Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Yoshimitsu Banno
Production
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 0All crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 235715
IMDb ID: nm0052419
Known for: Production
Born: March 30, 1931
Died: May 7, 2017
Age: 86
Place of birth: Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1957 - 2024
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 7.28
Wikidata: Q4022909
Also known as
坂野 義光 • Yoshimitsu Sakano
Frequent jobs
Assistant Director (8)Co-Director (2)Director (2)First Assistant Director (1)Executive Producer (4)In Memory Of (1)Producer (1)Script (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yoshimitsu Banno.
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Co-Director
1981 Movie
6.0
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Co-Director
1974 Movie
Cruel Famine Continent
Director
1973 Movie
6.8
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Director
1971 Movie
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Assistant Director
1968 Movie
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
First Assistant Director
1968 Movie
Young Guy in the South Pacific
Underwater Director of Photography
1967 Movie
The Mad Atlantic
Assistant Director
1966 Movie
8.3
The Retreat from Kiska
Assistant Director
1965 Movie
Tiger Flight
Assistant Director
1964 Movie
7.7
The Bad Sleep Well
Assistant Director
1960 Movie
8.0
The Hidden Fortress
Assistant Director
1958 Movie
Holiday in Tokyo
Second Assistant Director
1958 Movie
7.1
The Lower Depths
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
7.9
Throne of Blood
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Yoshimitsu Banno.
8.0
The Hidden Fortress
Assistant Director
1958 Movie
7.9
Throne of Blood
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
7.7
The Bad Sleep Well
Assistant Director
1960 Movie
7.5
Godzilla vs. Kong
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
7.1
The Lower Depths
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
7.1
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.8
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Director
1971 Movie
6.7
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
In Memory Of
2019 Movie
6.4
Godzilla
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Yoshimitsu Banno.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yoshimitsu Banno.
7.1
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.7
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
In Memory Of
2019 Movie
7.5
Godzilla vs. Kong
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.4
Godzilla
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
7.9
Throne of Blood
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
8.0
The Hidden Fortress
Assistant Director
1958 Movie
7.7
The Bad Sleep Well
Assistant Director
1960 Movie
6.8
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Director
1971 Movie
6.5
The Wizard of Oz
Executive Producer
1982 Movie
8.3
The Retreat from Kiska
Assistant Director
1965 Movie
7.1
The Lower Depths
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
Holiday in Tokyo
Second Assistant Director
1958 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yoshimitsu Banno.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Yoshimitsu Banno.
7.1
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
7.5
Godzilla vs. Kong
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.7
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
In Memory Of
2019 Movie
6.4
Godzilla
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
6.5
The Wizard of Oz
Executive Producer
1982 Movie
6.2
Techno Police 21C
Script
1982 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Yoshimitsu Banno.