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Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
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 would serve as an…
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Imabari
- Place of death
- Kawasaki
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Educated at
- University of Tokyo
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
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- cause of death
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- date of birth
- 1931-03-30
- name in kana
- ばんの よしみつ
- date of death
- 2017-05-07
- name in native language
- 坂野義光
- manner of death
- natural causes
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