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|birthday        =July 8, 1944
|birthday        =July 8, 1944
|death            =August 16, 2016
|death            =August 16, 2016
|birthplace      =[[Kagoshima]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =Kushira, [[Kagoshima]], [[Japan]]
|first            =''Who Am I'' (1969)
|first            =''Who Am I'' (1969)
|notable          =''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
|notable          =''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
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{{Quote|I think [[Godzilla]] must remain an antagonist. I see [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]] as a very bad omen because he is so cute.|Kensho Yamashita, when asked about the future of the [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla series]]}}
{{Quote|I think [[Godzilla]] must remain an antagonist. I see [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]] as a very bad omen because he is so cute.|Kensho Yamashita, when asked about the future of the [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla series]]}}
'''Kensho Yamashita''' {{Nihongo|山下 賢章|Yamashita Kenshō}} was a [[Japan]]ese film director. An assistant director at [[Toho]] since 1969, he worked with [[Ishiro Honda]] on ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' in 1975. ''[[Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla]]'', his third stint as director, was also his last film credit. Yamashita passed away on August 16, 2016, from heart failure.
'''Kensho Yamashita''' {{Nihongo|山下 賢章|Yamashita Kenshō}} was a [[Japan]]ese film director. An assistant director at [[Toho]] since 1969, he worked with [[Ishiro Honda]] on ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' in 1975. ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'', his third stint as director, was also his last film credit. Yamashita passed away on August 16, 2016, from heart failure.
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) - Assistant Director
===1st assistant director===
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) - Director
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975)
===2nd assistant director===
*''[[The Explosion]]'' (1975) [with Isaburo Hashimoto, Kunio Miyoshi]
*''[[The Blue Stigma]]'' (1978)
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980) [with [[Koji Hashimoto]], Kunio Miyoshi]
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) [with Hitoshi Hoshino]
===Director===
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yamash.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1994)]
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yamash.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1994)]
==References==
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{{Real People}}
{{Real People}}
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Revision as of 16:12, 10 February 2020

Kensho Yamashita
Kensho Yamashita
Born July 8, 1944
Kushira, Kagoshima, Japan
Died August 16, 2016
First work Who Am I (1969)
Notable work Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
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I think Godzilla must remain an antagonist. I see LittleGodzilla as a very bad omen because he is so cute.
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— Kensho Yamashita, when asked about the future of the Godzilla series

Kensho Yamashita (山下 賢章,   Yamashita Kenshō) was a Japanese film director. An assistant director at Toho since 1969, he worked with Ishiro Honda on Terror of Mechagodzilla in 1975. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, his third stint as director, was also his last film credit. Yamashita passed away on August 16, 2016, from heart failure.

Selected filmography

1st assistant director

2nd assistant director

Director

External links

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