King Hu
Directing • Born 1932-04-29 – Died 1997-01-14
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.
Filmography
35 credits
The Magic Touch
Movie • 1958
Hu Tu
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Love Parade
Movie • 1963
Dr Fu Li Fu
The Pistol
Movie • 1961
Little Li
The Frosty Night
Movie • 1957
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Movie • 2022
Self
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Movie • 1959
Ta Niu
Sons of the Good Earth
Movie • 1965
Captain Ting
Little Angels of the Streets
Movie • 1957
Er Yuan
Lady in Distress
Movie • 1957
Zhu-Tse
Springtime in Paradise
Movie • 1957
The Angel
Movie • 1958
Ching
Stranger Than Fiction
Movie • 1963
How to Marry a Millionaire
Movie • 1960
Kiss for Sale
Movie • 1961
Chang Hsiao
The Fair Sex
Movie • 1961
Qian
Laughter and Tears
Movie • 1958
The Swallow
Movie • 1961
The Dancing Millionairess
Movie • 1964
Xiao Li
Blood in Snow
Movie • 1956
The Deformed
Movie • 1960
Long Yusheng
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Movie • 1970
Ito Suzuki
Between Tears and Smiles
Movie • 1964
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Movie • 1962
Bei Ming
Back Door
Movie • 1960
Exterminator
Les Belles
Movie • 1961
Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
Empress Wu
Movie • 1963
Chao Tao Sheng
The Blue and the Black
Movie • 1966
Rascal
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
Movie • 1960
Shen's Son
The Long Lane
Movie • 1956
ang Shu-Chang
My Lucky Star
Movie • 1963
Zhou Sansi
Revenge of a Swordswoman
Movie • 1963
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Movie • 2022
Self
Golden Horse Awards
TV • 1962
Self
大侠胡金铨
TV • 2022
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