What is Yoshimitsu Banno?
{{Nihongo|'''Yoshimitsu Banno'''|坂野 義光|Ban'no Yoshimitsu|March 30, 1931 {{ndash}} May 7, 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sidelongglancesofapigeonkicker.blogspot.com/2017/05/remembering-yoshimitsu-banno.html|title=Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker: Remembering Yoshimitsu Banno|last=Brett|first=|date=May 9, 2017|website=Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 9, 2017}}</ref> was a Japanese movie director and screenwriter. He was known for directing and writing the cult-classic ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''. He was an executive producer on the [[Legendary Pictures]]'s American ''Godzilla'' movies, ''[[Godzilla (2014 movie)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) and ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019). He was born in [[Imabari, Ehime|Imabari]], [[Japan]]. Banno died of problems caused by a [[subarachnoid hemorrhage]] in [[Kawasaki, Japan|Kawasaki]], Japan on May 7, 2017 at the age of 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/godzilla-smog-monster-director-yoshimitsu-banno-dies-at-86-1003092|title=‘Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster' Director Yoshimitsu Banno Dies at 86|last=Blair|first=Gavin J|date=May 12, 2017|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Banno, Yoshimitsu}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from subarachnoid hemorrhage]] [[Category:Japanese movie directors]] [[Category:Japanese screenwriters]] {{bio-stub}}