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King Hu

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born April 29, 1932Died 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
  • Swordsman
  • Raining in the Mountain
  • Legend of the Mountain
  • The Fate of Lee Khan

Known For

  • A Touch of Zen
  • Come Drink with Me
  • Dragon Inn
  • Swordsman
  • Raining in the Mountain
  • Legend of the Mountain
  • The Fate of Lee Khan
  • Song of the Exile
  • The Valiant Ones
  • All the King's Men
  • The Wheel of Life
  • Sons of the Good Earth
  • Four Moods
  • The Kingdom and the Beauty
  • The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
  • Wan hua ying chun
  • Les Belles
  • Rear Entrance

King Hu Filmography

1974
1966
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

2022

1990
Swordsman · as Art Direction
1983
All the King's Men · as Costume Design
1979
1979
Legend of the Mountain · as Costume Design
1979
1974
The Valiant Ones · as Art Direction
1967
Dragon Inn · as Art Director

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