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King Hu. Hu Jinquan (胡金銓, 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.
- Film director, screenwriter, film editor, actor, set designer
- Chung Ling (鍾玲)
- 1956–1993
King Hu (1932-1997) King Hu. 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 ...
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- Beijing, China
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- Taipei, Taiwan
Jan 14, 1997 · 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.
King Hu. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. April 29, 1932 · Beijing, China. Died. January 14, 1997 · Taipei, Taiwan (complications arising from heart surgery) Birth name. Hu Jinquan. Mini Bio. 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.
- April 29, 1932
- January 14, 1997
March 15–24, 2013. King Hu and the Art of Wuxia. Universally recognized as one of the most influential and important Chinese directors in the history of cinema, King Hu (1932-97) came to fame making wuxia movies – the swordplay subgenre of martial arts cinema.
King Hu: 1932–1997. This 2012 documentary in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin about the life and career of director King Hu features producer and film historian Peggy Chiao, cinematographer Hua Hui-ying, and actors Shih Chun and Wu Ming-tsai, among others.
Mar 9, 2020 · Where to begin with King Hu. A beginner’s path through the breathtaking wuxia epics of of legendary Chinese director King Hu. 9 March 2020. By John Berra. Raining in the Mountain (1979)
