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Ishirō Honda was a highly influential Japanese filmmaker who directed 46 feature films over five decades. He co-created the kaiju genre with Eiji Tsuburaya and is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern disaster films. Honda made his directorial debut in 1949 with a short documentary and achieved critical acclaim with his first feature film, "The Blue Pearl," in 1952. One of his most notable works is "Godzilla" (1954), which he directed and co-wrote, spawning a successful multimedia franchise and earning him international recognition. After directing eight Godzilla films, Honda retired from filmmaking, only to briefly return in the late 1970s to collaborate with Akira Kurosawa on his final five films.