King Hu
Directing
Born April 29, 1932 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.
Filmography
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Self
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self
大侠胡金铨
self
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
Self (archive footage)
Painted Skin
Song of the Exile
Swordsman
All the King's Men
The Wheel of Life
The Juvenizer
Legend of the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
Heroes of the Underground
The Valiant Ones
Dragon Gate
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Ito Suzuki
The Fate of Lee Khan
Four Moods
A Touch of Zen
Dragon Inn
The Blue and the Black
Rascal
Come Drink with Me
Downhill They Ride
Sons of the Good Earth
Captain Ting
The Story of Sue San
The Dancing Millionairess
Xiao Li
Between Tears and Smiles
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
Empress Wu
Chao Tao Sheng
My Lucky Star
Zhou Sansi
Revenge of a Swordswoman
Stranger Than Fiction
Love Parade
Dr Fu Li Fu
Golden Horse Awards
Self
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Bei Ming
The Bride Napping
The Pistol
Little Li
The Fair Sex
Qian
Kiss for Sale
Chang Hsiao
The Swallow
Les Belles
Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
Shen's Son
How to Marry a Millionaire
Back Door
Exterminator
The Deformed
Long Yusheng
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Ta Niu
The Magic Touch
Hu Tu
The Angel
Ching
Laughter and Tears
The Frosty Night
Little Angels of the Streets
Er Yuan
Springtime in Paradise
Lady in Distress
Zhu-Tse
Blood in Snow