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In 1989, Banno became an executive director in [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|TOHO E・B Co. Ltd.]] and established Advanced Audiovisual Productions Inc., and became its President in 2001.</poem>}} | In 1989, Banno became an executive director in [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|TOHO E・B Co. Ltd.]] and established Advanced Audiovisual Productions Inc., and became its President in 2001.</poem>}} | ||
==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[wikipedia:Throne of Blood|Throne of Blood]]'' (1957) - | ===Director=== | ||
*''[[wikipedia:Monkey Sun|Monkey Sun]]'' (1959) - | *''The Nature of Japan and the Dreams of Japanese'' (1970) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) - | *''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) | ||
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) - | ===Executive producer=== | ||
*''[[Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1]]'' (1980) - Producer | *''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) | ||
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) [posthumous] | |||
*''[[ | *''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) [posthumous] | ||
*''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' (2024) [posthumous] | |||
===Miscellaneous=== | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Throne of Blood|Throne of Blood]]'' (1957) - Assistant director [uncredited] | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Monkey Sun|Monkey Sun]]'' (1959) - Assistant director [uncredited] | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) - 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) - Adaptation [with Toshio Masuda] | |||
*''[[Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1]]'' (1980) - Producer [with Shunji Okamoto, Norio Komata] | |||
*''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'' (TV 2023-2024) - Producer [posthumous; with various] | |||
==Unfilmed projects== | |||
*''Godzilla vs. the Mutant Starfish'' | *''Godzilla vs. the Mutant Starfish'' | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2]]'' | *''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2]]'' |
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Yoshimitsu Banno (坂野 義光 was a Banno Yoshimitsu)Japanese director, writer, and producer best known for Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), 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). He passed away on May 7, 2017, at the age of 86. Legendary's next three Godzilla films, Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), credit him posthumously as an executive producer, with a dedication to him included 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
Godzillamovie.com
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YOSHIMITSU BANNO (Executive Producer) is the veteran Japanese filmmaker best known for the cult-classic “Godzilla vs. Hedorah” (1971, a.k.a. “Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster”), directing and co-writing the 11th film in Toho Company’s long-lived franchise, which began in 1954 with the eponymous original directed by Ishiro Honda. |
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Selected filmography
Director
- The Nature of Japan and the Dreams of Japanese (1970)
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
Executive producer
- Godzilla (2014)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) [posthumous]
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) [posthumous]
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) [posthumous]
Miscellaneous
- Throne of Blood (1957) - Assistant director [uncredited]
- Monkey Sun (1959) - Assistant director [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Screenwriter [with Takeshi Kimura] / underwater stunt double for Akira Yamauchi[1] / lyricist ("Return the Sun!")
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) - Adaptation [with Toshio Masuda]
- Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 (1980) - Producer [with Shunji Okamoto, Norio Komata]
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (TV 2023-2024) - Producer [posthumous; with various]
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[2] (2017)
Gallery
Yoshimitsu Banno with Gareth Edwards
Dedication to Yoshimitsu Banno and Haruo Nakajima in Godzilla: King of the Monsters
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External links
References
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