Cast & creator
King Hu
Best known for Golden Horse Awards, Swordsman, Swordsman
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.
Also known as: Chuan King, Hu Jingquan, Hu Chin-chuan, Chin Chuan, King Chuan
84
film credits
2
television credits
35
1956–2022 · acting roles
7.4
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (86)
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Golden Horse Awards
Self
1962
Swordsman
Director
1990Swordsman
Art Direction
1990
A Touch of Zen
Director
1970A Touch of Zen
Screenplay
1970A Touch of Zen
Editor
1970
Dragon Inn
Director
1967Dragon Inn
Writer
1967
Come Drink with Me
Director
1966Come Drink with Me
Writer
1966
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Ito Suzuki
1974
Four Moods
Screenplay
1970Four Moods
Director
1970
The Fate of Lee Khan
Director
1973The Fate of Lee Khan
Writer
1973The Fate of Lee Khan
Producer
1973
Raining in the Mountain
Editor
1979Raining in the Mountain
Director
1979Raining in the Mountain
Writer
1979Raining in the Mountain
Executive Producer
1979Raining in the Mountain
Presenter
1979Raining in the Mountain
Art Direction
1979
Legend of the Mountain
Director
1979Legend of the Mountain
Writer
1979Legend of the Mountain
Costume Design
1979Legend of the Mountain
Presenter
1979Legend of the Mountain
Art Direction
1979Legend of the Mountain
Editor
1979Legend of the Mountain
Producer
1979
Empress Wu
Chao Tao Sheng
1963
Love Parade
Dr Fu Li Fu
1963
The Valiant Ones
Producer
1974The Valiant Ones
Writer
1974The Valiant Ones
Director
1974The Valiant Ones
Art Direction
1974
大侠胡金铨
self
2022
Painted Skin
Director
1993Painted Skin
Writer
1993
Heroes of the Underground
Writer
1976
Sons of the Good Earth
Captain Ting
1965Sons of the Good Earth
Director
1965Sons of the Good Earth
Screenplay
1965
The Story of Sue San
Director
1964The Story of Sue San
Writer
1964
All the King's Men
Director
1983All the King's Men
Writer
1983All the King's Men
Costume Design
1983
Song of the Exile
Producer
1990
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Self
2022
The Dancing Millionairess
Xiao Li
1964
Between Tears and Smiles
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
1964
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Bei Ming
1962
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Ta Niu
1959
The Deformed
Long Yusheng
1960
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self
2022
The Blue and the Black
Rascal
1966
Dragon Gate
Writer
1975
Les Belles
Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
1961
The Wheel of Life
Director
1983
Revenge of a Swordswoman
1963
Downhill They Ride
Writer
1966
The Bride Napping
Writer
1962
The Pistol
Little Li
1961
Back Door
Exterminator
1960
The Juvenizer
Presenter
1981The Juvenizer
Writer
1981The Juvenizer
Editor
1981The Juvenizer
Director
1981
The Fair Sex
Qian
1961
Little Angels of the Streets
Er Yuan
1957
Stranger Than Fiction
1963The Long Lane
ang Shu-Chang
1956
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
Self (archive footage)
2012
Springtime in Paradise
1957
My Lucky Star
Zhou Sansi
1963
The Swallow
1961
Lady in Distress
Zhu-Tse
1957
Kiss for Sale
Chang Hsiao
1961
The Frosty Night
1957
Laughter and Tears
1958Laughter and Tears
Props
1958
The Angel
Ching
1958
How to Marry a Millionaire
1960
Blood in Snow
1956
The Magic Touch
Hu Tu
1958
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
Shen's Son
1960