Yoshimitsu Banno

Writer

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 received a posthumous credit as an executive producer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong.

Born: March 30, 1931 in Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan

Died: May 7, 2017 (Age 86)

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Yoshimitsu Banno Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Godzilla Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	6.5	Production	Executive Producer	2014
Godzilla vs. Hedorah Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	6.3	Directing	Director, Writer	1971
Godzilla vs. Kong Movie Available on 22 streaming services.	6.5	Production	Executive Producer	2021
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	6.2	Production	Executive Producer, In Memory Of	2019
Prophecies of Nostradamus Movie	6.1	Directing	Screenplay, Co-Director	1974
Techno Police 21C Movie	6.1	Crew	Script, Writer	1982
The Bad Sleep Well Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	8.1	Directing	Assistant Director	1960
The Hidden Fortress Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	8.2	Directing	Assistant Director	1958
The Lower Depths Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Assistant Director	1957
The Wizard of Oz Movie	6.4	Writing	Screenplay, Executive Producer	1982
Throne of Blood Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	8.1	Directing	Assistant Director	1957
The Retreat from Kiska Movie	7.5	Directing	Assistant Director	1965
Tiger Flight Movie		Directing	Assistant Director	1964
A Holiday in Tokyo Movie	7.7	Directing	Second Assistant Director	1958
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	6.3	Production	Executive Producer	2024
The Mad Atlantic Movie	4.3	Directing	Assistant Director	1966
The Young Ace in the South Pacific Movie		Directing	Underwater Director of Photography	1967
Cruel Famine Continent Movie		Directing	Director	1973
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Production	Producer 10 Episodes	2023
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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