King Hu
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 29, 1932, Beijing, China
- Died
- January 14, 1997
- Movies
- 53
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1993 | Painted Skin | Director, Writer |
| 1990 | Song of the Exile | Producer |
| 1990 | Swordsman | Director |
| 1983 | All the King's Men | Director, Writer |
| 1983 | The Wheel of Life | Director |
| 1981 | The Juvenizer | Director, Writer |
| 1979 | Legend of the Mountain | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1979 | Raining in the Mountain | Director, Writer |
| 1976 | Heroes of the Underground | Writer |
| 1975 | Dragon Gate | Writer |
| 1974 | The Valiant Ones | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee Khan | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1970 | Four Moods | Screenplay, Director |
| 1970 | A Touch of Zen | Director, Screenplay |
| 1967 | Dragon Inn | Director, Writer |
| 1966 | Come Drink with Me | Director, Writer |
| 1966 | Downhill They Ride | Writer |
| 1965 | Sons of the Good Earth | Director, Screenplay |
| 1964 | The Story of Sue San | Director, Writer |
| 1962 | The Bride Napping | Writer |
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