Yoshimitsu Banno
Known for: Production
Born: March 29, 1931 in Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan - Died: May 6, 2017
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.
Known for
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Techno Police 21C
Script
The Wizard of Oz
Screenplay
Godzilla
Executive Producer
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Director
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Executive Producer
The Mad Atlantic
Assistant Director
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
In Memory Of
Cruel Famine Continent
Director
Young Guy in the South Pacific
Underwater Director of Photography
The Retreat from Kiska
Assistant Director
Tiger Flight
Assistant Director
Godzilla vs. Kong
Executive Producer
Throne of Blood
Assistant Director
The Lower Depths
Assistant Director
Holiday in Tokyo
Second Assistant Director
The Hidden Fortress
Assistant Director
The Bad Sleep Well
Assistant Director
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Co-Director
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
First Assistant Director
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Assistant Director
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Producer