About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1931-03-30
Place of birth:
Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
Website:
N/A

Yoshimitsu Banno

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
1974 Prophecies of Nostradamus Directing Co-Director 58
Average
1973 Cruel Famine Continent Directing Director N/A
N/A
1971 Godzilla vs. Hedorah Directing Director 61
Fair
1966 The Mad Atlantic Directing Assistant Director N/A
N/A
1965 The Retreat from Kiska Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1964 Tiger Flight Directing Assistant Director N/A
N/A
1960 The Bad Sleep Well Directing Assistant Director 64
Fair
1958 The Hidden Fortress Directing Assistant Director 70
Good
1958 A Holiday in Tokyo Directing Second Assistant Director N/A
N/A
1957 The Lower Depths Directing Assistant Director 61
Fair
1957 Throne of Blood Directing Assistant Director 71
Good

Writing
1982 The Wizard of Oz Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1982 Techno Police 21C Writing Writer 59
Average
1974 Prophecies of Nostradamus Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1971 Godzilla vs. Hedorah Writing Writer 61
Fair

Production
2024 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2023 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Production Producer 77
Good
2021 Godzilla vs. Kong Production Executive Producer 75
Good
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
2014 Godzilla Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
1982 The Wizard of Oz Production Executive Producer 59
Average

Camera
1967 The Young Ace in the South Pacific Camera Underwater Director of Photography N/A
N/A

Crew
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Crew In Memory Of 66
Fair
1982 Techno Police 21C Crew Script 59
Average