Yoshimitsu Banno
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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 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…
Also known as
坂野 義光 · Yoshimitsu Sakano
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Known For
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023 · TV
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024 · Movie
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · Movie
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019 · Movie
Godzilla
2014 · Movie
Throne of Blood
1957 · Movie
The Hidden Fortress
1958 · Movie
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971 · Movie
The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · Movie
The Lower Depths
1957 · Movie
Satan's Creature
1972 · Movie
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974 · Movie
Filmography
No acting credits.