King Hu
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Actor
April 29, 1932 — January 14, 1997 (64 years)
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
Filmography
| 1992 | |
| 1990 | SwordsmanOn Plex |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | Raining in the MountainOn Plex |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee KhanOn Plex |
| 1971 | |
| 1970 | |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | Come Drink with MeOn Plex |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 |
| 1992 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | Raining in the MountainOn Plex |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee KhanOn Plex |
| 1971 | A Touch of Zen · as Screenplay |
| 1970 | Four Moods · as Screenplay |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | Come Drink with MeOn Plex |
| 1965 | Sons of the Good Earth · as Screenplay |
| 1964 |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | Raining in the MountainOn Plex |
| 1974 | |
| 1971 |
| 1990 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | Raining in the Mountain · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee KhanOn Plex |
| 1974 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go · as Ito Suzuki |
| 1966 | The Blue and the Black (Part 1) · as Rascal |
| 1965 | Sons of the Good Earth · as Captain Ting |
| 1964 | Wan hua ying chun · as Xiao Li |
| 1963 | Empress Wu · as Chao Tao Sheng |
| 1963 | The Love Eterne · as Cast |
| 1962 | Hong lou meng · as Bei Ming |
| 1961 | Les Belles · as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant |
| 1960 | Rear Entrance · as Exterminator |
| 1959 | The Kingdom and the Beauty · as Ta Niu |
| 2022 | The King of Wuxia · as Self |
| 1990 | Swordsman · as Art DirectionOn Plex |
| 1983 | All the King's Men · as Costume Design |
| 1979 | Legend of the Mountain · as Art Direction |
| 1979 | Legend of the Mountain · as Costume Design |
| 1979 | Raining in the Mountain · as Art DirectionOn Plex |
| 1974 | The Valiant Ones · as Art Direction |
| 1967 | Dragon Inn · as Art Director |