Person
King Hu
Actor · Director · Writer· 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.
Filmography
34 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Painted Skin | Director | Film |
| 1993 | Painted Skin | Writer | Film |
| 1990 | Swordsman | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Song of the Exile | Producer | Film |
| 1983 | The Wheel of Life | Director | Film |
| 1979 | Legend of the Mountain | Director | Film |
| 1979 | Raining in the Mountain | Director | Film |
| 1979 | Legend of the Mountain | Writer | Film |
| 1979 | Raining in the Mountain | Writer | Film |
| 1979 | Legend of the Mountain | Producer | Film |
| 1979 | Raining in the Mountain | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1975 | The Valiant Ones | Director | Film |
| 1975 | The Valiant Ones | Writer | Film |
| 1975 | The Valiant Ones | Producer | Film |
| 1974 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go | Ito Suzuki | Film |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee Khan | Director | Film |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee Khan | Writer | Film |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee Khan | Producer | Film |
| 1970 | A Touch of Zen | Director | Film |
| 1967 | Dragon Inn | Director | Film |
| 1967 | Dragon Inn | Writer | Film |
| 1966 | The Blue and the Black | Rascal | Film |
| 1966 | Come Drink with Me | Director | Film |
| 1966 | Come Drink with Me | Writer | Film |
| 1966 | Downhill They Ride | Writer | Film |
| 1964 | Between Tears and Smiles | Captain Teasing Chu in Street | Film |
| 1964 | The Story of Sue San | Director | Film |
| 1964 | The Story of Sue San | Writer | Film |
| 1963 | Empress Wu | Chao Tao Sheng | Film |
| 1963 | Love Parade | Dr Fu Li Fu | Film |
| 1962 | The Bride Napping | Writer | Film |
| 1961 | Les Belles | Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant | Film |
| 1960 | Back Door | Exterminator | Film |
| 1959 | The Kingdom and the Beauty | Ta Niu | Film |
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