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King Hu

King Hu

Director · Born 1932-04-29 · Beijing, China

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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.

Directed

  1. A Touch of Zen (1970) — Director
  2. Come Drink with Me (1966) — Director
  3. Dragon Inn (1967) — Director
  4. Swordsman (1990) — Director
  5. Raining in the Mountain (1979) — Director
  6. Legend of the Mountain (1979) — Director
  7. The Fate of Lee Khan (1973) — Director
  8. The Valiant Ones (1975) — Director
  9. Painted Skin (1993) — Director
  10. Four Moods (1970) — Director
  11. All the King's Men (1983) — Director
  12. Sons of the Good Earth (1965) — Director
  13. The Story of Sue San (1964) — Director
  14. The Wheel of Life (1983) — Director
  15. The Juvenizer (1981) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Sons of the Good Earth (1965) — Captain Ting
  2. The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959) — Ta Niu
  3. The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1974) — Ito Suzuki
  4. The Blue and the Black (1966) — Rascal
  5. Empress Wu (1963) — Chao Tao Sheng
  6. Between Tears and Smiles (1964) — Captain Teasing Chu in Street
  7. The Dream of the Red Chamber (1962) — Bei Ming
  8. Les Belles (1961) — Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
  9. The King of Wuxia Part 1 (2022) — Self
  10. The Dancing Millionairess (1964) — Xiao Li
  11. The Magic Touch (1958) — Hu Tu
  12. Love Parade (1963) — Dr Fu Li Fu
  13. The Pistol (1961) — Little Li
  14. The Frosty Night (1957)
  15. Little Angels of the Streets (1957) — Er Yuan
  16. The Angel (1958) — Ching
  17. Stranger Than Fiction (1963)
  18. Kiss for Sale (1961) — Chang Hsiao
  19. The Fair Sex (1961) — Qian
  20. How to Marry a Millionaire (1960)
  21. Laughter and Tears (1958)
  22. The Swallow (1961)
  23. Blood in Snow (1956)
  24. The Deformed (1960) — Long Yusheng
  25. Back Door (1960) — Exterminator
  26. The Long Lane (1956) — ang Shu-Chang
  27. My Lucky Star (1963) — Zhou Sansi
  28. Golden Horse Awards (1962) — Self
  29. Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu (2012) — Self (archive footage)
  30. The King of Wuxia Part 2 (2022) — Self
  31. Lady in Distress (1957) — Zhu-Tse
  32. Springtime in Paradise (1957)
  33. When the Peach Blossoms Bloom (1960) — Shen's Son
  34. Revenge of a Swordswoman (1963)
  35. 大侠胡金铨 (2022) — self