Directed credits
11
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Regular directing credits.
Director
King Hu
Directing
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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 0All crew credits: 21
TMDB ID: 83698
IMDb ID: nm0002254
Known for: Directing
Born: April 29, 1932
Died: January 14, 1997
Age: 64
Place of birth: Beijing, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2022
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 7.01
Wikidata: Q667128
Also known as
Chuan King • Hu Jingquan • Hu Chin-chuan • Chin Chuan • King Chuan • King Ho • Jinquan Hu • Cheun King • 胡金铨 • 金銓 • +2 more
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Director (11)Writer (4)Producer (2)Editor (1)Presenter (1)Props (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by King Hu.
5.9
Painted Skin
Director
1993 Movie
7.0
Swordsman
Director
1990 Movie
7.0
All the King's Men
Director
1983 Movie
7.2
The Wheel of Life
Director
1983 Movie
7.4
Legend of the Mountain
Director
1979 Movie
6.7
The Fate of Lee Khan
Director
1973 Movie
7.6
A Touch of Zen
Director
1970 Movie
7.3
Dragon Inn
Director
1967 Movie
6.7
Come Drink with Me
Director
1966 Movie
5.1
Sons of the Good Earth
Director
1965 Movie
6.1
The Story of Sue San
Director
1964 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with King Hu.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with King Hu.
7.6
A Touch of Zen
Director
1970 Movie
7.3
Dragon Inn
Director
1967 Movie
7.0
Swordsman
Director
1990 Movie
Back Door
as Exterminator
1960 Movie
7.4
Legend of the Mountain
Director
1979 Movie
7.2
Raining in the Mountain
Editor
1979 Movie
6.7
Come Drink with Me
Director
1966 Movie
6.8
The Valiant Ones
Producer
1975 Movie
6.0
Heroes of the Underground
Writer
1976 Movie
7.0
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Bei Ming
1962 Movie
Dragon Gate
Writer
1975 Movie
5.9
Painted Skin
Director
1993 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with King Hu.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for King Hu.
7.5
Song of the Exile
Producer
1990 Movie
The Juvenizer
Presenter
1981 Movie
7.2
Raining in the Mountain
Editor
1979 Movie
6.0
Heroes of the Underground
Writer
1976 Movie
6.8
The Valiant Ones
Producer
1975 Movie
Dragon Gate
Writer
1975 Movie
6.8
Four Moods
Screenplay
1970 Movie
Downhill They Ride
Writer
1966 Movie
6.5
The Bride Napping
Writer
1962 Movie
Laughter and Tears
Props
1958 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for King Hu.
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
2022 Movie
8.7
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
2022 Movie
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Movie
4.2
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Ito Suzuki
1970 Movie
6.3
The Blue and the Black
as Rascal
1966 Movie
5.1
Sons of the Good Earth
as Captain Ting
1965 Movie
6.0
The Dancing Millionairess
as Xiao Li
1964 Movie
6.3
Between Tears and Smiles
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
1964 Movie
5.9
Empress Wu
as Chao Tao Sheng
1963 Movie
My Lucky Star
as Zhou Sansi
1963 Movie
Revenge of a Swordswoman
1963 Movie
Stranger Than Fiction
1963 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for King Hu.