As Director, As Writer
Painted Skin
1993
5.9
King Hu
Acting
Birth date
April 29, 1932
Birth place
Beijing, China
Death date
January 14, 1997
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.
Featured in
As Director
Swordsman
1990
7.0
As Director, As Writer
All the King's Men
1983
7.0
As Director
The Wheel of Life
1983
7.2
As Director, As Writer
Legend of the Mountain
1979
7.4
As Director, As Writer
Raining in the Mountain
1979
7.2
As Writer
Heroes of the Underground
1976
6.0
As Director, As Writer
The Valiant Ones
1975
6.8
As Director, As Writer
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973
6.8
As Director, As Writer
Four Moods
1970
6.8
As Director, As Writer
A Touch of Zen
1970
7.7
As Actor
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970
4.6
As Director, As Writer
Dragon Inn
1967
7.3
As Director, As Writer
Come Drink with Me
1966
6.7
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Sons of the Good Earth
1965
5.0
As Director, As Writer
The Story of Sue San
1964
6.1
As Actor
The Dancing Millionairess
1964
6.0
As Actor
Les Belles
1961
6.5
As Actor
The Kingdom and the Beauty
1959
6.5