King Hu
Beijing, China
1932-04-29
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:
The Magic Touch
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
Love Parade
The Pistol
The Frosty Night
The King of Wuxia Part 2
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Sons of the Good Earth
Little Angels of the Streets
Lady in Distress
Springtime in Paradise
The Angel
Stranger Than Fiction
How to Marry a Millionaire
Kiss for Sale
The Fair Sex
Laughter and Tears
The Swallow
The Dancing Millionairess
Blood in Snow
The Deformed
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Between Tears and Smiles
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Back Door
Les Belles
Empress Wu
The Blue and the Black
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
The Long Lane
My Lucky Star
Revenge of a Swordswoman
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