- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 29, 1932
- Place of Birth
- Beijing, China
- Died
- January 14, 1997
King Hu
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.
Filmography
movieThe King of Wuxia Part 2
2022 · Self
movieThe King of Wuxia Part 1
2022 · Self
tv大侠胡金铨
2022 · self
movieTime and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
2012 · Self (archive footage)
moviePainted Skin
1993 · Director, Writer
movieSong of the Exile
1990 · Producer
movieSwordsman
1990 · Director, Art Direction
movieAll the King's Men
1983 · Director, Writer, Costume Design
movieThe Wheel of Life
1983 · Director
movieThe Juvenizer
1981 · Presenter, Director, Writer, Editor
movieLegend of the Mountain
1979 · Director, Writer, Art Direction, Costume Design, Presenter, Producer, Editor
movieRaining in the Mountain
1979 · Director, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer, Art Direction, Presenter
movieHeroes of the Underground
1976 · Writer
movieThe Valiant Ones
1975 · Producer, Director, Writer, Art Direction
movieDragon Gate
1975 · Writer
movieThe Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974 · Ito Suzuki
movieThe Fate of Lee Khan
1973 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieFour Moods
1970 · Screenplay, Director
movieA Touch of Zen
1970 · Director, Screenplay, Editor
movieDragon Inn
1967 · Director, Writer
movieThe Blue and the Black
1966 · Rascal
movieCome Drink with Me
1966 · Director, Writer
movieDownhill They Ride
1966 · Writer
movieSons of the Good Earth
1965 · Captain Ting, Director, Screenplay
movieThe Story of Sue San
1964 · Director, Writer
movieThe Dancing Millionairess
1964 · Xiao Li
movieBetween Tears and Smiles
1964 · Captain Teasing Chu in Street
movieEmpress Wu
1963 · Chao Tao Sheng
movieMy Lucky Star
1963 · Zhou Sansi
movieRevenge of a Swordswoman
1963
movieStranger Than Fiction
1963
movieLove Parade
1963 · Dr Fu Li Fu
tvGolden Horse Awards
1962 · Self
movieThe Dream of the Red Chamber
1962 · Bei Ming
movieThe Bride Napping
1962 · Writer
movieThe Pistol
1961 · Little Li
movieThe Fair Sex
1961 · Qian
movieKiss for Sale
1961 · Chang Hsiao
movieThe Swallow
1961
movieLes Belles
1961 · Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
movieWhen the Peach Blossoms Bloom
1960 · Shen's Son
movieHow to Marry a Millionaire
1960
movieBack Door
1960 · Exterminator
movieThe Deformed
1960 · Long Yusheng
movieThe Kingdom and the Beauty
1959 · Ta Niu
movieThe Magic Touch
1958 · Hu Tu
movieThe Angel
1958 · Ching
movieLaughter and Tears
1958 · , Props
movieThe Frosty Night
1957
movieLittle Angels of the Streets
1957 · Er Yuan
movieSpringtime in Paradise
1957
movieLady in Distress
1957 · Zhu-Tse
The Long Lane
movieThe Long Lane
1956 · ang Shu-Chang
movieBlood in Snow
1956