King Hu
Known for Directing
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
Empress Wu
1963
as Chao Tao Sheng
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
as Captain Ting
Between Tears and Smiles
1964
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1962
as Bei Ming
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022
as Self
The Blue and the Black
1966
as Rascal
My Lucky Star
1963
as Zhou Sansi
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970
as Ito Suzuki
Little Angels of the Streets
1957
as Er Yuan
Love Parade
1963
as Dr Fu Li Fu
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959
as Ta Niu
The Swallow
1961
The Deformed
1960
as Long Yusheng
The Fair Sex
1961
as Qian
The Pistol
1961
as Little Li
The Magic Touch
1958
as Hu Tu
The Dancing Millionairess
1964
as Xiao Li
Kiss for Sale
1961
as Chang Hsiao
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022
as Self
The Angel
1958
as Ching