King Hu

Film & TV

Beijing, China

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…

Known for

• The King of Wuxia Part 2 — Self2022
• The King of Wuxia Part 1 — Self2022
• 大侠胡金铨 — self2022
• Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu — Self (archive footage)2012
• The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go — Ito Suzuki1974
• The Blue and the Black — Rascal1966
• Sons of the Good Earth — Captain Ting1965
• The Dancing Millionairess — Xiao Li1964
• Between Tears and Smiles — Captain Teasing Chu in Street1964
• Love Parade — Dr Fu Li Fu1963

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Hu

Gender

male

Citizenship

Taiwan

Place of birth

Beijing

Place of death

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Occupation

director

Languages spoken

Chinese

Genre

wuxia

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