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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

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Golden Horse Awards
Self
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The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Ito Suzuki
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Les Belles
Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
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Sons of the Good Earth
Captain Ting
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The Magic Touch
Hu Tu
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The Dream of the Red Chamber
Bei Ming
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Love Parade
Dr Fu Li Fu
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The Deformed
Long Yusheng
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The Kingdom and the Beauty
Ta Niu
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Empress Wu
Chao Tao Sheng

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