Actor

King Hu

Directing

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Movies: 51Series: 1Crew 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)

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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.