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Hsu Tseng-Hung

Hsu Tseng-Hung

Director · Born 1935-01-01 · 中国上海, Shanghai, China

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Biography

He was born in Shanghai in 11/19/1935. He came to HK in 1949 and started working as an assistant cinematographer at Nanguo Studio. He eventually joined Shaw Brothers in 1964 where he worked with Chang Cheh as assistant director in The Butterfly Chalice (1965) and Tiger Boy (1966). He directed the first ever colour Wuxia for the studio Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) and its subsequent sequels Twin Swords (1965) and The Sword and the Lute (1967). His last film for the studio will be Swordsman at Large (1971). Hsu joined Golden Harvest (HK) Limited in 1971 and directed the Chinese version of Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman, a parallel to the Japanese version directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. (Excerpt taken from Hong Kong Film Archive).

Directed

  1. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) — Director
  2. Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) — Director
  3. The Twin Swords (1965) — Director
  4. One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers (1976) — Director
  5. Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) — Director
  6. King Cat (1967) — Director
  7. The Thundering Sword (1967) — Director
  8. The Sword and the Lute (1967) — Director
  9. The Silver Fox (1968) — Director
  10. The Secret of the Dirk (1970) — Director
  11. Swordsman at Large (1971) — Director
  12. 18 Shaolin Disciples (1975) — Director
  13. The Invincible Sword (1971) — Director
  14. The Invincible Superguy (1977) — Director
  15. Greatest Thai Boxing (1974) — Director
  16. My Wife, My Love and My Maid (1973) — Director
  17. Red Lotus Collection — Director
  18. Immortal Warriors (1978) — Director
  19. Thousand Miles Escort (1977) — Director
  20. The Gallant Duo (1971) — Director