King Hu
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (49)
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
2022
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
2022
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Painted Skin
Director (Directing)
1993
Song of the Exile
Producer (Production)
1990
Swordsman
Art Direction (Art)
1990
All the King's Men
Director (Directing)
1983
The Wheel of Life
Director (Directing)
1983
The Juvenizer
Presenter (Crew)
1981
Legend of the Mountain
Director (Directing)
1979
Raining in the Mountain
Director (Directing)
1979
Heroes of the Underground
Writer (Writing)
1976
The Valiant Ones
Producer (Production)
1975
Dragon Gate
Writer (Writing)
1975
The Fate of Lee Khan
Director (Directing)
1973
Four Moods
Screenplay (Writing)
1970
A Touch of Zen
Director (Directing)
1970
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Ito Suzuki
1970
Dragon Inn
Director (Directing)
1967
The Blue and the Black
as Rascal
1966
Come Drink with Me
Director (Directing)
1966
Downhill They Ride
Writer (Writing)
1966
Sons of the Good Earth
as Captain Ting
1965
The Story of Sue San
Writer (Writing)
1964
The Dancing Millionairess
as Xiao Li
1964
Between Tears and Smiles
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
1964
Empress Wu
as Chao Tao Sheng
1963
My Lucky Star
as Zhou Sansi
1963
Revenge of a Swordswoman
1963
Stranger Than Fiction
1963
Love Parade
as Dr Fu Li Fu
1963
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Bei Ming
1962
The Bride Napping
Writer (Writing)
1962
The Pistol
as Little Li
1961
The Fair Sex
as Qian
1961
Kiss for Sale
as Chang Hsiao
1961
The Swallow
1961
Les Belles
as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
1961
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
as Shen's Son
1960
How to Marry a Millionaire
1960
Back Door
as Exterminator
1960
The Deformed
as Long Yusheng
1960
The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Ta Niu
1959
The Magic Touch
as Hu Tu
1958
The Angel
as Ching
1958
Laughter and Tears
1958
The Frosty Night
1957
Little Angels of the Streets
as Er Yuan
1957
Springtime in Paradise
1957
