
Director
King Hu
Born April 29, 1932 in Beijing, China · Died January 14, 1997 (aged 64)
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.
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Directed 12
LearningPainted Skin1993
Swordsman1990
LearningAll the King's Men1983
Legend of the Mountain1979
Raining in the Mountain1979
LearningThe Valiant Ones1974
LearningThe Fate of Lee Khan1973
A Touch of Zen1970
Dragon Inn1967
Come Drink with Me1966
LearningSons of the Good Earth1965
LearningThe Story of Sue San1964
Acted in 19
LearningThe Last Five Years2014
LearningThe Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go1974
LearningThe Blue and the Black1966
LearningSons of the Good Earth1965
LearningThe Dancing Millionairess1964
LearningBetween Tears and Smiles1964
LearningEmpress Wu1963
LearningMy Lucky Star1963
LearningStranger Than Fiction1963
LearningLove Parade1963
LearningThe Dream of the Red Chamber1962
LearningThe Pistol1961
LearningThe Fair Sex1961
LearningThe Swallow1961
LearningLes Belles1961
LearningHow to Marry a Millionaire1960
LearningBack Door1960
LearningThe Deformed1960
LearningThe Kingdom and the Beauty1959
Wrote 14
LearningPainted Skin1993
LearningAll the King's Men1983
Legend of the Mountain1979
Raining in the Mountain1979
LearningHeroes of the Underground1976
LearningDragon Gate1975
LearningThe Valiant Ones1974
LearningThe Fate of Lee Khan1973
A Touch of Zen1970
Dragon Inn1967
Come Drink with Me1966
LearningDownhill They Ride1966
LearningSons of the Good Earth1965
LearningThe Story of Sue San1964