Yoshimitsu Banno
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 cre…
Known For
Godzilla vs. Kong
Executive Producer
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Executive Producer
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Executive Producer
Godzilla
Executive Producer
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Producer
Throne of Blood
Assistant Director
The Hidden Fortress
Assistant Director
The Bad Sleep Well
Assistant Director
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Filmography
Crew (34)
Movies (33)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024Executive Producer
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021Executive Producer
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019Executive Producer
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019In Memory Of
Godzilla
2014Executive Producer
The Wizard of Oz
1982Executive Producer
The Wizard of Oz
1982Screenplay
Techno Police 21C
1982Script
Techno Police 21C
1982Writer
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981Adaptation
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981Co-Director
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981Screenplay
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974Adaptation
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974Co-Director
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974Screenplay
Cruel Famine Continent
1973Director
Satan's Creature
1972Director
Satan's Creature
1972Screenplay
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971Director
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971Lyricist
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971Screenplay
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968First Assistant Director
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968Assistant Director
Young Guy in the South Pacific
1967Underwater Director of Photography
The Mad Atlantic
1966Assistant Director
The Retreat from Kiska
1965Assistant Director
Ironfinger
1965First Assistant Director
Tiger Flight
1964Assistant Director
The Bad Sleep Well
1960Assistant Director
The Hidden Fortress
1958Assistant Director
Holiday in Tokyo
1958Second Assistant Director
Throne of Blood
1957Assistant Director
The Lower Depths
1957Assistant Director
Television (1)
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