Documentary, 2025, 75 min Producer, Writer and Director: Jonathan Bellés Cinematographers: Óscar Rivero and Ségolène Lacourte Editor: Jonathan Bellés Supervising Editor: J.L. Romeu
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director is a documentary film that explores the life and film career of one of the most profitable Japanese directors: Ishiro Honda. This film will highlight Honda’s filmography from a historical perspective but also from a personal point of view; his work in the Japanese film industry and his experiences in war, from which he barely survived. Also his feelings about the atomic bomb, a subject that became his obsession, constantly reflected in his films.
Cast: Ryuji Honda, Hisao Kurosawa, Joe Dante, Shinji Higuchi, Tomoo Haraguchi, etc.
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Documentary, 2019, 50 min Producer, Cinematographer, Writer and Director: Jonathan Bellés Associate Producer: Ségolène Lacourte Supervising Editor: J.L. Romeu
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga introduces us to the origin of Godzilla and its connections with the Atomic Bomb. But how has this affected more than sixty years of Godzilla movies? This documentary film discovers this story through interviews with more than twenty Japanese legends that have worked on the Godzilla movies from 1954 until now.
It’s important to note that «Daifilms» is the evolution of the production company «451 Prods,» also founded by Jonathan Bellés in 2012.
With this evolution, Jonathan Bellés not only pays homage to the legacy of «451 Prods» but also charts a new course toward an even more immersive exploration of the captivating world of Japanese cinema.
Daifilms 