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Yoshimitsu Banno

Yoshimitsu Banno

ProducerCrewWriterDirectingDirector Mar 30 (died age 86) Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan 1957–2024 (67 year career)
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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
Film

Godzilla vs. Kong

Executive Producer
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Film

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Executive Producer
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Film

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Executive Producer
Godzilla
Film

Godzilla

Executive Producer
Throne of Blood
Film

Throne of Blood

Assistant Director
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Film

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Producer
The Hidden Fortress
Film

The Hidden Fortress

Assistant Director
The Bad Sleep Well
Film

The Bad Sleep Well

Assistant Director

Filmography

Crew (31)

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