell, Joanne Woodbury, Henry Victor, and the great Mantan Moreland.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!”

Check out this episode!

[weirdlookindog]

Godzilla (Gojira, 1954)

[cineclubsala1]

From Filmsinfilms.com

Ishirô Honda’s Godzilla (1954) in Vincent Paronnaud/Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis (2007).

[lobbycards]

Half Human, US lobby card #4. 1957

[onenakedfarmer]

Currently Watching

GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN Motoyoshi Oda and Ishirô Honda Japan, 1955

[stupittmoran]

"Godzilla vs. the Thing" is a 1964 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho, directed by Ishirô Honda.

The film features a giant monster battle between a rampaging Godzilla and the genetically engineered moth called Mothra.

Mothra's egg washes ashore and is claimed by greedy businessmen who refuse to return it to her fairies. As Godzilla arises near Nagoya, the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.

The film received generally positive reviews from early and contemporary American critics. American International Pictures released the film as "Godzilla vs. the Thing" on August 26, 1964, when it premiered in Los Angeles.