King Hu
April 29, 1931 (93 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · The King of Wuxia Part 2 as Self
- 2022 · The King of Wuxia Part 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu as Self (archive footage)
- 1970 · The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as Ito Suzuki
- 1966 · The Blue and the Black as Rascal
- 1965 · Sons of the Good Earth as Captain Ting
- 1964 · The Dancing Millionairess as Xiao Li
- 1964 · Between Tears and Smiles as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
- 1963 · Empress Wu as Chao Tao Sheng
- 1963 · Stranger Than Fiction as
- 1963 · Love Parade as Dr Fu Li Fu
- 1962 · Golden Horse Awards as Self
- 1962 · The Dream of the Red Chamber as Bei Ming
- 1961 · The Pistol as Little Li
- 1961 · The Fair Sex as Qian
- 1961 · Kiss for Sale as Chang Hsiao
- 1961 · The Swallow as
- 1961 · Les Belles as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
- 1960 · When the Peach Blossoms Bloom as Shen's Son
- 1960 · How to Marry a Millionaire as
- 1960 · Back Door as Exterminator
- 1960 · The Deformed as Long Yusheng
- 1959 · The Kingdom and the Beauty as Ta Niu
- 1958 · The Magic Touch as Hu Tu
- 1958 · The Angel as Ching
- 1958 · Laughter and Tears as
- 1957 · The Frosty Night as
- 1957 · Little Angels of the Streets as Er Yuan
- 1957 · Springtime in Paradise as
- 1957 · Lady in Distress as Zhu-Tse
- 1956 · Blood in Snow as