King Hu
Chinese film director and screenwriter (1932-1997)
- Born
- 29 April 1932, Beijing
- Died
- 14 January 1997
- Citizenship
- Taiwan
- Occupation
- film director, screenwriter, actor, film actor, director
- Films here
- 7
King Hu Jinquan (Chinese: 胡金銓, 29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997) was a Chinese filmmaker and actor, based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is 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.
The Harvard Film Archive described Hu as "one of the most influential and important Chinese directors in the history of cinema".
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Come Drink with Me | Director |
| 1967 | Dragon Gate Inn | Director |
| 1971 | A Touch of Zen | Director |
| 1973 | The Fate of Lee Khan | Director |
| 1975 | The Valiant Ones | Director |
| 1979 | Raining in the Mountain | Director |
| 1990 | The Swordsman | Director |
Frequent collaborators
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Facts from Wikidata Q667128 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.