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. 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.
King Hu | |||||||||||
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| Born | 29 April 1932 Peiping, Republic of China | ||||||||||
| Died | 14 January 1997 (aged 64) Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film editor, actor, set designer | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1956–1993 | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Chung Ling (鍾玲) | ||||||||||
| Awards | Golden Horse Awards – Best 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 | ||||||||||
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