King Hu
Directing · 64 years old
Beijing, China
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
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Bei Ming
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Ta Niu
Les Belles
Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
Between Tears and Smiles
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
The Blue and the Black
Rascal
The Dancing Millionairess
Xiao Li
Empress Wu
Chao Tao Sheng
Sons of the Good Earth
Captain Ting
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Ito Suzuki
The Magic Touch
Hu Tu
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
Self (archive footage)
Love Parade
Dr Fu Li Fu
The Pistol
Little Li
The Frosty Night
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Self
Little Angels of the Streets
Er Yuan
Lady in Distress
Zhu-Tse
Springtime in Paradise
