King Hu

Born: 1932-04-29, Beijing, China

Died: 1997-01-14

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

• 笑傲江湖 (1990)
• 大醉俠 (1966)
• 俠女 (1970)
• 龍門客棧 (1967)
• 山中傳奇 (1979)
• 喜怒哀樂 (1970)
• 畫皮之陰陽法王 (1993)
• 空山靈雨 (1979)
• 迎春閣之風波 (1973)
• 忠烈圖 (1974)
• 故都春夢 (1964)
• 大輪迴 (1983)
• 大地兒女 (1965)
• 大地兒女 (1965)
• 玉堂春 (1964)
• 後門 (1960)
• 花團錦簇 (1963)
• 黃花閨女 (1957)
• 萬花迎春 (1964)
• 手鎗 (1961)
• The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1974)
• 藍與黑 (1966)
• 月落烏啼霜滿天 (1957)
• 終身大事 (1981)
• 馬路小天使 (1957)
• 原野奇俠傳 (1963)
• 蓬萊春暖 (1957)
• 狂戀 (1960)
• 畸人艷婦 (1960)
• 燕子盜 (1961)