Visual Effects Society Inducts Godzilla's Ishirō Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka Into Hall of Fame
The Visual Effects Society will posthumously induct Godzilla director Ishirō Honda and producer Tomoyuki Tanaka into its Hall of Fame at the 2026 VES Honors Celebration on September 4 in Los Angeles. Honda directed the 1954 Godzilla and eight total films in the series, while Tanaka produced the original and many Akira Kurosawa films.