Birthday
1931/04/29
Day of death
1997/01/14 (65 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Also know as
Chuan King, Hu Jingquan, Hu Chin-chuan, Chin Chuan, King Chuan, King Ho, Jinquan Hu, Cheun King, 胡金铨, 金銓, 金铨
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.
(1958) The Magic Touch
as Hu Tu
(2012) Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
as Self (archive footage)
(1963) Love Parade
as Dr Fu Li Fu
(1961) The Pistol
as Little Li
(1957) The Frosty Night
as ---
(2022) The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
(1959) The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Ta Niu
(1965) Sons of the Good Earth
as Captain Ting
(1957) Lady in Distress
as Zhu-Tse
(1957) Little Angels of the Streets
as Er Yuan
(1957) Springtime in Paradise
as ---
(2022) The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self (archive footage)
(1958) The Angel
as Ching
(1963) Stranger Than Fiction
as ---
(1960) How to Marry a Millionaire
as ---
(1961) Kiss for Sale
as Chang Hsiao
(1961) The Fair Sex
as Qian
(1958) Laughter and Tears
as ---
(1961) The Swallow
as ---
(1964) The Dancing Millionairess
as Xiao Li
(1956) Blood in Snow
as ---
(1960) The Deformed
as Long Yusheng
(1970) The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Ito Suzuki
(1964) Between Tears and Smiles
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
(1962) The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Bei Ming
(1960) Back Door
as Exterminator
(1961) Les Belles
as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
(1963) Empress Wu
as Chao Tao Sheng
(1966) The Blue and the Black
as Rascal
(1960) When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
as Shen's Son
(1956) The Long Lane
as ang Shu-Chang
(1962) Golden Horse Awards
as Self