Directing
King Hu
ZH, CN, EN cinema · 52 credits
Born
29 April 1932
Died
14 January 1997 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Beijing, China
Also known as Chuan King · Hu Jingquan · Hu Chin-chuan · Chin Chuan · King Chuan · King Ho
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
Filmography
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
as Self (archive footage)
Painted Skin
Director, Writer
Swordsman
Director, Art Direction
Song of the Exile
Producer
All the King's Men
Director, Writer, Costume Design
The Wheel of Life
Director
The Juvenizer
Presenter, Writer, Editor, Director
Raining in the Mountain
Editor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Presenter, Art Direction
Legend of the Mountain
Director, Writer, Costume Design, Presenter, Art Direction, Editor, Producer
Dragon Gate
Writer
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Ito Suzuki
The Valiant Ones
Producer, Writer, Director, Art Direction
The Fate of Lee Khan
Director, Writer, Producer
A Touch of Zen
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Four Moods
Screenplay, Director
Dragon Inn
Director, Writer
The Blue and the Black
as Rascal
Come Drink with Me
Director, Writer
Sons of the Good Earth
as Captain Ting, Director, Screenplay
The Dancing Millionairess
as Xiao Li
Between Tears and Smiles
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
The Story of Sue San
Director, Writer
Love Parade
as Dr Fu Li Fu
Empress Wu
as Chao Tao Sheng
My Lucky Star
as Zhou Sansi
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Bei Ming
The Pistol
as Little Li
Kiss for Sale
as Chang Hsiao
The Fair Sex
as Qian
Les Belles
as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
The Deformed
as Long Yusheng
Back Door
as Exterminator
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
as Shen's Son
The Magic Touch
as Hu Tu
The Angel
as Ching
Laughter and Tears
Actor, Props
Little Angels of the Streets
as Er Yuan
Lady in Distress
as Zhu-Tse
長巷
1956
The Long Lane
as ang Shu-Chang