King Hu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

King Hu

film director

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1932

Place of Birth: Beijing, China

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1997

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director, film actor

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About King Hu

  • Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director 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 (1969–1971) 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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