King Hu
April 29, 1931 (93 years old) in Beijing, China
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
Credits
- 2022 ·The King of Wuxia Part 2as Self
- 2022 ·The King of Wuxia Part 1as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 ·Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Huas Self (archive footage)
- 1970 ·The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Goas Ito Suzuki
- 1966 ·The Blue and the Blackas Rascal
- 1965 ·Sons of the Good Earthas Captain Ting
- 1964 ·The Dancing Millionairessas Xiao Li
- 1964 ·Between Tears and Smilesas Captain Teasing Chu in Street
- 1963 ·Empress Wuas Chao Tao Sheng
- 1963 ·Stranger Than Fictionas
- 1963 ·Love Paradeas Dr Fu Li Fu
- 1962 ·Golden Horse Awardsas Self
- 1962 ·The Dream of the Red Chamberas Bei Ming
- 1961 ·The Pistolas Little Li
- 1961 ·The Fair Sexas Qian
- 1961 ·Kiss for Saleas Chang Hsiao
- 1961 ·The Swallowas
- 1961 ·Les Bellesas Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
- 1960 ·When the Peach Blossoms Bloomas Shen's Son
- 1960 ·How to Marry a Millionaireas
- 1960 ·Back Dooras Exterminator
- 1960 ·The Deformedas Long Yusheng
- 1959 ·The Kingdom and the Beautyas Ta Niu
- 1958 ·The Magic Touchas Hu Tu
- 1958 ·The Angelas Ching
- 1958 ·Laughter and Tearsas
- 1957 ·The Frosty Nightas
- 1957 ·Little Angels of the Streetsas Er Yuan
- 1957 ·Springtime in Paradiseas
- 1957 ·Lady in Distressas Zhu-Tse
- 1956 ·The Long Laneas ang Shu-Chang
- 1956 ·Blood in Snowas