King Hu
Directing
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.
Filmography 49
Movies (47)
The King of Wuxia Part 22022Self
The King of Wuxia Part 12022Self
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu2012Self (archive footage)
Painted Skin1993Directing
Swordsman1990Directing
All the King's Men1983Directing
The Wheel of Life1983Directing
The Juvenizer1981Directing
Legend of the Mountain1979Directing
Raining in the Mountain1979Directing
The Valiant Ones1975Directing
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go1974Ito Suzuki
The Fate of Lee Khan1973Directing
Four Moods1970Directing
A Touch of Zen1970Directing
Dragon Inn1967Directing
The Blue and the Black1966Rascal
Come Drink with Me1966Directing
Sons of the Good Earth1965Captain Ting
The Story of Sue San1964Directing
The Dancing Millionairess1964Xiao Li
Between Tears and Smiles1964Captain Teasing Chu in Street
Empress Wu1963Chao Tao Sheng
My Lucky Star1963Zhou Sansi
Revenge of a Swordswoman1963
Stranger Than Fiction1963
Love Parade1963Dr Fu Li Fu
The Dream of the Red Chamber1962Bei Ming
The Pistol1961Little Li
The Fair Sex1961Qian
Shows (2)
大侠胡金铨2022self
Golden Horse Awards1962Self