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.
Movies 33
Empress Wu
as Chao Tao Sheng
1963
Sons of the Good Earth
as Captain Ting
1965
The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Ta Niu
1959
Between Tears and Smiles
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
1964
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
2022
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Ito Suzuki
1974
The Dancing Millionairess
as Xiao Li
1964
Les Belles
as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
1961
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Bei Ming
1962
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
2022
Love Parade
as Dr Fu Li Fu
1963
The Blue and the Black
as Rascal
1966
Little Angels of the Streets
as Er Yuan
1957
The Magic Touch
as Hu Tu
1958
Stranger Than Fiction
1963
The Angel
as Ching
1958
The Swallow
1961
Kiss for Sale
as Chang Hsiao
1961
Back Door
as Exterminator
1960
My Lucky Star
as Zhou Sansi
1963
Lady in Distress
as Zhu-Tse
1957
Laughter and Tears
1958
The Frosty Night
1957
The Pistol
as Little Li
1961
Revenge of a Swordswoman
1963
The Deformed
as Long Yusheng
1960
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Blood in Snow
1956
Springtime in Paradise
1957
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
as Shen's Son
1960
How to Marry a Millionaire
1960
The Long Lane
as ang Shu-Chang
1956
The Fair Sex
as Qian
1961
