King Hu
Birthday
April 29, 1931 (65 years)
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Known For
Directing
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.
King Hu Movies & TV-shows on Netflix
Movies with King Hu
5.9
Empress Wu
Jun 23, 1963
6.5
Les Belles
Feb 25, 1961
6.3
Between Tears and Smiles
Jan 17, 1964
8.7
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Oct 24, 2022
6.5
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Jun 29, 1959
6.3
The Blue and the Black
Jun 29, 1966
7.0
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Aug 2, 1962
The Pistol
Nov 1, 1961
Love Parade
Jan 21, 1963
The Magic Touch
Dec 3, 1958
5.0
Sons of the Good Earth
Mar 19, 1965
Back Door
May 27, 1960