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Yoshimitsu Banno
坂野 義光
Banno in 1971
Born
(1931-03-30)March 30, 1931
Imabari, Ehime, Japan
Died
May 7, 2017(2017-05-07) (aged 86)
Kawasaki, Japan[1]
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 subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2017. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) was dedicated to his memory along with Haruo Nakajima's.
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^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.
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