King Hu
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 Kon...
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
A Touch of Zen1970 · Director, Editor, Screenplay3.8
Dragon Inn1967 · Director, Writer3.7
Swordsman1990 · Art Direction, Director3.5
Come Drink with Me1966 · Director, Writer3.3
Legend of the Mountain1979 · Director, Writer, Art Direction, Presenter3.7
Raining in the Mountain1979 · Director, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer3.6
The Fate of Lee Khan1973 · Director, Writer, Producer3.4
Song of the Exile1990 · Producer3.8Cast credits
Kiss for Sale1961 · Chang Hsiao5.0
Love Parade1963 · Dr Fu Li Fu5.0
My Lucky Star1963 · Zhou Sansi5.0
Stranger Than Fiction1963 · Cast5.0
The King of Wuxia Part 12022 · Self4.3
The Kingdom and the Beauty1959 · Ta Niu3.5
The Fair Sex1961 · Qian5.0
How to Marry a Millionaire1960 · Cast5.0
The Blue and the Black1966 · Rascal3.3
Empress Wu1963 · Chao Tao Sheng3.2
The Frosty Night1957 · Cast4.5
The Dream of the Red Chamber1962 · Bei Ming3.6
Laughter and Tears1958 · Cast4.5
The Angel1958 · Ching4.5
Sons of the Good Earth1965 · Captain Ting2.6
Between Tears and Smiles1964 · Captain Teasing Chu in Street3.4
The Dancing Millionairess1964 · Xiao Li3.8
Les Belles1961 · Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant3.5Crew credits
A Touch of Zen1970 · Director, Editor, Screenplay3.8Dragon Inn1967 · Director, Writer3.7Swordsman1990 · Art Direction, Director3.5Come Drink with Me1966 · Director, Writer3.3Legend of the Mountain1979 · Director, Writer, Art Direction, Presenter3.7Raining in the Mountain1979 · Director, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer3.6The Fate of Lee Khan1973 · Director, Writer, Producer3.4Song of the Exile1990 · Producer3.8
The Valiant Ones1974 · Producer, Writer, Director, Art Direction3.4
Four Moods1970 · Screenplay, Director3.4
Painted Skin1993 · Director, Writer3.0
All the King's Men1983 · Director, Writer, Costume Design3.6
The Wheel of Life1983 · Director3.5
The Story of Sue San1964 · Writer, Director3.3Laughter and Tears1958 · Props4.5Sons of the Good Earth1965 · Director, Screenplay2.6
The Bride Napping1962 · Writer3.5
Dragon Gate1975 · Writer4.0