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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
{{Quote-no-it|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. | |||
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. | |||
Banno joined the Toho Company shortly after graduating from Tokyo University in 1955, studying at Toho under such directors as Hiromichi Horikawa, Mikio Naruse, Kengo Furusawa and Seiji Maruyama. He began his career as an assistant director, first working with the legendary Akira Kurosawa on four consecutive features—“Throne of Blood” and “The Lower Depths” (1957), “The Hidden Fortress” (1958) and “The Bad Sleep Well” (1960). | Banno joined the Toho Company shortly after graduating from Tokyo University in 1955, studying at Toho under such directors as Hiromichi Horikawa, Mikio Naruse, Kengo Furusawa and Seiji Maruyama. He began his career as an assistant director, first working with the legendary Akira Kurosawa on four consecutive features—“Throne of Blood” and “The Lower Depths” (1957), “The Hidden Fortress” (1958) and “The Bad Sleep Well” (1960). | ||
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Several films in various formats were presented at festivals and exhibitions throughout Japan. Those projects produced by Banno include “Magma Adventure” (1988), “Hurry Up Children of Earth” (1988) and “Eagle Fly” (1989). He also designed for the amusement park Space World, located in the city of Kitakyushu. | Several films in various formats were presented at festivals and exhibitions throughout Japan. Those projects produced by Banno include “Magma Adventure” (1988), “Hurry Up Children of Earth” (1988) and “Eagle Fly” (1989). He also designed for the amusement park Space World, located in the city of Kitakyushu. | ||
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. | 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== | ||
*''[[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] / | *''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) - Screenwriter [credited for "adaption"; with Toshio Masuda] / associate director | ||
*''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) - Executive producer | *''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) - Executive producer | ||
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) - Executive producer [posthumous] | *''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) - Executive producer [posthumous] | ||
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*''Hedorah vs. Midora'' | *''Hedorah vs. Midora'' | ||
*''Shin Hedorah'' | *''Shin Hedorah'' | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | <gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'> | ||
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File:KOTM - Nakajima and Banno Dedications.jpg|Dedication to Yoshimitsu Banno and [[Haruo Nakajima]] in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' | File:KOTM - Nakajima and Banno Dedications.jpg|Dedication to Yoshimitsu Banno and [[Haruo Nakajima]] in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Video== | ==Video== | ||
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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, Why I Let Godzilla Fly: 85-Year-Old Creator Yoshimitsu Banno, was published in 2016.
Biography
Selected filmography
- 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
Gallery
Banno in a 2002 interview
Yoshimitsu Banno with Gareth Edwards
Dedication to Yoshimitsu Banno and Haruo Nakajima in Godzilla: King of the Monsters
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