Directing
King Hu
Born April 29, 1932 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.
Directed Films
5.9
Painted Skin
1993·Fantasy
7.0
Swordsman
1990·Action
7.3
All the King's Men
1983·Action
7.1
The Wheel of Life
1983·Romance
8.0
The Juvenizer
1981·Comedy
7.4
Legend of the Mountain
1979·Horror
7.2
Raining in the Mountain
1979·Action
6.8
The Valiant Ones
1975·Adventure
6.8
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973·Action
6.8
Four Moods
1970·Drama
7.6
A Touch of Zen
1970·Action
7.4
Dragon Inn
1967·Action
6.7
Come Drink with Me
1966·Action
5.3
Sons of the Good Earth
1965·War
6.5
The Story of Sue San
1964·Drama
Also Appeared In
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The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022·Documentary
8.7
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022·Documentary
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Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
2012·Documentary
4.9
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974·Mystery
6.6
The Blue and the Black
1966·Romance
5.3
Sons of the Good Earth
1965·War
7.5
The Dancing Millionairess
1964·Music
6.8
Between Tears and Smiles
1964·Drama
6.4
Empress Wu
1963·Drama
10.0
My Lucky Star
1963·Comedy
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Revenge of a Swordswoman
1963·Adventure
10.0
Stranger Than Fiction
1963·Comedy