Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
April 29, 1932
Died
January 14, 1997 (64 years old)
Beijing, China
Also Known As
- Chuan King
- Hu Jingquan
- Hu Chin-chuan
- Chin Chuan
- King Chuan
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.
Known For
Directing
Painted Skin
Director, Writer
1993
Song of the Exile
Producer
1990
Swordsman
Director, Art Direction
1990
Legend of the Mountain
Director, Writer, Costume Design, Presenter, Art Direction, Editor, Producer
1979
Raining in the Mountain
Editor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Presenter, Art Direction
1979
The Valiant Ones
Producer, Writer, Director, Art Direction
1975
The Fate of Lee Khan
Director, Writer, Producer
1973
Four Moods
Screenplay, Director
1970
A Touch of Zen
Director, Screenplay, Editor
1970
Dragon Inn
Director, Writer
1967
Come Drink with Me
Director, Writer
1966