King Hu
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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.
Also known as
Chuan King · Hu Jingquan · Hu Chin-chuan · Chin Chuan · King Chuan · King Ho
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Known For
Golden Horse Awards
1962 · TV
Swordsman
1990 · Movie
A Touch of Zen
1970 · Movie
Dragon Inn
1967 · Movie
Come Drink with Me
1966 · Movie
Four Moods
1970 · Movie
Empress Wu
1963 · Movie
Legend of the Mountain
1979 · Movie
大侠胡金铨
2022 · TV
Raining in the Mountain
1979 · Movie
The Valiant Ones
1974 · Movie
Painted Skin
1993 · Movie