King Hu
Directing · Born 1932-04-29 · age 64 at death · Beijing, China
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.
Titles
A Touch of Zen
Come Drink with Me
Dragon Inn
Swordsman
Raining in the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain
The Fate of Lee Khan
The Valiant Ones
Painted Skin
Song of the Exile
Four Moods
Sons of the Good Earth
All the King's Men
The Kingdom and the Beauty
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Blue and the Black
The Story of Sue San
The Wheel of Life
Empress Wu
Between Tears and Smiles
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Les Belles
The Bride Napping
The Dancing Millionairess
The Magic Touch
Love Parade
The Pistol
The Frosty Night
Little Angels of the Streets
The Angel
Stranger Than Fiction
How to Marry a Millionaire
Kiss for Sale
The Fair Sex
Laughter and Tears
The Swallow
Blood in Snow
The Deformed
Back Door
The Long Lane
My Lucky Star
Downhill They Ride
Dragon Gate
The Juvenizer
Heroes of the Underground
Lady in Distress
Springtime in Paradise
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
Revenge of a Swordswoman