King Hu

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 29, 1932

died

January 14, 1997

place of birth

Beijing, China

also known as

Chuan King · Hu Jingquan · Hu Chin-chuan · Chin Chuan

total credits

32 movies

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.

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Filmography

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