Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa

Synopsis

Examines The Life And Career Of Japanese Director Ishiro Honda, Including Analysis Of His Films-- I. Dreams And Nightmares : 1911-1945. A Boy From The Mountains ; Tokyo ; Film School Lessons ; A Reluctant Soldier ; Forging Bonds ; War -- Ii. Awakenings : 1946-54. Starting Over ; Allegiances And Alliances ; The Documentaries ; Ise-shima (1949), Story Of A Co-op (1950) ; Seal, Land, And Sky ; The Blue Pearl (1951), The Skin Of The South (1952), The Man Who Came To Port (1952), Adolescence Part 2 (1953), Eagle Of The Pacific (1953), Farewell Rabaul (1954) -- Iii. Science Fiction : 1954-64. No Laughing Matter ; Godzilla (1954) ; Obligations ; Love Makeup (1955), Mother And Son (1955), Half Human (1955) ; Youth Movement ; Young Tree (1956), Night School (1956), People Of Tokyo, Goodbye (1956), Rodan (1956) ; Lovers And Aliens ; Good Luck To These Two (1957), A Teapicker's Song Of Goodbye (1957), A Rainbow Plays In My Heart (1957), A Farewell To The Woman I Called My Sister (1957), The Mysterians (1957) ; Brides, Blobs, And A Bomb ; Song For A Bride (1958), The H-man (1958), Varan The Unbelievable (1958) ; Marriage, Money, And The Moon ; An Echo Calls You (1959), Inao, Story Of An Iron Arm (1959), Seniors, Juniors, Co-workers (1959), Battle In Outer Space (1959) ; Accidental Monsters ; The Human Vapor (1960), Mothra (1961), A Man In Red (1961) ; Going Global ; Gorath (1962), King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962) ; Dangerous Waters ; Matango (1963), Atragon (1963) ; Monsters And Gangsters; Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964), Dogora (1964), Ghidorah, The Three-headed Monster (1964) -- Iv. Good-bye, Godzilla : 1965-75. East Meets West ; Frankenstein Conquers The World (1965), Invasion Of Astro-monster (1965), The War Of The Gargantuas (1966), Come Marry Me (1966) ; Monsters Or Bust ; King Kong Escapes (1967), Destroy All Monsters (1968), Latitude Zero (1969), All Monsters Attack (1969), Space Amoeba (1970), Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975) -- V. At Kurosawa's Side : 1976-93. Rhapsody In Autumn. Steve Ryfle And Ed Godziszewski ; With Yuuko Honda-yun ; Foreword By Martin Scorsese. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.