King Hu
Director · Actor · WriterHu 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.
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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR33
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022
Self
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022
Self
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
2012
Self (archive footage)
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
Ito Suzuki
The Blue and the Black
1966
Rascal
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
Captain Ting
The Dancing Millionairess
1964
Xiao Li
Between Tears and Smiles
1964
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
Love Parade
1963
Dr Fu Li Fu
Stranger Than Fiction
1963
Empress Wu
1963
Chao Tao Sheng
My Lucky Star
1963
Zhou Sansi
Revenge of a Swordswoman
1963
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1962
Bei Ming
The Pistol
1961
Little Li
Kiss for Sale
1961
Chang Hsiao
The Fair Sex
1961
Qian
The Swallow
1961
Les Belles
1961
Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
How to Marry a Millionaire
1960
The Deformed
1960
Long Yusheng
Back Door
1960
Exterminator
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
1960
Shen's Son
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959
Ta Niu
The Magic Touch
1958
Hu Tu
The Angel
1958
Ching
Laughter and Tears
1958
The Frosty Night
1957
Little Angels of the Streets
1957
Er Yuan
Lady in Distress
1957
Zhu-Tse
Springtime in Paradise
1957
Blood in Snow
1956
- The Long Lane
The Long Lane
1956
ang Shu-Chang
DIRECTOR15
Painted Skin
1993
Director
Swordsman
1990
Director
All the King's Men
1983
Director
The Wheel of Life
1983
Director
The Juvenizer
1981
Director
Raining in the Mountain
1979
Director
Legend of the Mountain
1979
Director
The Valiant Ones
1975
Director
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973
Director
A Touch of Zen
1970
Director
Four Moods
1970
Director
Dragon Inn
1967
Director
Come Drink with Me
1966
Director
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
Director
The Story of Sue San
1964
Director
WRITER17
Painted Skin
1993
Writer
All the King's Men
1983
Writer
The Juvenizer
1981
Writer
Raining in the Mountain
1979
Writer
Legend of the Mountain
1979
Writer
Heroes of the Underground
1976
Writer
The Valiant Ones
1975
Writer
Dragon Gate
1975
Writer
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973
Writer
Four Moods
1970
Screenplay
A Touch of Zen
1970
Screenplay
Dragon Inn
1967
Writer
Come Drink with Me
1966
Writer
Downhill They Ride
1966
Writer
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
Screenplay
The Story of Sue San
1964
Writer
The Bride Napping
1962
Writer
