Directing
Jun Fukuda
Born Feb 17, 1923 · Manshu, Korea · Died Dec 3, 2000
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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Directed
Monkey
1978
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The War in Space
1977
Adventure · Science Fiction · Action
ESPY
1974
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Submersion of Japan
1974
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974
Crime · Comedy
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Zone Fighter
1973
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Godzilla vs. Gigan
1972
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
1971
Comedy
3,000 Kilometer Trap
1971
Action · Thriller · Drama
It's a Man's Way of Life
1970
Comedy
City of Beasts
1970
Crime · Drama
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
1969
Science Fiction · Comedy
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969
Crime · Comedy
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
1969
Comedy
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
1969
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1969
Motta, the Flying Dracula Monster
1969
Science Fiction · Action
Young Guy Graduates
1969
Operation: Mystery
1968
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Golden Eyes
1968
Action · Comedy · Crime
Son of Godzilla
1967
Adventure · Science Fiction · Fantasy
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Science Fiction · Action · Fantasy
The Mad Atlantic
1966
Action · Adventure
Ironfinger
1965
Action · Adventure · Comedy
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965
Thriller · Drama · Crime
Blood and Diamonds
1964
Action · Crime · Thriller
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
1964
Action · Thriller · Crime
Operation Mad Dog
1963
Drama · Action · War
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
Comedy
Sensation Seekers
1963
The Weed of Crime
1962
Crime · Drama · Action
College Champ
1962
Comedy
A Woman's Identity
1962
Counterstroke
1962
Drama · Crime
The Witness Killed
1961
Action · Drama · Crime
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
1961
Action · Drama
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
1961
Action · Adventure
The Merciless Trap
1961
Thriller
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
Horror · Science Fiction · Mystery
The Terrible Game
1959
Drama · Thriller
Written
Horror of the Wolf
1973
Horror
Acting
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
1998
Documentary · TV Movie