King Hu

Personal Info

Birthday

April 29, 1931

Day of Death

1997-01-14

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Beijing, China

Also Known As

Chuan King

Hu Jingquan

Hu Chin-chuan

Chin Chuan

King Chuan

King Ho

Jinquan Hu

Cheun King

胡金铨

金銓

金铨

King Hu

Biography

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

Empress Wu

The Kingdom and the Beauty

Between Tears and Smiles

Love Parade

Sons of the Good Earth

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Pistol

The Deformed

Filmography

2022
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
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
Between Tears and Smiles
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
1963
Empress Wu
as Chao Tao Sheng
My Lucky Star
as Zhou Sansi
Love Parade
as Dr Fu Li Fu
1962
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Bei Ming
1961
The Pistol
as Little Li
The Fair Sex
as Qian
Kiss for Sale
as Chang Hsiao
Les Belles
as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
1960
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
as Shen's Son
Back Door
as Exterminator
The Deformed
as Long Yusheng
1959
The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Ta Niu
1958
The Magic Touch
as Hu Tu
The Angel
as Ching
1957
Little Angels of the Streets
as Er Yuan
Lady in Distress
as Zhu-Tse
1956
The Long Lane
as ang Shu-Chang