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.
Directed 53
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
Bloodthirsty Hawk
First Assistant Director
- 1974
ESPY
Director
Submersion of Japan
Director
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Director
- 1973
Zone Fighter
Director
- 1972
- 1971
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
Director
3,000 Kilometer Trap
Director
- 1970
It's a Man's Way of Life
Director
City of Beasts
Director
1960s
- 1969
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
Director
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Director
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Director
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Director
Motta, the Flying Dracula Monster
Director
- 1968
Operation: Mystery
Director
Golden Eyes
Director
- 1967
- 1966
The Mad Atlantic
Director
- 1965
Ironfinger
Director
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Director
- 1964
Blood and Diamonds
Director
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Director
- 1963
Operation Mad Dog
Director
Young Guy in Hawaii
Director
Sensation Seekers
Director
- 1962
The Weed of Crime
Director
A Woman's Identity
Director
Counterstroke
Director
- 1961
The Witness Killed
Director
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Director
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
Director
The Merciless Trap
Director
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
The Terrible Game
Director
- 1958
Flower's Yearning
Assistant Director
- 1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster
First Assistant Director
First Love Story
Assistant Director
- 1956
- 1955
So Young, So Bright
Assistant Director
- 1954
- 1953
The Red Light Military Base
Assistant Director
- 1952
The Man Who Came to Port
Assistant Director
Wrote 11
1970s
- 1974
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Screenplay
- 1973
Zone Fighter
Writer
Horror of the Wolf
Writer
- 1972
1960s
- 1968
Operation: Mystery
Writer
Golden Eyes
Screenplay
- 1966
The Mad Atlantic
Writer
- 1962
The Weed of Crime
Writer
A Woman's Identity
Screenplay
Produced 2
1970s
- 1970
It's a Man's Way of Life
Producer
City of Beasts
Producer
Acted in 1
1990s
- 1998
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Movie