Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 17, 1923
Died
Dec 03, 2000
Place of Birth
Manshu, Korea
Credits
56 titles
Jun Fukuda
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.
Known For
Filmography
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Monkey
Director
The War in Space
Director
Bloodthirsty Hawk
First Assistant Director
ESPY
Director
Submersion of Japan
Director
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Director
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Director
Zone Fighter
Director
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Director
Horror of the Wolf
Writer
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Director
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
Director
3,000 Kilometer Trap
Director
It's a Man's Way of Life
Director
City of Beasts
Producer
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
Director
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Director
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
Director
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Director
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Director
Motta, the Flying Dracula Monster
Director
Young Guy Graduates
Director
Operation: Mystery
Director
Golden Eyes
Director
Son of Godzilla
Director
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Director
The Mad Atlantic
Director
Ironfinger
Director
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Director
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
Writer
Blood and Diamonds
Director
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Director
Operation Mad Dog
Director
Young Guy in Hawaii
Director
Sensation Seekers
Director
The Weed of Crime
Director
College Champ
Director
A Woman's Identity
Director
Counterstroke
Director
The Witness Killed
Director
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Director
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
Director
The Merciless Trap
Director
The Secret of the Telegian
Director
The Terrible Game
Director
Flower's Yearning
Assistant Director
Rodan! The Flying Monster
First Assistant Director
First Love Story
Assistant Director
Rodan
First Assistant Director