King Hu
Directing·April 29, 1932·† January 14, 1997 — 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
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2022The King of Wuxia Part 2Self2022The King of Wuxia Part 1Self2022大侠胡金铨TVself2012Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King HuSelf (archive footage)1993Painted SkinDirector · Writer1990Song of the ExileProducer1990SwordsmanArt Direction · Director1983All the King's MenDirector · Writer · Costume Design1983The Wheel of LifeDirector1981The JuvenizerPresenter · Writer · Editor · Director1979Legend of the MountainDirector · Writer · Art Direction · Presenter · Costume Design · Editor · Producer1979Raining in the MountainDirector · Writer · Editor · Executive Producer · Art Direction · Presenter1976Heroes of the UndergroundWriter1975The Valiant OnesProducer · Writer · Director · Art Direction1975Dragon GateWriter1974The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoIto Suzuki1973The Fate of Lee KhanDirector · Writer · Producer1970Four MoodsScreenplay · Director1970A Touch of ZenDirector · Editor · Screenplay1967Dragon InnDirector · Writer1966The Blue and the BlackRascal1966Come Drink with MeDirector · Writer1966Downhill They RideWriter1965Sons of the Good EarthCaptain Ting · Director · Screenplay1964The Story of Sue SanWriter · Director1964The Dancing MillionairessXiao Li1964Between Tears and SmilesCaptain Teasing Chu in Street1963Empress WuChao Tao Sheng1963My Lucky StarZhou Sansi1963Revenge of a Swordswoman1963Stranger Than Fiction1963Love ParadeDr Fu Li Fu1962Golden Horse AwardsTVSelf1962The Dream of the Red ChamberBei Ming1962The Bride NappingWriter1961The PistolLittle Li1961The Fair SexQian1961Kiss for SaleChang Hsiao1961The Swallow1961Les BellesCustomer Leaving Japanese Restaurant1960When the Peach Blossoms BloomShen's Son1960How to Marry a Millionaire1960Back DoorExterminator1960The DeformedLong Yusheng1959The Kingdom and the BeautyTa Niu1958The Magic TouchHu Tu1958The AngelChing1958Laughter and TearsProps1957The Frosty Night1957Little Angels of the StreetsEr Yuan1957Springtime in Paradise1957Lady in DistressZhu-Tse1956The Long Laneang Shu-Chang1956Blood in Snow