Jun Fukuda
Directing
Born: February 17, 1923 · Manshu, Korea
Died: December 3, 2000 (aged 77)
Highest Rated
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
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
Son of Godzilla
1967
Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973
Godzilla vs. Gigan
1972
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
Rodan
1956
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
The War in Space
1977
Photos (3)
Movies (1)
Directing (54)
Monkey
Director
Operation: Mystery
Director
Son of Godzilla
Director
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Director
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Director
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Director
Rodan
First Assistant Director
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Director
Submersion of Japan
Director
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Assistant Director
Zone Fighter
Director
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Assistant Director
The War in Space
Director
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Assistant Director
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
Director
ESPY
Director
The Man Who Came to Port
Assistant Director
The Merciless Trap
Director
Operation Mad Dog
Director
Rodan! The Flying Monster
First Assistant Director
Young Guy in Hawaii
Director
Bloodthirsty Hawk
First Assistant Director
Golden Eyes
Director
The Witness Killed
Director
The Terrible Game
Director
The Secret of the Telegian
Director
City of Beasts
Director
It's a Man's Way of Life
Director
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Director
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
Director
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Director
Sensation Seekers
Director
The Mad Atlantic
Director
Motta, the Flying Dracula Monster
Director
3,000 Kilometer Trap
Director
So Young, So Bright
Assistant Director
The Weed of Crime
Director
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Director
The Red Light Military Base
Assistant Director
Flower's Yearning
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Director
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Director
Blood and Diamonds
Director
A Woman's Identity
Director
Ironfinger
Director
Young Guy Graduates
Director
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Director
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Director
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
Director
Counterstroke
Director
Attack of the Galactic Monsters
Director
First Love Story
Assistant Director
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
Director
College Champ
Director
Writing (12)
Operation: Mystery
Writer
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Lyricist
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Screenplay
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Lyricist
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Screenplay
Zone Fighter
Writer
Golden Eyes
Writer
Horror of the Wolf
Writer
The Mad Atlantic
Writer
The Weed of Crime
Writer
A Woman's Identity
Screenplay
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Screenplay