Yoshimitsu Banno

Yoshimitsu Banno

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

30/03/1931

Day of Death

07/05/2017
(86) years old

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 w... Read More

Filmography

Crew

2024

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

as Executive Producer

2021

Godzilla vs. Kong

as Executive Producer

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as Executive Producer

2014

Godzilla

as Executive Producer

1982

The Wizard of Oz

as Executive Producer

1982

The Wizard of Oz

as Screenplay

1982

Techno Police 21C

as Script

1982

Techno Police 21C

as Writer

1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus

as Co-Director

1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus

as Screenplay

1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus

as Adaptation

1973

Cruel Famine Continent

as Director

1971

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

as Director

1971

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

as Lyricist

1971

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

as Screenplay

1968

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

as Assistant Director

1968

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

as First Assistant Director

1967

Young Guy in the South Pacific

as Underwater Director of Photography

1966

The Mad Atlantic

as Assistant Director

1965

The Retreat from Kiska

as Assistant Director

1964

Tiger Flight

as Assistant Director

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as Assistant Director

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Assistant Director

1958

Holiday in Tokyo

as Second Assistant Director

1957

The Lower Depths

as Assistant Director

1957

Throne of Blood

as Assistant Director