Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1932-04-29
Day of Death
1997-01-14
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
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.
Filmography (33)
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022
⭐ 8.7
Role:
Self
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
2012
⭐ 4.9
Role:
Ito Suzuki
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Rascal
The Blue and the Black
1966
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Captain Ting
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Xiao Li
The Dancing Millionairess
1964
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
Between Tears and Smiles
1964
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Chao Tao Sheng
Empress Wu
1963
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Zhou Sansi
My Lucky Star
1963
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Revenge of a Swordswoman
1963
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Unknown
Stranger Than Fiction
1963
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Dr Fu Li Fu
Love Parade
1963
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Bei Ming
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1962
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Little Li
