King Hu
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.
Known for
- Golden Horse Awards (1962)
- The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1974)
- Empress Wu (1963)
- Sons of the Good Earth (1965)
- 大侠胡金铨 (2022)
- The Deformed (1960)
- The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959)
- The King of Wuxia Part 1 (2022)
- The Dream of the Red Chamber (1962)
- The Blue and the Black (1966)
- The Dancing Millionairess (1964)
- Between Tears and Smiles (1964)
- The Pistol (1961)
- The King of Wuxia Part 2 (2022)
- Love Parade (1963)
- Back Door (1960)
- Les Belles (1961)
- Kiss for Sale (1961)
- My Lucky Star (1963)
- Revenge of a Swordswoman (1963)