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