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King Hu

King Hu

Birthday: 1932-04-29 | Place of Birth: 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 new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s. Apart from being a film director, Hu was also a screenwriter and set designer.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The King of Wuxia Part 2

as    Self

2022
The King of Wuxia Part 1

as    Self (archive footage)

1974
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

as    Ito Suzuki

1965
Sons of the Good Earth

as    Captain Ting

1964
The Dancing Millionairess

as    Xiao Li

1963
Love Parade

as    Dr Fu Li Fu

1963
My Lucky Star

as    Zhou Sansi

1961
Kiss for Sale

as    Chang Hsiao

1961
Les Belles

as    Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant

1961
The Fair Sex

as    Qian

1960
The Deformed

as    Long Yusheng

1960
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom

as    Shen's Son

1959
The Kingdom and the Beauty

as    Ta Niu

1958
The Angel

as    Ching

1956
The Long Lane

as    ang Shu-Chang