King Hu
DirectingBorn: 1932-04-29Place of Birth: Beijing, China
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.
Known For
Golden Horse Awards
Self
Between Tears and Smiles
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Bei Ming
Sons of the Good Earth
Captain Ting
The Blue and the Black
Rascal
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Ito Suzuki
Empress Wu
Chao Tao Sheng
大侠胡金铨
self
The Dancing Millionairess
Xiao Li
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self