Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu Banno was a Japanese director, writer, and producer best known for his film, Godzilla vs. Hedorah. Banno joined Toho in 1955, studying under directors such as Mikio Naruse, Kengo Furusawa and Seiji Maruyama. He would begin his career as an assistant director under Akira Kurosawa. Banno would be instrumental in the revival of Godzilla at Legendary pictures. He received a posthumous credit as an executive producer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong.
Known for
![Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z1p34vh7dEOnLDmyCrlUVLuoDzd.jpg)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
![Monarch: Legacy of Monsters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uwrQHMnXD2DA1rvaMZk4pavZ3CY.jpg)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
![Godzilla vs. Kong](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pgqgaUx1cJb5oZQQ5v0tNARCeBp.jpg)
Godzilla vs. Kong
![Godzilla: King of the Monsters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fQ40gmFM4p03tXwMxQQKh2cCBW4.jpg)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
![Godzilla](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zokD6uxR2iWfYM3Y84yGJvnNTK7.jpg)
Godzilla
![The Wizard of Oz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2diOj0JNk8hyMh5t3lDwQaw3aDt.jpg)
The Wizard of Oz
![Techno Police 21C](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uEXOSpTWVeo4u9G7K5Ep1cYjObJ.jpg)
Techno Police 21C
![Prophecies of Nostradamus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bLxszlYW4zgfsygURkRF4sh1yng.jpg)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
![Cruel Famine Continent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hyB4dmgX9U4KGs6lWMcUWorZdwW.jpg)
Cruel Famine Continent
![Godzilla vs. Hedorah](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sy9k4VKud71zhY4a7kaq9flptw.jpg)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
![The Young Ace in the South Pacific](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sSYk0hGYz59deCcYfMrlWwm0qZo.jpg)
The Young Ace in the South Pacific
![The Mad Atlantic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ihsdc8QNmyNHFLQPJ0HfXcYVkJ5.jpg)
The Mad Atlantic
![The Retreat from Kiska](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b2yVIIuRG8e5qxtRScCsGhkGhdH.jpg)
The Retreat from Kiska
![Tiger Flight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fVLJwK75aJBNNjpfjaGR6Ds4K4N.jpg)
Tiger Flight
![The Bad Sleep Well](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z0LhZ121uaqa31RUeu1mOnaFb5w.jpg)
The Bad Sleep Well
![The Hidden Fortress](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1RTp3EZrKg7xj1HJK2x4Rqknnnu.jpg)
The Hidden Fortress
![A Holiday in Tokyo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oFO1kW3SquJJk8keumJjaZZ1upb.jpg)
A Holiday in Tokyo
![The Lower Depths](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dSWtJ3JzAfqsMlN80qFN21vZoQ5.jpg)
The Lower Depths
![Throne of Blood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zaZFMNxJST0TtPd68yF7fNt1he8.jpg)
Throne of Blood