Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu Banno | |
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坂野 義光 | |
 Banno in 1971 | |
| Born | March 30, 1931 |
| Died | May 7, 2017 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, producer |
Yoshimitsu Banno (坂野 義光, Banno Yoshimitsu; March 30, 1931 – May 7, 2017)[2][3] was a Japanese film director, best known for the cult-classic Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), which he directed and co-wrote. Banno was a special guest at G-Fest XII in 2005. He was an executive producer on Legendary Pictures' Godzilla (2014), and has received posthumous executive producer credit for subsequent projects in the MonsterVerse. He died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage on May 7, 2017 at his home in Kawasaki at the age of 86. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) was dedicated to his memory along with Haruo Nakajima's.
Filmography
Director
- Birth of the Japanese Islands (1970)
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) (co-director)
- Ninja, the Wonder Boy (1985) (TV Series)
Assistant director
- Throne of Blood (1957)
- The Lower Depths (1957)
- The Hidden Fortress (1958)
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
- Nippon musekinin jidai (The Irresponsible Age of Japan) (1962)
- Nippon musekinin yaro (The Irresponsible Guys of Japan) (1962)
- Kyomo ware ozorami ari (1964)
- Nippon ichi no horafuki otoko (Japan's Number One Braggart Man) (1964)
- Hyappatsu hyakuchu (1965)
- Taiheiyo kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka (A Miraculous Military Operation in the Pacific Ocean: Kiska) (1965)
- Nikutai no gakko (School of the Flesh) (1965)
- Doto ichiman kairi (The Mad Atlantic) (1966)
- Kureji no musekinin Shimizu Minato (The Boss of Pickpocket Bay) (1966)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
Writer
- Techno Police 21c (1982)
- The Wizard of Oz (1982)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen) (1974)
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Executive producer
- Godzilla (2014)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (posthumous)
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) (posthumous)
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023) (posthumous)
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) (posthumous)
References
- ^ Blair, Gavin J (May 12, 2017). "'Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster' Director Yoshimitsu Banno Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Brett (May 9, 2017). "Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker: Remembering Yoshimitsu Banno". Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "【訃報】坂野義光氏＝映画監督 : 社会 : 読売新聞（YOMIURI ONLINE）". Yomiuri Shimbun. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017.