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
Love Parade
1963 · 10.0
Kiss for Sale
1961 · 10.0
My Lucky Star
1963 · 10.0
Stranger Than Fiction
1963 · 10.0
How to Marry a Millionaire
1960 · 10.0
The Fair Sex
1961 · 10.0
The Angel
1958 · 9.0
The Frosty Night
1957 · 9.0
The Long Lane
1956 · 9.0
Laughter and Tears
1958 · 9.0
Back Door
1960 · 8.0
The Deformed
1960 · 8.0
The Pistol
1961 · 8.0
The Dancing Millionairess
1964 · 7.5
The Dream of the Red Chamber
1962 · 7.2
Les Belles
1961 · 7.0
Little Angels of the Streets
1957 · 7.0
Blood in Snow
1956 · 7.0
The Magic Touch
1958 · 7.0
The Swallow
1961 · 7.0
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959 · 6.9
Between Tears and Smiles
1964 · 6.8
The Blue and the Black
1966 · 6.6
Empress Wu
1963 · 6.4
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · 5.5
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974 · 4.9
Springtime in Paradise
1957 · 0.0
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
1960 · 0.0
Revenge of a Swordswoman
1963 · 0.0
Lady in Distress
1957 · 0.0