Happy Birthday Ishiro Honda

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G. H. (Gman)

AdminGodzillaMay-07-2014 11:55 AM

To the legend that birthed Godzilla and gave us the best films of the series, on top of some spectacular science fiction films, happy birthday.

He passed away in 1993. He would've been 103 today.

"'Nostalgic' does not equal 'good,' and 'standards' does not equal 'elitism.'" "Being offended is inevitable. Living offended is your choice."

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GMAN2887 - This is an incredibly moving memorial. Indeed: Happy Birthday Ichiro! You're in our thoughts. "I cannot help but wonder what he was like as a child. I cannot help but dream if he had dreams of greatness beyond. Yet I wake to find him as common as the sun that lit the way for his beautiful mind." :)

GhostRodan100000

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-07-2014 12:16 PM

Happy Birthday Ishro Honda! I hope you aren't sad about this new Godzilla movie!

Kaiju_Groupie44

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-07-2014 12:35 PM

Happy Birth-day Ishiro Honda!!!!!!!!!

Long Live the King

Murph Dog

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-07-2014 1:37 PM

happy b-day mr. Honda, thanks for giving us godzilla

Sicoepath

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-07-2014 2:20 PM

Happy birthday, Honda.

JosephCronos

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-07-2014 2:25 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. HONDA !!

Thank you so much for giving us Godzilla and i hope you're happy and proud of your big boy new movie.

Godzillatheking123

MemberBaragonMay-07-2014 6:10 PM

Let's have a list of your favorite Honda films he directed. Of course, Gojira, but any others? I kinda appreciate his horror movie "Matango" (aka Attack of the Mushroom people), its a pretty underrated film.

G. H. (Gman)

AdminGodzillaMay-07-2014 10:32 PM

The Mysterians. Hands down. The movie's look, feel, designs and sets inspired so many future science fiction within and outside of Japan it might as well be credited for as much as Godzilla '54.

Plus it's a very colorful, very sleek, sci-fi actioner with just enough character blimishes to keep me giving a damn. 1960s toku as we remember it, super sentai, anime, and design elements from Star Trek, Lost in Space and even Star Wars wouldn't have been what they are without The Mysterians. Incredible, imaginative sci-fi. The late Fred Wilcox and Honda were clearly on the same page during this time period.

And of course in 1965 the ideas and designs from The Mysterians were flung together with Godzilla and, presto! We have one of the most beloved Showa era Godzilla films: Monster Zero.

"'Nostalgic' does not equal 'good,' and 'standards' does not equal 'elitism.'" "Being offended is inevitable. Living offended is your choice."