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'''Yoshimitsu Banno''' {{Nihongo|坂野 義光|Banno Yoshimitsu}} was a [[Japan]]ese director, writer, and producer best known for ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', which he directed and co-wrote. Banno was a special guest at [[G-Fest]] XII in [[2005]] and an executive producer for [[Legendary Pictures]]' ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''. He passed away on May 7, 2017, at the age of 86. Legendary's next two Godzilla films, ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'', credit him posthumously as an executive producer, with a dedication to him in the credits of the former. | '''Yoshimitsu Banno''' {{Nihongo|坂野 義光|Banno Yoshimitsu}} was a [[Japan]]ese director, writer, and producer best known for ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', which he directed and co-wrote. Banno was a special guest at [[G-Fest]] XII in [[2005]] and an executive producer for [[Legendary Pictures]]' ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''. He passed away on May 7, 2017, at the age of 86. Legendary's next two Godzilla films, ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'', credit him posthumously as an executive producer, with a dedication to him in the credits of the former. | ||
His memoir, '' | His memoir, ''The Man Who Made Godzilla Fly'', was first published in 2014, with an expanded and refined version published two years later in 2016. | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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In 1989, Banno became an executive director in TOHO E・B Co. Ltd. and established Advanced Audiovisual Productions Inc., and became its President in 2001.|[[Godzillamovie.com]]}} | In 1989, Banno became an executive director in TOHO E・B Co. Ltd. and established Advanced Audiovisual Productions Inc., and became its President in 2001.|[[Godzillamovie.com]]}} | ||
==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Monkey Sun]]'' (1959) - 2nd assistant director [uncredited] | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) - Director / screenwriter [with [[Kaoru Mabuchi|Takeshi Kimura]]] / underwater stunt double for Akira Yamauchi<ref name="G-Fan">[http://www.g-fan.com/html/gfan_index/index_73.php ''G-Fan'' #73 (Fall 2005) - "The Man Who Made Godzilla Fly: A Conversation with Yoshimitsu Banno" by Damon Foster and Brett Homenick]</ref> / lyricist ("[[Return the Sun!]]") | *''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) - Director / screenwriter [with [[Kaoru Mabuchi|Takeshi Kimura]]] / underwater stunt double for Akira Yamauchi<ref name="G-Fan">[http://www.g-fan.com/html/gfan_index/index_73.php ''G-Fan'' #73 (Fall 2005) - "The Man Who Made Godzilla Fly: A Conversation with Yoshimitsu Banno" by Damon Foster and Brett Homenick]</ref> / lyricist ("[[Return the Sun!]]") | ||
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) - Screenwriter [credited for "adaption"; with Toshio Masuda] / associate director | *''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) - Screenwriter [credited for "adaption"; with Toshio Masuda] / associate director | ||
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Yoshimitsu Banno (坂野 義光 Banno Yoshimitsu) was a Japanese director, writer, and producer best known for Godzilla vs. Hedorah, which he directed and co-wrote. Banno was a special guest at G-Fest XII in 2005 and an executive producer for Legendary Pictures' Godzilla. He passed away on May 7, 2017, at the age of 86. Legendary's next two Godzilla films, Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong, credit him posthumously as an executive producer, with a dedication to him in the credits of the former.
His memoir, The Man Who Made Godzilla Fly, was first published in 2014, with an expanded and refined version published two years later in 2016.
Biography
Selected filmography
- Monkey Sun (1959) - 2nd assistant director [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Director / screenwriter [with Takeshi Kimura] / underwater stunt double for Akira Yamauchi[1] / lyricist ("Return the Sun!")
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) - Screenwriter [credited for "adaption"; with Toshio Masuda] / associate director
- Godzilla (2014) - Executive producer
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) - Executive producer [posthumous]
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - Executive producer [posthumous]
Unfilmed projects
- Godzilla vs. the Mutant Starfish
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2
- Godzilla 3-D - Director [with Keith Melton] / screenwriter
- Gamera 3-D
- Hedorah vs. Midora
- Shin Hedorah[citation needed]
Gallery
Banno in a 2002 interview
Yoshimitsu Banno with Gareth Edwards
Dedication to Yoshimitsu Banno and Haruo Nakajima in Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Video
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Notes
- ↑ Presently Imabari, Ehime.
References
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