King Hu
Age: N/A | From: Beijing, China
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Chuan King , Hu Jingquan , Hu Chin-chuan , Chin Chuan , King Chuan , King Ho , Jinquan Hu , Cheun King , 胡金铨 , 金銓 , 金铨
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Beijing, China
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Movie Involvements: 65
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
A Touch of Zen
(1971) Screenplay
Dragon Inn
(1967) Writer
Swordsman
(1990) Director
Come Drink with Me
(1966) Writer
Legend of the Mountain
(1979) Writer
Raining in the Mountain
(1979) Writer
The Fate of Lee Khan
(1973) Writer
All the King's Men
(1983) WriterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | N/A | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2012 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | Ito Suzuki | |
| 1966 | Rascal | |
| 1965 | Captain Ting | |
| 1964 | Xiao Li | |
| Captain teasing Chu in street | ||
| 1963 | Chao Tao Sheng | |
| Dr Fu Li Fu | ||
| 1962 | Self | |
| Bei Ming | ||
| 1961 | Little Li | |
| N/A | ||
| Customer leaving Japanese restaurant | ||
| 1960 | Shen's son | |
| Exterminator | ||
| Long Yusheng | ||
| 1959 | Ta Niu | |
| 1958 | Hu Tu | |
| N/A | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| Er Yuan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Zhu-Tse | ||
| 1956 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1983 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1981 | Director | |
| 1979 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1975 | Director | |
| 1973 | Director | |
| 1971 | Director | |
| 1970 | Director | |
| 1967 | Director | |
| 1966 | Director | |
| 1965 | Director | |
| 1964 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Writer | |
| 1983 | Writer | |
| 1981 | Writer | |
| 1979 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1976 | Writer | |
| 1975 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1973 | Writer | |
| 1971 | Screenplay | |
| 1970 | Screenplay | |
| 1967 | Writer | |
| 1966 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1965 | Screenplay | |
| 1964 | Writer | |
| 1962 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Producer | |
| 1979 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 1975 | Producer | |
| 1973 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Art Direction | |
| 1979 | Art Direction | |
| Art Direction | ||
| 1958 | Props | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Costume & Make-Up
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Costume Design | |
| 1979 | Costume Design | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Presenter | |
| 1979 | Presenter | |
| Presenter | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Editor | |
| 1979 | Editor | |
| Editor | ||
| 1971 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |