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King Hu

King Hu

Directing
29 Apr 1932
14 Jan 1997
Beijing, China

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 scr...

Also Known As

Chuan King, Hu Jingquan, Hu Chin-chuan, Chin Chuan, King Chuan

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