Yoshimitsu Banno, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yoshimitsu Banno

Japanese film director

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1931

Place of Birth: Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 07-May-2017

Profession: screenwriter, executive producer, film director, film producer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Yoshimitsu Banno (?? ??, Banno Yoshimitsu, March 30, 1931 – May 7, 2017) was a Japanese director, best known for the cult-classic Godzilla vs.
Hedorah, which he directed and co-wrote.
Banno was a special guest at G-Fest XII in 2005.
He was an executive producer on the Legendary Pictures's American Godzilla films, Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019).
He died of subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2017.