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Jun Fukuda
Manshu, Korea
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 dir…
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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.
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1983
Attack of the Galactic Monsters
Movie Director
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1978
Monkey
TV show Director
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1977
The War in Space
Movie Director
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1977
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Movie First Assistant Director
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1974
ESPY
Movie Director
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1974
Submersion of Japan
TV show Director
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1974
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Movie Director
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1974
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Movie Director
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1973
Zone Fighter
TV show Director
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1973
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Movie Director
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1973
Horror of the Wolf
Movie Writer
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1972
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Movie Director
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1971
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
Movie Director
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1971
3,000 Kilometer Trap
Movie Director
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1970
It's a Man's Way of Life
Movie Director
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1970
City of Beasts
Movie Producer
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1969
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
Movie Director
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1969
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Movie Director
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1969
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
Movie Director
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1969
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Movie Director
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1969
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Movie Director
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1969
Motta, the Flying Dracula Monster
Movie Director
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1969
Young Guy Graduates
Movie Director
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1968
Operation: Mystery
TV show Director
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1968
Golden Eyes
Movie Director
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1967
Son of Godzilla
Movie Director
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1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Movie Director
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1966
The Mad Atlantic
Movie Director
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1965
Ironfinger
Movie Director
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1965
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Movie Director
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1965
Mission to Annihilate the Underworld
Movie Writer
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1964
Blood and Diamonds
Movie Director
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1964
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Movie Director
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1963
Operation Mad Dog
Movie Director
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1963
Young Guy in Hawaii
Movie Director
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1963
Sensation Seekers
Movie Director
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1962
The Weed of Crime
Movie Director
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1962
College Champ
Movie Director
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1962
A Woman's Identity
Movie Director
