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King Hu

Name in Native Language: "胡金銓" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor | * 04/29/1931 († 65, 01/14/1997) | Beijing (People's Republic of China)
Hu Jinquan (胡金銓, 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Ku into her circle of p ...

A Touch of Zen

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1971 | 3.9/5 | 3h
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During the Min Dynasty, a Buddhist abbot charged with protecting a sacred scroll prepares to name his successor. An aristocrat and a general arrive at his secluded mountaintop monastery promising to h ...

Raining in the Mountain

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1979 | 3.6/5 | 2h
Action, Adventure, Drama
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It's the 10th century BC, the emperor (Tien Feng) is not well, and the medicines he is receiving from con artist "Immortal Li" are in reality only making him worse. There is a man in a nearby kingdom, ...

All the King's Men

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1983 | 3.4/5 | 1h 40min
Action, Drama
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A scholar, tasked to copy a sutra, meets with a mysterious old lady and her daughter in the mountains. ...

Legend of the Mountain

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1979 | 3.6/5 | 3h 12min
Drama, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for King Hu

Golden Horse Award for Best Director
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Movies with King Hu as Actor(21)

as Self (archive footage)2022 The King of Wuxia
as Ito Suzuki1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Rascal1966 The Blue and the Black
as Captain Ting1965 Sons of the Good Earth
as Xiao Li1964 The Dancing Millionairess
as Captain teasing Chu in street1964 Between Tears and Smiles
as Dr Fu Li Fu1963 Love Parade
as Chao Tao Sheng1963 Empress Wu
as Bei Ming1962 The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Customer leaving Japanese restaurant1961 Les Belles
1961 The Swallow Thief
as Little Li1961 The Pistol
as Shen's son1960 When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
as Exterminator1960 Back Door
as Ta Niu1959 The Kingdom and the Beauty
1958 笑聲淚影
as Hu Tu1958 The Magic Touch
1957 The Frosty Night
as Zhu-Tse1957 Lady in Distress
as Er Yuan1957 Little Angels of the Streets
1956 Blood in Snow

Movies with King Hu as Crew(50)

Directing/Director1993 Painted Skin
Writing/Writer1993 Painted Skin
Art/Art Direction1990 Swordsman
Directing/Director1990 Swordsman
Production/Producer1990 Song of the Exile
Directing/Director1983 The Wheel of Life
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Assistant1983 All the King's Men
Directing/Director1983 All the King's Men
Writing/Writer1983 All the King's Men
Crew/Presenter1981 The Juvenizer
Directing/Director1981 The Juvenizer
Editing/Editor1981 The Juvenizer
Writing/Writer1981 The Juvenizer
Art/Art Direction1979 Raining in the Mountain
Crew/Presenter1979 Raining in the Mountain
Directing/Director1979 Raining in the Mountain
Editing/Editor1979 Raining in the Mountain
Production/Executive Producer1979 Raining in the Mountain
Writing/Writer1979 Raining in the Mountain
Art/Art Direction1979 Legend of the Mountain
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design1979 Legend of the Mountain
Crew/Presenter1979 Legend of the Mountain
Directing/Director1979 Legend of the Mountain
Editing/Editor1979 Legend of the Mountain
Production/Producer1979 Legend of the Mountain
Writing/Writer1979 Legend of the Mountain
Writing/Writer1976 Heroes of the Underground
Writing/Writer1975 Dragon Gate
Directing/Director1975 The Valiant Ones
Production/Producer1975 The Valiant Ones
Writing/Writer1975 The Valiant Ones
Directing/Director1973 The Fate of Lee Khan
Production/Producer1973 The Fate of Lee Khan
Writing/Writer1973 The Fate of Lee Khan
Directing/Director1971 A Touch of Zen
Editing/Editor1971 A Touch of Zen
Writing/Screenplay1971 A Touch of Zen
Directing/Director1970 Four Moods
Writing/Screenplay1970 Four Moods
Directing/Director1967 Dragon Inn
Writing/Writer1967 Dragon Inn
Writing/Writer1966 Downhill They Ride
Directing/Director1966 Come Drink with Me
Writing/Writer1966 Come Drink with Me
Directing/Director1965 Sons of the Good Earth
Writing/Screenplay1965 Sons of the Good Earth
Directing/Director1964 The Story of Sue San
Writing/Writer1964 The Story of Sue San
Writing/Writer1962 The Bride Napping
Art/Props1958 笑聲淚影

Citizenship: Taiwan
Born: Wednesday, 04/29 1931 (April) in Beijing (People's Republic of China)
Died: Tuesday, 01/14 1997 (January) in Taipei (aged: 65)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: Standard Mandarin
Other names for King Hu (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Chuan King"
"Hu Jingquan"
"Hu Chin-chuan"
"Chin Chuan"
"King Chuan"
"King Ho"
"Jinquan Hu"
"Cheun King"
"胡金铨"
"キン・フー" (Kana/Japanese)
King Hu frequently works together with these people:
Li Han-Hsiang (17x, Crew)
Chiang Hsing-Lung (16x, Crew)
Run Run Shaw (13x, Crew)
Hao Li-Jen (12x, Actor)
Han Ying-Chieh (12x, Actor)
Tien Feng (11x, Actor)
Gam Tin-Chue (10x, Actor)
Wang Yong-Hua (10x, Crew)
Kao Pao-shu (10x, Actress)
Betty Loh Ti (9x, Actress)
Yam Ho (9x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9323, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/28/2024