King Hu
Actor
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.
Filmography
Sons of the Good Earth
as Captain Ting 1965
The Kingdom and the Beauty
as Ta Niu 1959
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Ito Suzuki 1970
The Blue and the Black
as Rascal 1966
Empress Wu
as Chao Tao Sheng 1963
Between Tears and Smiles
as Captain Teasing Chu in Street 1964
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Bei Ming 1962
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self 2022
Les Belles
as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant 1961
The Dancing Millionairess
as Xiao Li 1964
The Magic Touch
as Hu Tu 1958
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
as Self (archive footage) 2012
Love Parade
as Dr Fu Li Fu 1963
The Pistol
as Little Li 1961
The Frosty Night
1957
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self 2022
Little Angels of the Streets
as Er Yuan 1957