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King Hu
Directing
Born: April 29, 1931
Beijing, China
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.
Known For
Empress Wu
as Chao Tao Sheng
Les Belles
as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
Between Tears and Smiles
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self (archive footage)
The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Ta Niu
The Blue and the Black
as Rascal
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Bei Ming
The Pistol
as Little Li
Love Parade
as Dr Fu Li Fu
The Magic Touch
as Hu Tu
