Kensho Yamashita

Kensho Yamashita Born July 8, 1944 Kushira, Kagoshima, Japan Died August 16, 2016 Komae, Tokyo, Japan First work Who Am I (1969) Notable work Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

“	I think Godzilla must remain an antagonist. I see LittleGodzilla as a very bad omen because he is so cute.	„
	— 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

• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

2nd assistant director

• Conflagration (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)

Actor

• Horror of the Wolf (1973) as Inugami's father [uncredited]

External links

• Interview by David Milner (December 1994)

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