Jun Fukuda
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 17, 1923
- Died
- December 3, 2000 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Manshu, Korea
Biography
Jun Fukuda was a Japanese film director, screenwriter and producer. Fukuda joined Toho in 1946 and ventured into the realm of assistant director, being taken under the wing by directors like Hiroshi Inagaki. By 1959, Fukuda began a career as a full-fledged director, his early work slanted more toward mystery, but then expand into more comedic work by the mid-1960s, such as the spy spoof Iron Finger (1965). He also wrote the screenplay for the unproduced The Invisible Man vs. the Human Torch. Fukuda would eventually be tasked to direct a Godzilla movie, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966). Fukuda would go on to direct various entries in Toho's popular Young Guy series and Konto 55, however he would be best known for his Godzilla work, becoming the "go to" director for special effects productions after Ishirō Honda. Fukuda famously harbored a harsh view of his work in the Godzilla series saying, "The monsters became the stars, and the human characters were put into the background." and "I give all of my Godzilla films a minus score." Despite the distain he felt towards his work, he was pleasantly surprised to find fans who enjoyed his film and who sent him well wishing cards near the end of his life.
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Filmography
Monkey
TV · Director · 11 eps
The War in Space
Movie · Director
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Movie · First Assistant Director
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Movie · Director
ESPY
Movie · Director
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Movie · Director
Submersion of Japan
TV · Director · 26 eps
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Movie · Director
Zone Fighter
TV · Director · 6 eps
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Movie · Director
3,000 Kilometer Trap
Movie · Director
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
Movie · Director
City of Beasts
Movie · Director
It's a Man's Way of Life
Movie · Director
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Movie · Director
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
Movie · Director
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Movie · Director
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
Movie · Director
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Movie · Director
Young Guy Graduates
Movie · Director
Motta, the Flying Dracula Monster
Movie · Director
Golden Eyes
Movie · Director
Operation: Mystery
TV · Director · 1 ep
Son of Godzilla
Movie · Director
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Movie · Director
The Mad Atlantic
Movie · Director
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
Movie · Director
Ironfinger
Movie · Director
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Movie · Director
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Movie · Director
Blood and Diamonds
Movie · Director
Young Guy in Hawaii
Movie · Director
Operation Mad Dog
Movie · Director
Sensation Seekers
Movie · Director
A Woman's Identity
Movie · Director
The Weed of Crime
Movie · Director
College Champ
Movie · Director
Counterstroke
Movie · Director
The Witness Killed
Movie · Director
The Merciless Trap
Movie · Director
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
Movie · Director
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Movie · Director
The Secret of the Telegian
Movie · Director
The Terrible Game
Movie · Director
Flower's Yearning
Movie · Assistant Director
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Movie · First Assistant Director
First Love Story
Movie · Assistant Director
Rodan
Movie · First Assistant Director
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Movie · Assistant Director
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Movie · Assistant Director
So Young, So Bright
Movie · Assistant Director
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Movie · Assistant Director
The Red Light Military Base
Movie · Assistant Director
The Man Who Came to Port
Movie · Assistant Director