Yoshimitsu Banno
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.
Crew
Movie
Godzilla vs. Kong
Executive Producer
2021
Movie
Godzilla
Executive Producer
2014
Movie
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
In Memory Of
2019
Movie
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Executive Producer
2024
TV
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Producer
2023
Movie
Throne of Blood
Assistant Director
1957
Movie
The Hidden Fortress
Assistant Director
1958
Movie
The Bad Sleep Well
Assistant Director
1960
Movie
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Director
1971
Movie
The Lower Depths
Assistant Director
1957
Movie
The Wizard of Oz
Screenplay
1982
Movie
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Co-Director
1974