King Hu
Known for: Directing
Born: April 28, 1932 in Beijing, China - Died: January 13, 1997
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
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The Magic Touch
Hu Tu
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
Self (archive footage)
Love Parade
Dr Fu Li Fu
The Pistol
Little Li
The Frosty Night
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Self
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Ta Niu
Sons of the Good Earth
Captain Ting
Little Angels of the Streets
Er Yuan
Lady in Distress
Zhu-Tse
Springtime in Paradise
The Angel
Ching
Stranger Than Fiction
How to Marry a Millionaire
Kiss for Sale
Chang Hsiao
The Fair Sex
Qian
Laughter and Tears
The Swallow
The Dancing Millionairess
Xiao Li
Blood in Snow
The Deformed
Long Yusheng
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Ito Suzuki
Between Tears and Smiles
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Bei Ming