King Hu
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.
Acting (31 movies)
The Magic Touch
1958
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
2012
Love Parade
1963
The Pistol
1961
The Frosty Night
1957
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
Lady in Distress
1957
Little Angels of the Streets
1957
Springtime in Paradise
1957
The Angel
1958
Stranger Than Fiction
1963
How to Marry a Millionaire
1960
Kiss for Sale
1961
The Fair Sex
1961
Laughter and Tears
1958
The Swallow
1961
The Dancing Millionairess
1964
Blood in Snow
1956
The Deformed
1960
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970
Between Tears and Smiles
1964
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1962
Back Door
1960
Les Belles
1961
Empress Wu
1963
The Blue and the Black
1966
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
1960
My Lucky Star
1963
Revenge of a Swordswoman
1963
Directing (15 movies)
Come Drink with Me
1966
A Touch of Zen
1970
Swordsman
1990
The Valiant Ones
1975
Raining in the Mountain
1979
Dragon Inn
1967
Painted Skin
1993
The Story of Sue San
1964
Legend of the Mountain
1979
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973
All the King's Men
1983
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
Four Moods
1970
The Wheel of Life
1983
The Juvenizer
1981
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Bride Napping | 1962 | Writer |
| The Story of Sue San | 1964 | Writer |
| Sons of the Good Earth | 1965 | Screenplay |
| Downhill They Ride | 1966 | Writer |
| Come Drink with Me | 1966 | Writer |
| Dragon Inn | 1967 | Writer |
| A Touch of Zen | 1970 | Screenplay |
| Four Moods | 1970 | Screenplay |
| The Fate of Lee Khan | 1973 | Writer |
| The Fate of Lee Khan | 1973 | Producer |
| Dragon Gate | 1975 | Writer |
| The Valiant Ones | 1975 | Producer |
| The Valiant Ones | 1975 | Writer |
| Heroes of the Underground | 1976 | Writer |
| Raining in the Mountain | 1979 | Writer |
| Raining in the Mountain | 1979 | Executive Producer |
| Legend of the Mountain | 1979 | Writer |
| Legend of the Mountain | 1979 | Producer |
| The Juvenizer | 1981 | Writer |
| All the King's Men | 1983 | Writer |
| Song of the Exile | 1990 | Producer |
| Painted Skin | 1993 | Writer |