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Jun Fukuda

Name in Native Language: "福田純" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Screenwriter | * 02/17/1923 († 77, 12/03/2000) | Changchun
Jun Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 純, Hepburn: Fukuda Jun, February 17, 1923 – December 3, 2000) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing five entries in the Godzilla series starting with Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as well as the spy films Ironfinger (1965) and Golden Eyes (1968) starring Akira Takarada. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Science Fiction | Comedies

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Movies with Jun Fukuda as Actor(1)

Movies with Jun Fukuda as Crew(32)

Directing/Director1977 The War in Space
Directing/Director1974 ESPY
Directing/Director1974 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Writing/Screenplay1974 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Writing/Writer1973 Horror of the Wolf
Directing/Director1973 Godzilla vs. Megalon
Writing/Writer1973 Godzilla vs. Megalon
Directing/Director1972 Godzilla vs. Gigan
Directing/Director1971 3,000 Kilometer Trap
Directing/Director1970 City of Beasts
Production/Producer1970 City of Beasts
Directing/Director1969 Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Directing/Director1969 Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
Directing/Director1968 Golden Eyes
Writing/Writer1968 Golden Eyes
Directing/Director1967 Son of Godzilla
Directing/Director1966 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Directing/Director1965 Ironfinger
Directing/Director1964 Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Directing/Director1964 Blood and Diamonds
Directing/Director1963 The Young Ace in Hawaii
Directing/Director1963 Operation Mad Dog
Directing/Director1962 The Weed of Crime
Writing/Writer1962 The Weed of Crime
Directing/Director1961 The Merciless Trap
Directing/Director1961 The Witness Killed
Directing/Director1960 The Secret of the Telegian
Directing/First Assistant Director1956 Rodan
Directing/Assistant Director1953 Red-Line Base
Directing/Assistant Director1952 The Man Who Came to Port

TV Shows/Series with Jun Fukuda as Crew(6)

Production/Producer2011 A Dark Rabbit has Seven Lives
Directing/Director1978 Monkey
Directing/Director1974 Submersion of Japan
Creator/Creator1973 Zone Fighter
Directing/Director1973 Zone Fighter
Writing/Writer1973 Zone Fighter

Full Name: Jun Fukuda
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Saturday, 02/17 1923 (February) in Changchun
Died: Sunday, 12/03 2000 (December) in Setagaya-ku (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Educated at: Nihon University
Other names for Jun Fukuda (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"福田純"
"Дзюн Фукуда"
"ふくだ じゅん" (Kana/Japanese)
Jun Fukuda frequently works together with these people:
Tomoyuki Tanaka (18x, Crew)
Akihiko Hirata (12x, Actor)
Sachio Sakai (10x, Actor)
Yuzuru Aizawa (8x, Crew)
Shôichi Hirose (7x, Actor)
Ryôhei Fujii (7x, Crew)
Masaru Satō (7x, Crew)
Makoto Satō (6x, Actor)
Tadao Nakamaru (6x, Actor)
Yutaka Sada (6x, Actor)
Kumi Mizuno (6x, Actress)
Takashi Yamamoto (3x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Jun Fukuda

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:841654, Added: 11/13/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024