Hsu Tseng-Hung
Directing
Biography
He was born in Shanghai in 11/19/1935. He came to HK in 1949 and started working as an assistant cinematographer at Nanguo Studio. He eventually joined Shaw Brothers in 1964 where he worked with Chang Cheh as assistant director in The Butterfly Chalice (1965) and Tiger Boy (1966). He directed the first ever colour Wuxia for the studio Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) and its subsequent sequels Twin Swords (1965) and The Sword and the Lute (1967). His last film for the studio will be Swordsman at Large (1971). Hsu joined Golden Harvest (HK) Limited in 1971 and directed the Chinese version of Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman, a parallel to the Japanese version directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. (Excerpt taken from Hong Kong Film Archive).
Filmography 20
Movies (20)
Immortal Warriors1978Directing
Thousand Miles Escort1977Directing
The Invincible Superguy1977Directing
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers1976Directing
18 Shaolin Disciples1975Directing
Greatest Thai Boxing1974Directing
My Wife, My Love and My Maid1973Directing
Swordsman at Large1971Directing
The Gallant Duo1971Directing
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman1971Directing
The Invincible Sword1971Directing
The Secret of the Dirk1970Directing
Twelve Deadly Coins1969Directing
The Silver Fox1968Directing
King Cat1967Directing
The Thundering Sword1967Directing
The Sword and the Lute1967Directing
The Twin Swords1965Directing
Temple of the Red Lotus1965Directing
Red Lotus CollectionDirecting