King Hu
DirectingBorn Apr 29, 1932Died Jan 14, 1997
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
Love Parade
movie1963
Stranger Than Fiction
movie1963
How to Marry a Millionaire
movie1960
Kiss for Sale
movie1961
The Fair Sex
movie1961
My Lucky Star
movie1963
The Frosty Night
movie1957
The Angel
movie1958
Laughter and Tears
movie1958
Golden Horse Awards
tv1962
Laughter and Tears
movie1958
The King of Wuxia Part 1
movie2022
Filmography
2022The King of Wuxia Part 2as Selfmovie2022The King of Wuxia Part 1as Selfmovie2022大侠胡金铨as selftv2012Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Huas Self (archive footage)movie1993Painted Skinas Writermovie1990Song of the Exileas Producermovie1990Swordsmanas Directormovie1983All the King's Menas Costume Designmovie1983The Wheel of Lifeas Directormovie1981The Juvenizeras Directormovie1979Legend of the Mountainas Producermovie1979Raining in the Mountainas Presentermovie1976Heroes of the Undergroundas Writermovie1975The Valiant Onesas Art Directionmovie1975Dragon Gateas Writermovie1973The Fate of Lee Khanas Producermovie1970Four Moodsas Directormovie1970A Touch of Zenas Screenplaymovie1970The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Goas Ito Suzukimovie1967Dragon Innas Writermovie1966The Blue and the Blackas Rascalmovie1966Come Drink with Meas Writermovie1966Downhill They Rideas Writermovie1965Sons of the Good Earthas Screenplaymovie1964The Story of Sue Sanas Directormovie1964The Dancing Millionairessas Xiao Limovie1964Between Tears and Smilesas Captain Teasing Chu in Streetmovie1963Empress Wuas Chao Tao Shengmovie1963My Lucky Staras Zhou Sansimovie1963Revenge of a Swordswomanmovie1963Stranger Than Fictionmovie1963Love Paradeas Dr Fu Li Fumovie1962Golden Horse Awardsas Selftv1962The Dream of the Red Chamberas Bei Mingmovie1962The Bride Nappingas Writermovie1961The Pistolas Little Limovie1961The Fair Sexas Qianmovie1961Kiss for Saleas Chang Hsiaomovie1961The Swallowmovie1961Les Bellesas Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurantmovie1960When the Peach Blossoms Bloomas Shen's Sonmovie1960How to Marry a Millionairemovie1960Back Dooras Exterminatormovie1960The Deformedas Long Yushengmovie1959The Kingdom and the Beautyas Ta Niumovie1958The Magic Touchas Hu Tumovie1958The Angelas Chingmovie1958Laughter and Tearsas Propsmovie1957The Frosty Nightmovie1957Little Angels of the Streetsas Er Yuanmovie1957Springtime in Paradisemovie1957Lady in Distressas Zhu-Tsemovie1956The Long Laneas ang Shu-Changmovie1956Blood in Snowmovie