King Hu
Known for
Directing
Born
April 29, 1932
Birthplace
Beijing, China
Died
January 14, 1997 (aged 64)
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.
Best known work
A Touch of Zen
1970
Come Drink with Me
1966
Dragon Inn
1967
Swordsman
1990
Raining in the Mountain
1979
Legend of the Mountain
1979
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973
The Valiant Ones
1974
Painted Skin
1993
Song of the Exile
1990Filmography
2022
The King of Wuxia Part 2as Self
2022
The King of Wuxia Part 1as Self
2022
2012
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Huas Self (archive footage)
1993
Painted SkinDirector, Writer
1990
Song of the ExileProducer
1990
SwordsmanArt Direction, Director
1983
All the King's MenDirector, Writer, Costume Design
1983
The Wheel of LifeDirector
1981
The JuvenizerPresenter, Writer, Editor, Director
1979
Legend of the MountainDirector, Writer, Art Direction, Presenter, Costume Design, Editor, Producer
1979
Raining in the MountainDirector, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer, Art Direction, Presenter
1976
1975
Dragon GateWriter
1974
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Goas Ito Suzuki
1974
The Valiant OnesProducer, Writer, Director, Art Direction
1973
The Fate of Lee KhanDirector, Writer, Producer
1970
Four MoodsScreenplay, Director
1970
A Touch of ZenDirector, Editor, Screenplay
1967
Dragon InnDirector, Writer
1966
The Blue and the Blackas Rascal
1966
Come Drink with MeDirector, Writer
1966
Downhill They RideWriter
1965
Sons of the Good Earthas Captain Ting, Director, Screenplay
1964
The Story of Sue SanWriter, Director