Person
King Hu
Directing · 1932–1997 · Beijing, China
Biography
Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director and actor based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. His films Come Drink with Me (1966), Dragon Inn (1967), and A Touch of Zen (1970–1971) inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s. Apart from being a film director, Hu was also a screenwriter and set designer.
Known for
Golden Horse Awards
Self
Swordsman
Art Direction
Dragon Inn
Director
A Touch of Zen
Director
Come Drink with Me
Director
The Valiant Ones
Producer
Raining in the Mountain
Director
Empress Wu
Chao Tao Sheng
Painted Skin
Director
The Fate of Lee Khan
Director
Filmography
- 2022The King of Wuxia Part 2Self
- 2022The King of Wuxia Part 1Self
- 2022大侠胡金铨self
- 2012Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King HuSelf (archive footage)
- 1993Painted SkinDirector
- 1990Song of the ExileProducer
- 1990SwordsmanArt Direction
- 1983All the King's MenDirector
- 1983The Wheel of LifeDirector
- 1981The JuvenizerPresenter
- 1979Legend of the MountainDirector
- 1979Raining in the MountainDirector
- 1976Heroes of the UndergroundWriter
- 1975The Valiant OnesProducer
- 1975Dragon GateWriter
- 1974The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoIto Suzuki
- 1973The Fate of Lee KhanDirector
- 1970Four MoodsScreenplay
- 1970A Touch of ZenDirector
- 1967Dragon InnDirector
- 1966The Blue and the BlackRascal
- 1966Come Drink with MeDirector
- 1966Downhill They RideWriter
- 1965Sons of the Good EarthCaptain Ting
- 1964The Story of Sue SanWriter
- 1964The Dancing MillionairessXiao Li
- 1964Between Tears and SmilesCaptain Teasing Chu in Street
- 1963Empress WuChao Tao Sheng
- 1963My Lucky StarZhou Sansi
- 1963Revenge of a Swordswoman
- 1963Stranger Than Fiction
- 1963Love ParadeDr Fu Li Fu
- 1962Golden Horse AwardsSelf
- 1962The Dream of the Red ChamberBei Ming
- 1962The Bride NappingWriter
- 1961The PistolLittle Li
- 1961The Fair SexQian
- 1961Kiss for SaleChang Hsiao
- 1961The Swallow
- 1961Les BellesCustomer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
- 1960When the Peach Blossoms BloomShen's Son
- 1960How to Marry a Millionaire
- 1960Back DoorExterminator
- 1960The DeformedLong Yusheng
- 1959The Kingdom and the BeautyTa Niu
- 1958The Magic TouchHu Tu
- 1958The AngelChing
- 1958Laughter and Tears
- 1957The Frosty Night
- 1957Little Angels of the StreetsEr Yuan
- 1957Springtime in Paradise
- 1957Lady in DistressZhu-Tse
- 1956The Long Laneang Shu-Chang
- 1956Blood in Snow
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