Tomoyuki Tanaka
Yoshimitsu Banno was so pleased with "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" that he started writing another "Godzilla" film. Banno began preparing a script for "Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2". However, Tomoyuki Tanaka, who was hospitalized during the production of "Godzilla vs. Hedorah", was extremely dissatisfied with the final product and went as far as to tell Banno that he had "ruined Godzilla." Tanaka prevented Banno from directing another Toho film afterwards and demoted him from director to producer on several upcoming films.