Kensho Yamashita

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Kensho Yamashita Born July 8, 1944 Kushira, Kagoshima, Japan Died August 16, 2016 (aged 72) Komae, Tokyo, Japan Occupation Director First work Who Am I (1969) Notable work Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

“	I think Godzilla must remain an antagonist. I see LittleGodzilla as a very bad omen because he is so cute.	„
	— Kensho Yamashita, when asked about the future of the Godzilla series

Kensho Yamashita (山下 賢章,   Yamashita Kenshō) was a Japanese film director. An assistant director at Toho since 1969, he worked as Ishiro Honda's first AD on Terror of Mechagodzilla in 1975. He went on to direct three total films, two of which were science-fiction stories with special effects directed by Koichi Kawakita: Nineteen (1987) and Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994). The latter was his final work on a film before retiring. Yamashita passed away at age 72 from heart failure on August 16, 2016.

Selected filmography

First assistant director

• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

Assistant director

• Magnitude 7.9 (1980)
• The Return of Godzilla (1984)

Director

• Nineteen (1987)
• Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

Miscellaneous

• The Return of Godzilla (1984) - B-unit director [uncredited]
• Godzilla vs. the Monster Army (video 1989) - Writer

Gallery

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External links

• Interview by David Milner (December 1994)

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