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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.669 |
| Birthday | 1931-04-29 |
| Place of Birth | Beijing, China |
| 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, 金铨, |
1959
The Kingdom and the Beauty
6.3/7
This is a musical about a young emperor who is lured via stories told to a place called Kiang-Nan by his royal tutor. The empress mother has the tutor...
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The Kingdom and the Beauty
1965
Sons of the Good Earth
5/8
The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble upon He Hua, a woman sold into the sex industry at...
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Sons of the Good Earth
1963
Love Parade
0/0
The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw Brothers musical Love Parade. The manager of a dance...
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Love Parade
1961
The Swallow
0/0
The hunt for The Swallow Thief.
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The Swallow
1964
The Dancing Millionairess
6/1
Chen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to businesswoman Lok Dai. Chen was supposed to audition for a job a...
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The Dancing Millionairess
1956
Blood in Snow
0/0
A behind the scenes story of a small time folk opera troupe and other performers in Northern China in the 1930s.
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Blood in Snow
1960
The Deformed
0/0
Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disfigured Quasimodo with a heart of gold. Shuxian tri...
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The Deformed
1970
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
4.6/7
An American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go, an organized crime mastermind. They consp...
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The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1964
Between Tears and Smiles
6.3/3
Fan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen Feng-hsien. However, he is not the only one who has eyes for...
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Between Tears and Smiles
1962
The Dream of the Red Chamber
7/3
The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in Chinese history. The sprawling...
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The Dream of the Red Chamber
1960
Back Door
0/0
A middle-aged couple adopt a young girl.
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Back Door
1961
Les Belles
6.5/2
Linda Lin Dai and Fanny Fan join the dancing troupe of Kao Pao-shu. Linda and Kao's son Peter Chen, manager of the troupe, have misunderstandings and...
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Les Belles
1963
Empress Wu
5.9/5
The renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year history.
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Empress Wu
1966
The Blue and the Black
6.3/7
It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occupation, and it stars Linda Lin Dai, one of the er...
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The Blue and the Black
1960
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
0/0
The Shen couple had six children. For years Mr Shen had been the only one to support the family. One day, Mr Shen was on a crashed plane in Singapore...
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When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
1958
The Magic Touch
0/0
Early Shaw Brothers comedy
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The Magic Touch
1961
The Pistol
0/0
Long unemployed and stone-broke, Shen Jiaguang is dealt a further blow when his wife Lu Xiaoyin has fallen seriously ill and their son Xiaoguang has t...
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The Pistol
1957
The Frosty Night
0/0
Loosely based on Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths
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The Frosty Night
1957
Lady in Distress
0/0
A Shaw Brothers production.
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Lady in Distress
1957
Little Angels of the Streets
0/0
Li Han-Hsiang directed film.
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Little Angels of the Streets
1957
Springtime in Paradise
0/0
A Shaw and Sons production
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Springtime in Paradise
2022
The King of Wuxia
8.7/3
The life of the epoch-making master of martial arts cinema, King Hu.
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The King of Wuxia
1958
Laughter and Tears
0/0
Tao Zutai, a bank employee, has five children. Tao's wife is addicted to gambling and spends too much and the eldest daughter Guiru is greedy for vani...
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Laughter and Tears
2012
Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
0/0
A documentary on King Hu.
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Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
2022
The King of Wuxia Part2
0/0
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The King of Wuxia Part2
1958
The Angel
0/0
Angel is a pretty young girl who debates in a furious manner at a Women's Day Meeting against the unequal law of the Ching Dynasty which permits Chine...
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The Angel
1963
Stranger Than Fiction
0/0
A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Grace Ting Ning.
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Stranger Than Fiction
1960
How to Marry a Millionaire
0/0
A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Peter Chen Ho.
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How to Marry a Millionaire
1961
Kiss for Sale
0/0
A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Fanny Fan Lai.
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Kiss for Sale
1961
The Fair Sex
0/0
A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho, Pat Ting Hung, Ding Ling, Fanny Fan Lai and Margaret Tu Chuan.
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