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|occupation      =[[:Category:Directors|Director]], [[:Category:Writers|writer]], [[:Category:Producers|producer]]
|occupation      =[[:Category:Directors|Director]], [[:Category:Writers|writer]], [[:Category:Producers|producer]]
|birthday        =March 30, 1931
|birthday        =March 30, 1931
|death            =May 7, 2017
|death            =May 7, 2017 (aged 86)
|birthplace      =Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =Sakurai, Ochi, Ehime, [[Japan]]<ref group="lower-alpha">Presently Imabari, Ehime.</ref>
|first            =''Throne of Blood'' (1957)
|first            =''Throne of Blood'' (1957)
|notable          =''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)
|notable          =''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)
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|wikipedia        =http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimitsu_Banno
|wikipedia        =http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimitsu_Banno
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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, ''Why I Let Godzilla Fly: 85-Year-Old Creator Yoshimitsu Banno'', was published in 2016.
His memoir, ''Why I Let Godzilla Fly: 85-Year-Old Creator Yoshimitsu Banno'', was published in 2016.
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bigempire.com/sake/smog_monster.html Sake-Drenched Postcards interview with Banno, published January 15, 2006]
*[http://www.bigempire.com/sake/smog_monster.html Sake-Drenched Postcards interview with Banno, published January 15, 2006]
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 18:01, 22 February 2021

Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu Banno with a blow-up Godzilla
Born March 30, 1931
Sakurai, Ochi, Ehime, Japan[a]
Died May 7, 2017 (aged 86)
Occupation Director, writer, producer
First work Throne of Blood (1957)
Notable work Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
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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

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Selected filmography

Unfilmed projects

Gallery

Video

SciFi Japan TV interview #1
SciFi Japan TV interview #2

External links

Notes

  1. Presently Imabari, Ehime.

References

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