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King Hu (1931–1997)

He was educated in art school in Beijing, left China for Hong Kong in 1949 and entered the film industry in 1951 in the art department. In the 1950s he began acting and in 1958 joined Shaw Brothers as an actor and writer, and later a director. In 1967 he left to start his own studio in Taiwan, returned to Hong Kong in 1970s, working in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China before his death. See full bio »

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(age 65) in Taipei, Taiwan

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (39 titles)
1971 Chao piao yu wo
 
1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Ito Suzuki (as King Ho)
 
1965 Sons of the Good Earth
Police Captain Ding/Tiger Ting
 
1964 Wan hua ying chun
Junmai's Friend Liu
 
1963 Wu Ze Tian
 
1963 The Love Eterne
 
1963 Hua tuan jin cu
Fu Lifu
 
1962 Kingdom and the Beauty
Ta Niu
 
1961 The Pistol
 
1961 The Fair Sex
Hsiao Chien
 
1961 Kiss for Sale
Hsiao Chang
 
1961 Yan zi dao
 
1960 Kuang lian
 
1960 Ji ren yan fu
Long Yusheng
 
1959 Hou men
 
1958 Jin feng huang
 
1958 Quan jia fu
Lin Teng-kun
 
1958 Xiao qing ren
 
1958 Cha xie tong
 
1957 Chun se wu bian (as Chin Chuan)
 
1957 Yue luo niao ti shuang man tian
Xiao Liusan
 
1957 San zi mei
 
1957 An qi er
Hsiao Ching
 
1957 Yao tiao shu nu
 
1956 Chang xiang
Shuqiang
 
1956 Jin feng
 
1956 Xue li hong
 
Show ShowDirector (18 titles)
1990 The Swordsman
 
1983 The Wheel of Life (part one)
 
1983 Tian xia di yi
 
1981 Tian guan ci fu
 
1980 Zongshen dashi
 
1971 A Touch of Zen
 
1970 Hsi nou ai le (segment "Anger")
 
1967 Dragon Inn
 
1966 Come Drink with Me (as King Chuan)
 
1965 Sons of the Good Earth (as Hu Chin-chuan)
 
1964 Ding yishan
 
Show ShowWriter (16 titles)
1993 Hua pi zhi: Yin yang fa wang (writer)
 
1983 Tian xia di yi (writer)
 
1979 Legend of the Mountain (writer)
 
1979 Raining in the Mountain (writer)
 
1976 Ding Yi Shan (screenplay)
 
1973 The Fate of Lee Khan (writer)
 
1971 A Touch of Zen
 
1970 Hsi nou ai le
 
1967 Dragon Inn
 
1966 Come Drink with Me (as King Chuan)
 
1966 Downhill They Ride (as Cheun King)
 
1965 Sons of the Good Earth (as Hu Chin-chuan)
 
1962 Hua tian cuo
 
Show ShowEditor (5 titles)
1971 A Touch of Zen (as Jinquan Hu)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1990 Song of the Exile (producer)
 
1979 Legend of the Mountain (producer)
 
1979 Raining in the Mountain (executive producer)
 
Show ShowArt Director (3 titles)
1978 Return of Bruce (guest assistant director)
 
1963 The Love Eterne (assistant director)
 
1960 The Enchanting Shadow (assistant director)
 
Show ShowArt Department (2 titles)
1963 Qi xian nu (production designer: title sequence)
 
1958 Xiao sheng lei ying (props)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (1 title)
1983 Tian xia di yi (costume assistant)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1981 Zhong shen da shi (presenter)
 
Show ShowCostume Designer (1 title)
Show ShowSet Decorator (1 title)
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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

Hu Chin-chuan | Chin Chuan | King Chuan | King Ho | Jinquan Hu | Cheun King
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Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 438-442. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more »

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