Jun Fukuda

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1923-02-17

Deathday 2000-12-03 (77 years old)

Place of Birth Manshu, Korea

Also Known As Дзюн Фукуда, Fukuda Jun, Jan Fukuda, June Fukuda

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

Director

1978
Monkey

as Director

1977
The War in Space

as Director

1974
ESPY

as Director

1974
1973
1973
Zone Fighter

as Director

1972
Godzilla vs. Gigan

as Director

1971
1970
City of Beasts

as Director

1968
Golden Eyes

as Director

1968
Operation: Mystery

as Director

1967
Son of Godzilla

as Director

1966
The Mad Atlantic

as Director

1965
Ironfinger

as Director

1964
Blood and Diamonds

as Director

1963
1963
Operation Mad Dog

as Director

1962
Josei jishin

as Director

1962
The Weed of Crime

as Director

1962
College Champ

as Director

1962
1961
The Witness Killed

as Director

1961
The Merciless Trap

as Director

1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster!

as First Assistant Director

1956
Rodan

as First Assistant Director

1956
1955
1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Assistant Director

1953
Red-Light Bases

as Assistant Director

1952
The Man Who Came to Port

as Assistant Director

Writer

1974
1973
1973
Godzilla vs. Megalon

as Screenplay

1973
Zone Fighter

as Writer

1972
Godzilla vs. Gigan

as Lyricist

1968
Golden Eyes

as Writer

1968
1966
1962
Josei jishin

as Screenplay

1962

Producer

1970
City of Beasts

as Producer

Creator

1973
Zone Fighter

as Creator