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King Hu

Apr 29, 1931 - Jan 14, 1997 (65 years old) in 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 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

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Golden Horse Awards
Self
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Between Tears and Smiles
Captain Teasing Chu in Street
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Sons of the Good Earth
Captain Ting
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Empress Wu
Chao Tao Sheng
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The Kingdom and the Beauty
Ta Niu
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The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self (archive footage)
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The Pistol
Little Li
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The Blue and the Black
Rascal
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Love Parade
Dr Fu Li Fu
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Les Belles
Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant

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