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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.
Awards & recognition
- Golden Horse Award — Lifetime Achievement · 1997
- Golden Horse Award — Best Costume and Makeup Design · 1983
- Golden Horse Award — Best Art Direction · 1979
- Golden Horse Award — Best Director · 1979
Filmography8 titles
A Touch of Zen
1971Director, Editor, Screenplay
1971Director, Editor, Screenplay
Legend of the Mountain
1979Art Direction, Costume Design, Director, Editor, Presenter, Producer, Writer
1979Art Direction, Costume Design, Director, Editor, Presenter, Producer, Writer
Dragon Inn
1967Director, Writer
1967Director, Writer
Raining in the Mountain
1979Art Direction, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Presenter, Writer
1979Art Direction, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Presenter, Writer
Swordsman
1990Art Direction, Director
1990Art Direction, Director
The Valiant Ones
1975Art Direction, Director, Producer, Writer
1975Art Direction, Director, Producer, Writer
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973Director, Producer, Writer
1973Director, Producer, Writer
Come Drink with Me
1966Director, Writer
1966Director, Writer