King Hu
Apr 29, 1932 - Jan 14, 1997 (64 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
Golden Horse Awards
Self
Kiss for Sale
Chang Hsiao
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Ta Niu
The Magic Touch
Hu Tu
The Fair Sex
Qian
Les Belles
Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
The Long Lane
ang Shu-Chang
Empress Wu
Chao Tao Sheng
Between Tears and Smiles
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
Credits
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Self★ NR -
Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Ito Suzuki★ 4.6 -
Rascal★ 6.3 -
Captain Ting★ 5 -
Xiao Li★ 6 -
Captain Teasing Chu in Street★ 6.3 -
Empress Wu 1963Chao Tao Sheng★ 5.9 -
My Lucky Star 1963Zhou Sansi★ NR -
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Love Parade 1963Dr Fu Li Fu★ NR -
Golden Horse Awards 1962Self★ NR -
Bei Ming★ 7 -
The Pistol 1961Little Li★ NR -
The Fair Sex 1961Qian★ NR -
Kiss for Sale 1961Chang Hsiao★ NR -
The Swallow 1961★ NR -
Les Belles 1961Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant★ 6.5 -
Shen's Son★ NR -
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Back Door 1960Exterminator★ NR -
The Deformed 1960Long Yusheng★ NR -
Ta Niu★ 6.5 -
The Magic Touch 1958Hu Tu★ NR -
The Angel 1958Ching★ NR -
Laughter and Tears 1958★ NR -
The Frosty Night 1957★ NR -
Er Yuan★ NR -
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Lady in Distress 1957Zhu-Tse★ NR -
The Long Lane 1956ang Shu-Chang★ NR
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Blood in Snow 1956★ NR
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