King Hu
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1932-04-29 · Beijing, China
- Died
- 1997-01-14
Known for
- A Touch of Zen (1970) — Director
- Come Drink with Me (1966) — Director
- Dragon Inn (1967) — Director
- Swordsman (1990) — Director
- Raining in the Mountain (1979) — Editor
- Legend of the Mountain (1979) — Director
- The Fate of Lee Khan (1973) — Director
- The Valiant Ones (1974) — Producer
- Painted Skin (1993) — Director
- Song of the Exile (1990) — Producer
- All the King's Men (1983) — Director
- Four Moods (1970) — Screenplay
- Sons of the Good Earth (1965) — Captain Ting
- The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959) — Ta Niu
- The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1974) — Ito Suzuki
- The Blue and the Black (1966) — Rascal