Yoshimitsu Banno
Production
- Born
- March 30, 1931 · Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
- Died
- May 7, 2017 (age 86)
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
Godzilla vs. Kong
March 24, 2021
Godzilla
May 14, 2014
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
May 29, 2019
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
March 27, 2024
Throne of Blood
January 15, 1957
The Hidden Fortress
December 28, 1958
The Bad Sleep Well
September 19, 1960
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
July 24, 1971
The Lower Depths
October 1, 1957
The Wizard of Oz
October 6, 1982
Prophecies of Nostradamus
August 3, 1974
Techno Police 21C
August 7, 1982
Behind the camera23
- 2024Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Executive Producer
- 2021Godzilla vs. Kong Executive Producer
- 2019Godzilla: King of the Monsters Executive Producer
- 2014Godzilla Executive Producer
- 1982The Wizard of Oz Screenplay, Executive Producer
- 1982Techno Police 21C Script, Writer
- 1981The Last Days of Planet Earth Co-Director, Screenplay, Adaptation
- 1974Prophecies of Nostradamus Co-Director, Screenplay, Adaptation
- 1973Cruel Famine Continent Director
- 1972