Yoshimitsu Banno

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) and "" (2019). He was born in Imabari, Japan.
Banno died of problems caused by a subarachnoid hemorrhage in Kawasaki, Japan on May 7, 2017 at the age of 86.