Hsu Tseng-Hung
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1935
- Place of birth
- 中国上海, Shanghai, China
Biography
He was born in Shanghai in 11/19/1935. He came to HK in 1949 and started working as an assistant cinematographer at Nanguo Studio. He eventually joined Shaw Brothers in 1964 where he worked with Chang Cheh as assistant director in The Butterfly Chalice (1965) and Tiger Boy (1966). He directed the first ever colour Wuxia for the studio Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) and its subsequent sequels Twin Swords (1965) and The Sword and the Lute (1967). His last film for the studio will be Swordsman at Large (1971).
Hsu joined Golden Harvest (HK) Limited in 1971 and directed the Chinese version of Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman, a parallel to the Japanese version directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. (Excerpt taken from Hong Kong Film Archive).
Movies directed by Hsu Tseng-Hung
- Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman 1971 · ★ 6.8
- Temple of the Red Lotus 1965 · ★ 5.0
- The Twin Swords 1965 · ★ 5.6
- One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers 1976 · ★ 5.7
- Twelve Deadly Coins 1969 · ★ 5.2
- King Cat 1967 · ★ 6.6
- The Thundering Sword 1967 · ★ 6.8
- The Sword and the Lute 1967 · ★ 5.9
- The Silver Fox 1968 · ★ 6.8
- The Secret of the Dirk 1970 · ★ 6.4
- Swordsman at Large 1971 · ★ 5.7
- 18 Shaolin Disciples 1975 · ★ 5.0
- The Invincible Sword 1971 · ★ 6.0
- The Invincible Superguy 1977 · ★ 7.0
- Greatest Thai Boxing 1974 · ★ 7.0
- My Wife, My Love and My Maid 1973 · ★ 0.5
- Immortal Warriors 1978
- Thousand Miles Escort 1977
- The Gallant Duo 1971