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Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

Year of production
2024
Duration
70 min.
World premiere
Genres
Documentary

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A documentary that delves into the life and cinematic career of Ishiro Honda, father of kaiju eiga, and one of the most important Japanese directors of his generation. This portrait is structured based on an analysis of his filmography from both a historical and personal perspective, including his experiences of war and his obsession with the atomic bomb, recurring themes in his films, and his friendship with Akira Kurosawa.

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Jonathan Bellés

Jonathan Bellés

Filmmaker specializing in documentaries on Japanese culture and monster movies, known for The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019).

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Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Section
Sitges Documenta
Director
Jonathan Bellés
Writer
Jonathan Bellés
Cinematography
Ségolène Lacourte, Óscar Rivero 
Editor
Jonathan Bellés 
With
Ryuji Honda, Hisao Kurosawa, Joe Dante
Production countries
Spain
Languages
Japanese
Spanish
English
Subtitle languages
English, Spanish (preferidos)

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