YOSHIMITSU BANNO
Yoshimitsu Banno
Gender: Male
Known for: Production
Birthday: March 30, 1931
Deathday: May 7, 2017
Place of Birth: Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
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
Production
Executive Producer
Producer
2021·
Godzilla vs. KongExecutive Producer
Executive Producer, In Memory Of
2014·
GodzillaExecutive Producer
1982·
Techno Police 21CWriter, Script
1982·
The Wizard of OzExecutive Producer, Screenplay
Adaptation, Screenplay, Co-Director
Adaptation, Screenplay, Co-Director
Director
1971·
Godzilla vs. HedorahScreenplay, Lyricist, Director
Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Underwater Director of Photography
1966·
The Mad AtlanticAssistant Director
Assistant Director
1964·
Tiger FlightAssistant Director
1960·
The Bad Sleep WellAssistant Director
1958·
The Hidden FortressAssistant Director
1958·
Holiday in TokyoSecond Assistant Director
1957·
The Lower DepthsAssistant Director
1957·
Throne of BloodAssistant Director