Yoshimitsu Banno
Production · Script · Executive Producer · Screenplay
Born Mar 30, 1931 · Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
Active 1957–2017
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.
Filmography
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) — Executive ProducerGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) — Executive ProducerGodzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) — Executive ProducerGodzilla (2014) — Executive ProducerMonarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023) — ProducerThrone of Blood (1957) — Assistant DirectorThe Hidden Fortress (1958) — Assistant DirectorThe Bad Sleep Well (1960) — Assistant DirectorGodzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) — Director · Lyricist · ScreenplayThe Lower Depths (1957) — Assistant DirectorTiger Flight (1964) — Assistant DirectorThe Retreat from Kiska (1965) — Assistant DirectorThe Mad Atlantic (1966) — Assistant DirectorHoliday in Tokyo (1958) — Second Assistant DirectorFive Gents and Karate Grandpa (1968) — First Assistant DirectorThe Wizard of Oz (1982) — Executive Producer · ScreenplayIronfinger (1965) — First Assistant DirectorTechno Police 21C (1982) — Script · WriterProphecies of Nostradamus (1974) — Co-Director · Screenplay · AdaptationYoung Guy in the South Pacific (1967) — Underwater Director of PhotographyFive Gents and a Chinese Merchant (1968) — Assistant DirectorCruel Famine Continent (1973) — DirectorThe Last Days of Planet Earth (1981) — Co-Director · Screenplay · AdaptationSatan's Creature (1972) — Director · Screenplay