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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Come Drink with Me
    Come Drink with Me1966
  • Swordsman
    Swordsman1990
  • Raining in the Mountain
    Raining in the Mountain1979
  • The Fate of Lee Khan
    The Fate of Lee Khan1973

Known For

  • A Touch of Zen
    A Touch of Zen1971
  • Come Drink with Me
    Come Drink with Me1966
  • Dragon Inn
    Dragon Inn1967
  • Raining in the Mountain
    Raining in the Mountain1979
  • Legend of the Mountain
    Legend of the Mountain1979
  • The Fate of Lee Khan
    The Fate of Lee Khan1973
  • Swordsman
    Swordsman1990
  • Song of the Exile
    Song of the Exile1990
  • The Valiant Ones
    The Valiant Ones1975
  • All the King's Men
    All the King's Men1983
  • The Wheel of Life
    The Wheel of Life1983
  • Sons of the Good Earth
    Sons of the Good Earth1965
  • Four Moods
    Four Moods1970
  • The Kingdom and the Beauty
    The Kingdom and the Beauty1959
  • The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
    The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go1978
  • The Dancing Millionairess
    The Dancing Millionairess1964
  • Les Belles
    Les Belles1961
  • Back Door
    Back Door1960

Filmography

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