King Hu
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 29, 1932
- Place of birth
- Beijing, China
- Died
- January 14, 1997
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.
Movies with King Hu
- Sons of the Good Earth 1965 · ★ 5.5
- The Kingdom and the Beauty 1959 · ★ 6.9
- The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go 1974 · ★ 4.9
- The Blue and the Black 1966 · ★ 6.6
- Empress Wu 1963 · ★ 6.4
- Between Tears and Smiles 1964 · ★ 6.8
- The Dream of the Red Chamber 1962 · ★ 7.2
- Les Belles 1961 · ★ 7.0
- The King of Wuxia Part 1 2022 · ★ 8.7
- The Dancing Millionairess 1964 · ★ 7.5
- The Magic Touch 1958 · ★ 7.0
- Love Parade 1963 · ★ 10.0
- The Pistol 1961 · ★ 8.0
- The Frosty Night 1957 · ★ 9.0
- Little Angels of the Streets 1957 · ★ 7.0
- The Angel 1958 · ★ 9.0
- Stranger Than Fiction 1963 · ★ 10.0
- How to Marry a Millionaire 1960 · ★ 10.0
- Kiss for Sale 1961 · ★ 10.0
- The Fair Sex 1961 · ★ 10.0
- Laughter and Tears 1958 · ★ 9.0
- The Swallow 1961 · ★ 7.0
- Blood in Snow 1956 · ★ 7.0
- The Deformed 1960 · ★ 8.0
- Back Door 1960 · ★ 8.0
- The Long Lane 1956 · ★ 9.0
- My Lucky Star 1963 · ★ 10.0
- Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu 2012
- The King of Wuxia Part 2 2022
- Lady in Distress 1957
- Springtime in Paradise 1957
- When the Peach Blossoms Bloom 1960
- Revenge of a Swordswoman 1963
Movies directed by King Hu
- A Touch of Zen 1970 · ★ 7.6
- Come Drink with Me 1966 · ★ 6.7
- Dragon Inn 1967 · ★ 7.4
- Swordsman 1990 · ★ 7.0
- Raining in the Mountain 1979 · ★ 7.3
- Legend of the Mountain 1979 · ★ 7.4
- The Fate of Lee Khan 1973 · ★ 6.8
- The Valiant Ones 1974 · ★ 6.9
- Painted Skin 1993 · ★ 6.0
- All the King's Men 1983 · ★ 7.3
- Four Moods 1970 · ★ 6.8
- Sons of the Good Earth 1965 · ★ 5.5
- The Story of Sue San 1964 · ★ 6.5
- The Wheel of Life 1983 · ★ 7.1
- The Juvenizer 1981 · ★ 8.0