was a Japanese film director, best known for the cult-classic ''

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'' (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' ''

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'' (2014), and has received posthumous executive producer credit for subsequent projects in the

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. He died of a

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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

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's.

Filmography

Director

*''Birth of the Japanese Islands'' (1970) *''

'' (1971) *''Ninja, the Wonder Boy'' (1985) (TV Series)

Assistant director

*''

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'' (1957) *''

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'' (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

*''

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'' (1982) *'' The Wizard of Oz'' (1982) *'' Prophecies of Nostradamus'' (''Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen'') (1974) *''

'' (1971)

Executive producer

*''

'' (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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banno, Yoshimitsu Japanese film directors People from Imabari, Ehime Neurological disease deaths in Japan Deaths from subarachnoid hemorrhage 1931 births 2017 deaths