King Hu
Known for department: Directing
Birthday: 1932-04-29 – 1997-01-14
Place of birth: Beijing, China
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.
Known for
The Magic Touch
1958Hu Tu
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
2012Self (archive footage)
Love Parade
1963Dr Fu Li Fu
The Pistol
1961Little Li
The Frosty Night
1957
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022Self
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959Ta Niu
Sons of the Good Earth
1965Captain Ting
Little Angels of the Streets
1957Er Yuan
Lady in Distress
1957Zhu-Tse
Springtime in Paradise
1957
The Angel
1958Ching
Stranger Than Fiction
1963
Kiss for Sale
1961Chang Hsiao
The Fair Sex
1961Qian
How to Marry a Millionaire
1960
Laughter and Tears
1958
The Swallow
1961
The Dancing Millionairess
1964Xiao Li