In which type of film is Ishirō Honda acknowledged as a founder?
Modern disaster film
Historical film
Horror film
Comedy film
Answer
The modern disaster film is a subgenre of the disaster film that emerged in Japan in the 1950s and 1960s. The genre is characterized by its focus on large-scale natural and technological disasters, and its use of special effects to depict these disasters in a realistic manner. The genre was pioneered by director Ishirō Honda, who is widely regarded as the father of the modern disaster film.
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