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|name =Jun Fukuda | |name =Jun Fukuda | ||
|image = | |image =Fukuda98.jpg | ||
|caption = | |caption =Fukuda in 1998 | ||
|occupation =[[:Category:Directors|Director]], [[:Category:Writers| | |occupation =[[:Category:Directors|Director]], [[:Category:Writers|writer]], [[:Category:Producers|producer]] | ||
|birthday =February 17, 1923 | |birthday =February 17, 1923 | ||
|death =December 3, 2000 | |death =December 3, 2000 | ||
|birthplace =[[ | |birthplace =Changchun, Jilin, [[China]] | ||
|first ='' | |first =''The Boy of Mount Suisho'' (1949) | ||
|notable =''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) | |notable =''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) | ||
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297974 | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297974 | ||
|wikipedia | |wikipedia-en =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Fukuda | ||
|wikipedia-ja =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/福田純 | |||
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{{Quote|I did something like five [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] films. The monsters became the stars, and the human characters were put into the background. The human story was cut down. The [[Godzilla (1954 film)|original one]] is director [[Ishiro Honda|Honda's | {{Quote|I did something like five [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] films. The monsters became the stars, and the human characters were put into the background. The human story was cut down. The [[Godzilla (1954 film)|original one]] is director [[Ishiro Honda|Honda]]'s. The original is the only one that's successful, that's really good. I give all of my Godzilla films a minus score.|Jun Fukuda}} | ||
'''Jun Fukuda''' {{Nihongo| | '''Jun Fukuda''' {{Nihongo|福田 純|Fukuda Jun}} was a [[Japan]]ese film director, writer, and producer. | ||
==Selected | |||
Fukuda began his career for [[Toho]] as an assistant director, working under directors like [[wikipedia:Hiroshi Inagaki|Hiroshi Inagaki]] and [[Ishiro Honda]]. Fukuda's first work on one of Toho's science-fiction films came in [[1956]], when he served as an assistant director on ''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' under Honda. In [[1960]], Fukuda was selected to direct the second entry in Toho's [[Transforming Human Series]], ''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'', after Ishiro Honda left the project. Fukuda would primarily direct crime dramas and mysteries during the early 1960's, but was approached to direct the seventh [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] film, ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' in [[1966]]. Fukuda would go on to direct a total of five Godzilla films, eventually becoming Toho's go-to director for special effects films in the absence of Ishiro Honda. Fukuda also directed six episodes of Toho's television series ''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' in [[1973]]. Fukuda's last Godzilla film was ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' in [[1974]], and his last film overall was [[1977]]'s ''[[The War in Space]]''. Fukuda was slated to direct the unmade film ''[[The Invisible Man vs. The Human Torch]]'' in [[1976]], and was also tapped to direct the [[King of Monsters: Resurrection of Godzilla|original 1977 version]] of the unmade ''[[Resurrection of Godzilla]]''. Fukuda passed away from lung cancer on December 3, [[2000]], at the age of 77. | |||
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==Selected filmography== | |||
===First assistant director=== | |||
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) | |||
===Director=== | ===Director=== | ||
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960) | |||
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960) | *''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) | ||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) | *''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) | ||
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) - | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Operation: Mystery|Operation: Mystery]]'' (TV 1968-1969) [episode 20] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) | *''[[Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure]]'' (1969) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) | ||
*''[[Zone Fighter ( | *''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) - | *''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) [episodes 1-2, 5-6, 11, 17] | ||
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) | ||
*''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) [episodes 1, 25-26] | |||
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974) | |||
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) | |||
*''[[King of Monsters: Resurrection of Godzilla]]'' (1977) [unproduced] | |||
===Screenwriter=== | ===Screenwriter=== | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Operation: Mystery|Operation: Mystery]]'' (TV 1968-1969) [episodes 10, 20; with Shinichi Ichikawa] | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) | ||
*''[[Zone Fighter ( | *''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) [episodes 1-2, 13] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) [with Hiroyasu | *''[[wikipedia:Horror of the Wolf|Horror of the Wolf]]'' (1973) [with Fumio Ishimori and Masashi Matsumoto] | ||
===Musical | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) [with [[Hiroyasu Yamaura]]] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) - Lyrics for "[[Godzilla March]]" | *''[[The Invisible Man vs. The Human Torch]]'' (1975) [unproduced; with Masahiro Kakefuda] | ||
===Musical credits=== | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) - Lyrics for "[[Godzilla March]]" [with [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]] | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) - Lyrics for "[[Miyarabi's Prayer]]" | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) - Lyrics for "[[Miyarabi's Prayer]]" | ||
===Interviewee=== | |||
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1998) | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Jun fukuda.jpg | |||
Junkaiju.jpg | |||
Face Off.jpg | |||
Jun Fukuda.jpeg|Jun Fukuda and the [[Godzilla Tower]] | |||
Jun Fukuda and Mechagodzilla.jpg|Jun Fukuda and [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External | ==Videos== | ||
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/fukuda.htm Interview by David Milner (July 1994)] | {{Videos| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">XDxR8XnTsCI</youtube>|Jun Fukuda is interviewed for the<br>BBC's ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]''}} | |||
{{Real People}} | }} | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035341/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/fukuda.htm Interview by David Milner (July 1994)] | |||
{{Real People|tab=Director}} | |||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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I did something like five Godzilla films. The monsters became the stars, and the human characters were put into the background. The human story was cut down. The original one is director Honda's. The original is the only one that's successful, that's really good. I give all of my Godzilla films a minus score.
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Jun Fukuda (福田 純 was a Fukuda Jun)Japanese film director, writer, and producer.
Fukuda began his career for Toho as an assistant director, working under directors like Hiroshi Inagaki and Ishiro Honda. Fukuda's first work on one of Toho's science-fiction films came in 1956, when he served as an assistant director on Rodan under Honda. In 1960, Fukuda was selected to direct the second entry in Toho's Transforming Human Series, The Secret of the Telegian, after Ishiro Honda left the project. Fukuda would primarily direct crime dramas and mysteries during the early 1960's, but was approached to direct the seventh Godzilla film, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep in 1966. Fukuda would go on to direct a total of five Godzilla films, eventually becoming Toho's go-to director for special effects films in the absence of Ishiro Honda. Fukuda also directed six episodes of Toho's television series Zone Fighter in 1973. Fukuda's last Godzilla film was Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla in 1974, and his last film overall was 1977's The War in Space. Fukuda was slated to direct the unmade film The Invisible Man vs. The Human Torch in 1976, and was also tapped to direct the original 1977 version of the unmade Resurrection of Godzilla. Fukuda passed away from lung cancer on December 3, 2000, at the age of 77.
Selected filmography
First assistant director
- Rodan (1956)
Director
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
- Son of Godzilla (1967)
- Operation: Mystery (TV 1968-1969) [episode 20]
- Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (1969)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Zone Fighter (TV 1973) [episodes 1-2, 5-6, 11, 17]
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
- Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974-1975) [episodes 1, 25-26]
- ESPY (1974)
- The War in Space (1977)
- King of Monsters: Resurrection of Godzilla (1977) [unproduced]
Screenwriter
- Operation: Mystery (TV 1968-1969) [episodes 10, 20; with Shinichi Ichikawa]
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Zone Fighter (TV 1973) [episodes 1-2, 13]
- Horror of the Wolf (1973) [with Fumio Ishimori and Masashi Matsumoto]
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) [with Hiroyasu Yamaura]
- The Invisible Man vs. The Human Torch (1975) [unproduced; with Masahiro Kakefuda]
Musical credits
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) - Lyrics for "Godzilla March" [with Shinichi Sekizawa]
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) - Lyrics for "Miyarabi's Prayer"
Interviewee
Gallery
Jun Fukuda and the Godzilla Tower
Jun Fukuda and Mechagodzilla
Videos
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External links
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Comments
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