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 th…

Directed

1. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) — Director
2. Son of Godzilla (1967) — Director
3. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) — Director
4. Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) — Director
5. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) — Director
6. The War in Space (1977) — Director
7. Monkey (1978) — Director
8. The Secret of the Telegian (1960) — Director
9. Ironfinger (1965) — Director
10. ESPY (1974) — Director
11. Golden Eyes (1968) — Director
12. Operation: Mystery (1968) — Director
13. Zone Fighter (1973) — Director
14. Trap of Suicide Kilometer (1964) — Director
15. City of Beasts (1970) — Director
16. Young Guy in Hawaii (1963) — Director
17. Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure (1969) — Director
18. The Merciless Trap (1961) — Director
19. College Champ (1962) — Director
20. Young Guy on Mt. Cook (1969) — Director
21. Young Guy Graduates (1969) — Director
22. The Witness Killed (1961) — Director
23. The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969) — Director
24. The Weed of Crime (1962) — Director
25. The Mad Atlantic (1966) — Director
26. Operation Mad Dog (1963) — Director
27. Blood and Diamonds (1964) — Director
28. Counterstroke (1962) — Director
29. A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East (1971) — Director
30. Sensation Seekers (1963) — Director
31. The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965) — Director
32. The Terrible Game (1959) — Director
33. Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep (1961) — Director
34. Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa (1961) — Director
35. It's a Man's Way of Life (1970) — Director
36. Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters (1974) — Director
37. Attack of the Galactic Monsters (1983) — Director
38. Mission to Annihilate the Underworld (1965) — Director
39. A Woman's Identity (1962) — Director
40. 3,000 Kilometer Trap (1971) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1998)