Ishirō Honda (Japanese: 本多猪四郎, Hepburn: Honda Ishirō, 7 May 1911 – 28 February 1993), sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda", was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his kaiju and tokusatsu films, including co-creating the Godzilla franchise and directing several entries, but also worked extensively in the documentary and war genres earlier in his career. Honda was also a life-long friend and collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, and worked with Kurosawa extensively during the 1980s and 1990s.