Yoshimitsu Banno
Production
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 of Monsters, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Yoshimitsu Banno
Godzilla
2014
Filmography
Production & Directing (33)
2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireExecutive Producer
7.0
2021
Godzilla vs. KongExecutive Producer
7.5
2019
Godzilla: King of the MonstersIn Memory Of
6.7
2019
Godzilla: King of the MonstersExecutive Producer
6.7
2014
GodzillaExecutive Producer
6.4
1982
The Wizard of OzExecutive Producer
6.5
1982
The Wizard of OzScreenplay
6.5
1982
Techno Police 21CScript
6.3
1982
Techno Police 21CWriter
6.3
1981
The Last Days of Planet EarthCo-Director
1981
The Last Days of Planet EarthScreenplay
1981
The Last Days of Planet EarthAdaptation
1974
Prophecies of NostradamusCo-Director
5.7
1974
Prophecies of NostradamusScreenplay
5.7
1974
Prophecies of NostradamusAdaptation
5.7
1973
Cruel Famine ContinentDirector
1972
Satan's CreatureDirector
1972
Satan's CreatureScreenplay
1971
Godzilla vs. HedorahDirector
6.8
1971
Godzilla vs. HedorahLyricist
6.8
1971
Godzilla vs. HedorahScreenplay
6.8
1968
Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantAssistant Director
7.0
1968
Five Gents and Karate GrandpaFirst Assistant Director
9.0
1967
Young Guy in the South PacificUnderwater Director of Photography
7.0
1966
The Mad AtlanticAssistant Director
9.0
1965
IronfingerFirst Assistant Director
6.8
1965
The Retreat from KiskaAssistant Director
8.4
1964
Tiger FlightAssistant Director
10.0
1960
The Bad Sleep WellAssistant Director
7.7
1958
The Hidden FortressAssistant Director
8.0
1958
Holiday in TokyoSecond Assistant Director
9.0
1957
The Lower DepthsAssistant Director
7.1
1957
Throne of BloodAssistant Director
7.9