King Hu

King Hu
Born(1932-04-29)29 April 1932
Died14 January 1997(1997-01-14) (aged 64)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, film editor, actor, set designer
Years active1956–1993
SpouseChung Ling (鍾玲)
AwardsGolden Horse AwardsBest Original Screenplay
1966 Sons of the Good Earth
1968 Dragon Inn
Best Director
1979 Legend of the Mountain
Best Art Direction
1979 Legend of the Mountain
Best Costume Design
1983 All the King's Men
Life Achievement Award
1997 Lifetime Achievement

Cannes Film Festival Technical Grand Prize
1975 A Touch of Zen
Fantafestival
Best Direction
1983 The Wheel of Life
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese胡金銓
Simplified Chinese胡金铨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHú Jīnquán
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWu4 Gam1-cyun4

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. 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.[1]

  1. ^ "King Hu, 65, Maker Of Kung Fu Films". The New York Times. January 17, 1997. Retrieved 2011-01-31.

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