King Hu
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 29, 1932 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2022 | The King of Wuxia Part 2Self | |
| 2022 | The King of Wuxia Part 1Self | |
| 2022 | 大侠胡金铨self | |
| 2012 | Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King HuSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoIto Suzuki | |
| 1966 | The Blue and the BlackRascal | |
| 1965 | Sons of the Good EarthCaptain Ting | |
| 1964 | The Dancing MillionairessXiao Li | |
| 1964 | Between Tears and SmilesCaptain Teasing Chu in Street | |
| 1963 | Love ParadeDr Fu Li Fu | |
| 1963 | Stranger Than Fiction | |
| 1963 | Empress WuChao Tao Sheng | |
| 1963 | My Lucky StarZhou Sansi | |
| 1963 | Revenge of a Swordswoman | |
| 1962 | The Dream of the Red ChamberBei Ming | |
| 1962 | Golden Horse AwardsSelf | |
| 1961 | The PistolLittle Li | |
| 1961 | Kiss for SaleChang Hsiao | |
| 1961 | The Fair SexQian | |
| 1961 | The Swallow | |
| 1961 | Les BellesCustomer Leaving Japanese Restaurant | |
| 1960 | How to Marry a Millionaire | |
| 1960 | The DeformedLong Yusheng | |
| 1960 | Back DoorExterminator | |
| 1960 | When the Peach Blossoms BloomShen's Son | |
| 1959 | The Kingdom and the BeautyTa Niu | |
| 1958 | The Magic TouchHu Tu | |
| 1958 | The AngelChing | |
| 1958 | Laughter and Tears | |
| 1957 | The Frosty Night | |
| 1957 | Little Angels of the StreetsEr Yuan | |
| 1957 | Lady in DistressZhu-Tse | |
| 1957 | Springtime in Paradise | |
| 1956 | Blood in Snow | |
| 1956 | The Long Laneang Shu-Chang |
| 1990 | Song of the ExileProducer | |
| 1979 | Raining in the MountainExecutive Producer | |
| 1979 | Legend of the MountainProducer | |
| 1975 | The Valiant OnesProducer | |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee KhanProducer |
| 1993 | Painted SkinDirector | |
| 1990 | SwordsmanDirector | |
| 1983 | All the King's MenDirector | |
| 1983 | The Wheel of LifeDirector | |
| 1981 | The JuvenizerDirector | |
| 1979 | Raining in the MountainDirector | |
| 1979 | Legend of the MountainDirector | |
| 1975 | The Valiant OnesDirector | |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee KhanDirector | |
| 1970 | A Touch of ZenDirector | |
| 1970 | Four MoodsDirector | |
| 1967 | Dragon InnDirector | |
| 1966 | Come Drink with MeDirector | |
| 1965 | Sons of the Good EarthDirector | |
| 1964 | The Story of Sue SanDirector |
| 1993 | Painted SkinWriter | |
| 1983 | All the King's MenWriter | |
| 1981 | The JuvenizerWriter | |
| 1979 | Raining in the MountainWriter | |
| 1979 | Legend of the MountainWriter | |
| 1976 | Heroes of the UndergroundWriter | |
| 1975 | The Valiant OnesWriter | |
| 1975 | Dragon GateWriter | |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee KhanWriter | |
| 1970 | Four MoodsScreenplay | |
| 1970 | A Touch of ZenScreenplay | |
| 1967 | Dragon InnWriter | |
| 1966 | Come Drink with MeWriter | |
| 1966 | Downhill They RideWriter | |
| 1965 | Sons of the Good EarthScreenplay | |
| 1964 | The Story of Sue SanWriter | |
| 1962 | The Bride NappingWriter |
| 1981 | The JuvenizerPresenter | |
| 1979 | Raining in the MountainPresenter | |
| 1979 | Legend of the MountainPresenter |