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King Hu

Born
April 29, 1932
Died
January 14, 1997
From
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 · King Hu Jinquan

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.

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