King Hu

ActorDirectorWriterArtProducer Apr 29 (died age 64) Beijing, China 1956–2022 (66 year career)

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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 scr…

Known For

Film

A Touch of Zen

Director

Film

Dragon Inn

Director

Film

Come Drink with Me

Director

Film

Swordsman

Art Direction

Film

Legend of the Mountain

Art Direction

Film

Raining in the Mountain

Art Direction

Film

The Fate of Lee Khan

Director

Film

Song of the Exile

Producer

Filmography

Acting (35)

Movies (33)

The King of Wuxia Part 2

2022

as Self

The King of Wuxia Part 1

2022

as Self

8.7

Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu

2012

as Self (archive footage)

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1970

as Ito Suzuki

4.2

The Blue and the Black

1966

as Rascal

6.3

Sons of the Good Earth

1965

as Captain Ting

5.1

Between Tears and Smiles

1964

as Captain Teasing Chu in Street

6.3

The Dancing Millionairess

1964

as Xiao Li

6.0

Love Parade

1963

as Dr Fu Li Fu

Empress Wu

1963

as Chao Tao Sheng

5.9

Revenge of a Swordswoman

1963

Stranger Than Fiction

1963

My Lucky Star

1963

as Zhou Sansi

The Dream of the Red Chamber

1962

as Bei Ming

7.0

Kiss for Sale

1961

as Chang Hsiao

The Pistol

1961

as Little Li

The Fair Sex

1961

as Qian

Les Belles

1961

as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant

6.5

The Swallow

1961

How to Marry a Millionaire

1960

The Deformed

1960

as Long Yusheng

When the Peach Blossoms Bloom

1960

as Shen's Son

Back Door

1960

as Exterminator

The Kingdom and the Beauty

1959

as Ta Niu

6.5

The Magic Touch

1958

as Hu Tu

The Angel

1958

as Ching

Laughter and Tears

1958

The Frosty Night

1957

Little Angels of the Streets

1957

as Er Yuan

Springtime in Paradise

1957

Lady in Distress

1957

as Zhu-Tse

Blood in Snow

1956

The Long Lane

1956

as ang Shu-Chang

Television (2)

大侠胡金铨

2022

as self

Golden Horse Awards

1962

as Self

9.0

Crew (51)

Movies (51)

Painted Skin

Director

Painted Skin

Writer

Swordsman

Art Direction

Swordsman

Director

Song of the Exile

Producer

All the King's Men

Costume Design

All the King's Men

Director

All the King's Men

Writer

The Wheel of Life

Director

The Juvenizer

Director

The Juvenizer

1981

Editor

The Juvenizer

1981

Presenter

The Juvenizer

1981

Writer

Legend of the Mountain

1979

Art Direction

7.4

Legend of the Mountain

1979

Costume Design

7.4

Legend of the Mountain

1979

Director

7.4

Legend of the Mountain

1979

Editor

7.4

Legend of the Mountain

1979

Presenter

7.4

Legend of the Mountain

1979

Producer

7.4

Legend of the Mountain

1979

Writer

7.4

Raining in the Mountain

1979

Art Direction

7.2

Raining in the Mountain

1979

Director

7.2

Raining in the Mountain

1979

Editor

7.2

Raining in the Mountain

1979

Executive Producer

7.2

Raining in the Mountain

1979

Presenter

7.2

Raining in the Mountain

1979

Writer

7.2

Heroes of the Underground

1976

Writer

6.0

Dragon Gate

1975

Writer

The Valiant Ones

Art Direction

The Valiant Ones

Director

The Valiant Ones

Producer

The Valiant Ones

Writer

The Fate of Lee Khan

Director

The Fate of Lee Khan

Producer

The Fate of Lee Khan

Writer

A Touch of Zen

Director

A Touch of Zen

Editor

A Touch of Zen

Screenplay

Four Moods

Director

Four Moods

Screenplay

Dragon Inn

Director

Dragon Inn

Writer

Come Drink with Me

Director

Come Drink with Me

Writer

Downhill They Ride

Writer

Sons of the Good Earth

1965

Director

5.1

Sons of the Good Earth

Screenplay

The Story of Sue San

Director

The Story of Sue San

Writer

The Bride Napping

Writer

Laughter and Tears

Props