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King Hu
Beijing, China
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…
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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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2022
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Movie Self
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2022
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Movie Self
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2022
大侠胡金铨
TV show self
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2012
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1993
Painted Skin
Movie Director
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1990
Song of the Exile
Movie Producer
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1990
Swordsman
Movie Art Direction
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1983
All the King's Men
Movie Director
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1983
The Wheel of Life
Movie Director
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1981
The Juvenizer
Movie Presenter
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1979
Legend of the Mountain
Movie Director
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1979
Raining in the Mountain
Movie Director
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1976
Heroes of the Underground
Movie Writer
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1975
Dragon Gate
Movie Writer
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1974
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Movie Ito Suzuki
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1974
The Valiant Ones
Movie Producer
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1973
The Fate of Lee Khan
Movie Director
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1970
Four Moods
Movie Screenplay
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1970
A Touch of Zen
Movie Director
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1967
Dragon Inn
Movie Director
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1966
The Blue and the Black
Movie Rascal
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1966
Come Drink with Me
Movie Director
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1966
Downhill They Ride
Movie Writer
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1965
Sons of the Good Earth
Movie Captain Ting
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1964
The Story of Sue San
Movie Writer
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1964
The Dancing Millionairess
Movie Xiao Li
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1964
Between Tears and Smiles
Movie Captain Teasing Chu in Street
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1963
Empress Wu
Movie Chao Tao Sheng
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1963
My Lucky Star
Movie Zhou Sansi
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1963
Revenge of a Swordswoman
Movie
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1963
Stranger Than Fiction
Movie
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1963
Love Parade
Movie Dr Fu Li Fu
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1962
Golden Horse Awards
TV show Self
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1962
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Movie Bei Ming
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1962
The Bride Napping
Movie Writer
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1961
The Pistol
Movie Little Li
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1961
The Fair Sex
Movie Qian
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1961
Kiss for Sale
Movie Chang Hsiao
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1961
The Swallow
Movie
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1961
Les Belles
Movie Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
