Jun Fukuda

Jun Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 純, Hepburn: Fukuda Jun, February 17, 1923 – December 3, 2000^[1]) 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.

Jun Fukuda
福田 純
Born	(1923-02-17)February 17, 1923 Changchun, Jilin province, China
Died	December 3, 2000(2000-12-03) (aged 77) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1949–1993

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Assist. Director	Notes
1949	Suishô-yama no shônen				Yes
1952	Minato e kita otoko				Yes
1953	Akasen kichi				Yes
	Hana no naka no musumetachi				Yes
1954	Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto				Yes
1955	Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple				Yes
	So Young, So Bright				Yes
1956	Rodan				Yes
	Shujinsen				Yes
	Ankokugai				Yes
1957	Yagyu bugeicho				Yes
1958	Yagyu bugeicho: Ninjitsu				Yes
1959	Osorubeki hi asobi	Yes
1960	The Secret of the Telegian	Yes
1961	Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei	Yes
	Arigataya sandogasa	Yes
	Nakito gozansu	Yes
	Nasake muyo no wana	Yes
	Hoero datsugokushu	Yes
1962	Josei jishin	Yes	Yes			Co-wrote w/ Shirô Horie and Sampei Kashimura
	Ankokugai no kiba	Yes	Yes			Co-wrote w/ Ei Ogawa and Takashi Tsuboshima
	Nihon ichi no wakadaisho	Yes
1963	Norainu sakusen	Yes
	Hawai no wakadaishô	Yes
	Nippon jitsuwa jidai	Yes
1964	Chi to daiyamondo	Yes
	Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Tora no kiba	Yes
1965	Ironfinger	Yes
	Honkon no shiroibara	Yes
	Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen	Yes	Yes			Co-wrote w/ Ei Ogawa and Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
1966	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep	Yes
	Doto ichiman kairi	Yes	Yes			Co-wrote w/ Ei Ogawa and Shinichi Sekizawa
1967	Son of Godzilla	Yes
1968	Golden Eyes	Yes	Yes			Co-wrote w/ Ei Ogawa and Michio Tsuzuki
	Operation: Mystery		Yes			Writer (2 episodes)
1969	Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure	Yes
	Dai Nippon suri washudan	Yes
	Nyu jirando no wakadaisho	Yes
	Furesshuman wakadaisho	Yes
1970	Kigeki sore ga otoko no ikiru michi	Yes		Yes
	Yaju toshi	Yes		Yes
1971	Nishi no betenshi, higashi no sagishi	Yes
	3000 kiro no wana	Yes
1972	Godzilla vs. Gigan	Yes
1973	Zone Fighter	Yes	Yes			Director (6 episodes) Writer (3 episodes)
	Godzilla vs. Megalon	Yes	Yes
	Horror of the Wolf		Yes			Co-wrote w/ Shirô Ishimori and Masashi Matsumoto
1974	Kigeki damashi no jingi	Yes	Yes			Co-wrote w/ Tsunesaburo Nishikawa and Yasuo Tanami
	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla	Yes	Yes			Co-wrote w/ Hiroyasu Yamamura
	ESPY	Yes
1975	Detective Hagure	Yes				Director (1 episode)
1977	The War in Space	Yes
1978	Monkey	Yes				Director (8 episodes)
1987	Stardust Story	Yes				Co-directed w/ Daisuke Yahagi

References

1. 井上英之「追悼・故福田 純 監督」『宇宙船』Vol.95、朝日ソノラマ、2001年3月1日、 139頁、 雑誌コード：01843-03。

External links

• Jun Fukuda at IMDb