Yoshimitsu Banno

Japanese film director

Yoshimitsu Banno
坂野義光
Banno in 1971
Born	(1931-03-30)March 30, 1931 Imabari, Ehime, Japan
Died	May 7, 2017(2017-05-07) (aged 86) Kawasaki, Japan^[1]
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter, producer

Yoshimitsu Banno (坂野義光, Banno Yoshimitsu, March 30, 1931 – May 7, 2017)^[2]^[3] was a Japanese film director, best known for the cult-classic Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), which he directed and co-wrote. Banno was a special guest at G-Fest XII in 2005. He was an executive producer on Legendary Pictures' Godzilla (2014), and has received posthumous executive producer credit for subsequent projects in the MonsterVerse. He died of subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2017. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) was dedicated to his memory along with Haruo Nakajima's.

Filmography

Director

Birth of the Japanese Islands (1970)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Ninja, the Wonder Boy (1985) (TV Series)

Assistant director

Throne of Blood (1957)
The Lower Depths (1957)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Nippon musekinin jidai (The Irresponsible Age of Japan) (1962)
Nippon musekinin yaro (The Irresponsible Guys of Japan) (1962)
Kyomo ware ozorami ari (1964)
Nippon ichi no horafuki otoko (Japan's Number One Braggart Man) (1964)
Hyappatsu hyakuchu (1965)
Taiheiyo kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka (A Miraculous Military Operation in the Pacific Ocean: Kiska) (1965)
Nikutai no gakko (School of the Flesh) (1965)
Doto ichiman kairi (The Mad Atlantic) (1966)
Kureji no musekinin Shimizu Minato (The Boss of Pickpocket Bay) (1966)
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

Writer

Techno Police 21c (1982)
The Wizard of Oz (1982)
Prophecies of Nostradamus (Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen) (1974)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)

Executive producer

Godzilla (2014)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (posthumous)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) (posthumous)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023) (posthumous)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) (posthumous)

References

^ Blair, Gavin J (May 12, 2017). "'Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster' Director Yoshimitsu Banno Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
^ Brett (May 9, 2017). "Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker: Remembering Yoshimitsu Banno". Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "【訃報】坂野義光氏＝映画監督 : 社会 : 読売新聞（YOMIURI ONLINE）". Yomiuri Shimbun. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017.