Biography
Yoshimitsu Banno was a Japanese director, writer, and producer best known for his film, Godzilla vs. Hedorah. Banno joined Toho in 1955, studying under directors such as Mikio Naruse, Kengo Furusawa and Seiji Maruyama. He would begin his career as an assistant director under Akira Kurosawa. Banno would be instrumental in the revival of Godzilla at Legendary Pictures. He would serve as an executive producer for Legendary's Godzilla (2014), and following his death in 2017, received posthumous credits as an executive producer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs. Kong, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
Filmography
all 21
Movies 20
Director 13
Producer 6
TV Shows 1
self 1
Writer 1
Executive Producer
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Movie
8.62
Executive Producer
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Movie
7.24
In Memory Of / Executive Producer
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Movie
6.51
Executive Producer
Godzilla (2014)
Movie
6.07
Director
Godzilla Fantasia (1984)
Movie
Screenplay / Executive Producer
The Wizard of Oz (1982)
Movie
Screenplay / Co-Director
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
Movie
Director / Writer
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Movie
5.12
Underwater Director of Photography
The Young Ace in the South Pacific (1967)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Mad Atlantic (1966)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
Movie
Assistant Director
Tiger Flight (1964)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Movie
3
Assistant Director
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Movie
4.75
Second Assistant Director
A Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Lower Depths (1957)
Movie
3.5
Assistant Director
Throne of Blood (1957)
Movie
4
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Known ForProduction
GenderMale
Birthday1931-03-30
Deathday2017-05-07 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceImabari, Japan
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known As坂野 義光, Yoshimitsu Sakano
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