King Hu
🎬 Director

King Hu

🎂 Born 29 April 1932 (age 64)✝ 14 January 1997📍 Beijing, China
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Popularity Score
32
Acting Credits
15
Directed

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
★ 6.4
Empress Wu
1963
Chao Tao Sheng
Sons of the Good Earth
★ 5.3
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
Captain Ting
The Kingdom and the Beauty
★ 6.9
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959
Ta Niu
The Dream of the Red Chamber
★ 7.2
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1962
Bei Ming

Directed Films(15)

Swordsman
★ 7.0
Swordsman
1990
Director
A Touch of Zen
★ 7.6
A Touch of Zen
1970
Director
Dragon Inn
★ 7.4
Dragon Inn
1967
Director
Come Drink with Me
★ 6.7
Come Drink with Me
1966
Director
Legend of the Mountain
★ 7.4
Legend of the Mountain
1979
Director
Raining in the Mountain
★ 7.2
Raining in the Mountain
1979
Director
Painted Skin
★ 5.9
Painted Skin
1993
Director
The Valiant Ones
★ 6.8
The Valiant Ones
1975
Director
The Fate of Lee Khan
★ 6.8
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973
Director
Sons of the Good Earth
★ 5.3
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
Director
The Story of Sue San
★ 6.5
The Story of Sue San
1964
Director
Four Moods
★ 6.8
Four Moods
1970
Director
The Wheel of Life
★ 7.1
The Wheel of Life
1983
Director
All the King's Men
★ 7.3
All the King's Men
1983
Director
The Juvenizer
★ 8.0
The Juvenizer
1981
Director

Full Filmography(32 films)

YearTitleRating
1963Empress Wu★ 6.41965Sons of the Good Earth★ 5.31959The Kingdom and the Beauty★ 6.91962The Dream of the Red Chamber★ 7.21964Between Tears and Smiles★ 6.82022The King of Wuxia Part 1★ 8.71957Little Angels of the Streets★ 7.02022The King of Wuxia Part 2—1966The Blue and the Black★ 6.61964The Dancing Millionairess★ 7.51960Back Door★ 8.01961The Pistol★ 8.01961Les Belles★ 7.01958The Angel★ 9.01963Love Parade★ 10.01961The Swallow★ 7.01957Lady in Distress—1957Springtime in Paradise—1974The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go★ 4.91961The Fair Sex★ 10.01960The Deformed★ 8.01958The Magic Touch★ 7.01958Laughter and Tears★ 9.01963My Lucky Star★ 10.01957The Frosty Night★ 9.01961Kiss for Sale★ 10.01963Stranger Than Fiction★ 10.01960How to Marry a Millionaire★ 10.01956Blood in Snow★ 7.01960When the Peach Blossoms Bloom—1963Revenge of a Swordswoman—2012Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu—
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