King Hu
DirectingAlso Known As
Chuan King, Hu Jingquan, Hu Chin-chuan, Chin Chuan, King Chuan
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.
Movies
(33 total)
Sons of the Good Earth
as Captain Ting
The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Ta Niu
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Ito Suzuki
The Blue and the Black
as Rascal
Empress Wu
as Chao Tao Sheng
Between Tears and Smiles
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Bei Ming
Les Belles
as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
The Dancing Millionairess
as Xiao Li
The Magic Touch
as Hu Tu
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
as Self (archive footage)
Love Parade
as Dr Fu Li Fu
The Pistol
as Little Li
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
Little Angels of the Streets
as Er Yuan
Lady in Distress
as Zhu-Tse
The Angel
as Ching
TV Shows
(2 total)
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
大侠胡金铨
as self