Jun Fukuda
Directing
Born 1923-02-17
Died 2000-12-03
Manshu, Korea
56 credits
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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
Directing
43 credits
Monkey
Submersion of Japan
Operation: Mystery
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Zone Fighter
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Gigan
The Merciless Trap
Operation Mad Dog
The War in Space
ESPY
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Young Guy in Hawaii
The Secret of the Telegian
City of Beasts
Blood and Diamonds
Ironfinger
Counterstroke
The Mad Atlantic
The Weed of Crime
Young Guy Graduates
The Witness Killed
It's a Man's Way of Life
The Terrible Game
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Sensation Seekers
3,000 Kilometer Trap
Golden Eyes
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
College Champ
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
A Woman's Identity
Attack of the Galactic Monsters
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
Other credits
12 credits
The Man Who Came to Port
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Rodan
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Rodan! The Flying Monster
First Love Story
Flower's Yearning
The Red Light Military Base
So Young, So Bright
Writing
11 credits
Operation: Mystery
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Zone Fighter
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Horror of the Wolf
The Mad Atlantic
The Weed of Crime
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Golden Eyes
A Woman's Identity
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
Acting
2 credits
Producing
2 credits
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