---
name: "King Hu"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/king-hu"
fi1m_id: "king-hu"
imdb_id: "nm0002254"
tmdb_id: 83698
wikidata_id: "Q667128"
roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "29 April 1932"
died: "14 January 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T16:51:07.099699+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# King Hu

## Identity

King Hu

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/king-hu
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** king-hu
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002254
- **TMDB ID:** 83698
- **Wikidata ID:** Q667128
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Hu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002254/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83698

Director and writer. Born 29 April 1932 in Beijing, China. Died 14 January 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 29 April 1932, Beijing, China
- **Died:** 14 January 1997
- **Active:** 1966–1970
- **Also known as:** Chuan King, Hu Jingquan, Hu Chin-chuan, Chin Chuan, King Chuan, King Ho, Jinquan Hu, Cheun King, 胡金铨, 金銓, 金铨, King Hu Jinquan
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as director, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 87 (1), 1970s 86 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Hu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002254/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83698

## Biography

King Hu (also credited as Hu Jinquan, Chuan King and Hu Chin-chuan) was a Chinese film director, screenwriter and editor. Born in Beijing, he moved to Hong Kong in 1949 and entered the film industry there, later working at the Shaw Brothers studio before relocating to Taiwan.

He is known for directing wuxia films including *Come Drink with Me* (1966), on which he also wrote the screenplay, *Dragon Inn* (1967) and *A Touch of Zen* (1970–1971), on which he served as director, editor and screenwriter. *A Touch of Zen* received the Technical Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975.

Hu directed further films such as *Raining in the Mountain* (1979), *Legend of the Mountain* (1979) and *Swordsman* (1990). He died in Taipei in 1997.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *A Touch of Zen* (1970), Fi1m 86, Screenplay, Director, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-touch-of-zen.md)
- *Come Drink with Me* (1966), Fi1m 87, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/come-drink-with-me.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Painted Skin* (1993), Director, Writer
- *Song of the Exile* (1990), Producer
- *Swordsman* (1990), Director, Art Direction
- *All the King's Men* (1983), Director, Writer, Costume Design
- *The Wheel of Life* (1983), Director
- *The Juvenizer* (1981), Presenter, Writer, Editor, Director
- *Legend of the Mountain* (1979), Director, Writer, Costume Design, Presenter, Art Direction, Editor, Producer
- *Raining in the Mountain* (1979), Editor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Presenter, Art Direction
- *Heroes of the Underground* (1976), Writer
- *Dragon Gate* (1975), Writer
- *The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go* (1974), as Ito Suzuki
- *The Valiant Ones* (1974), Producer, Writer, Director, Art Direction
- *The Fate of Lee Khan* (1973), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Four Moods* (1970), Screenplay, Director
- *A Touch of Zen* (1970), Director, Screenplay, Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-touch-of-zen.md)
- *Dragon Inn* (1967), Director, Writer
- *The Blue and the Black* (1966), as Rascal
- *Come Drink with Me* (1966), Director, Writer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/come-drink-with-me.md)
- *Downhill They Ride* (1966), Writer
- *Sons of the Good Earth* (1965), as Captain Ting · Director, Screenplay
- *The Story of Sue San* (1964), Director, Writer
- *The Dancing Millionairess* (1964), as Xiao Li
- *Between Tears and Smiles* (1964), as Captain Teasing Chu in Street
- *Empress Wu* (1963), as Chao Tao Sheng
- *My Lucky Star* (1963), as Zhou Sansi
- *Revenge of a Swordswoman* (1963), Actor
- *Stranger Than Fiction* (1963), Actor
- *Love Parade* (1963), as Dr Fu Li Fu
- *The Dream of the Red Chamber* (1962), as Bei Ming
- *The Bride Napping* (1962), Writer
- *The Pistol* (1961), as Little Li
- *The Fair Sex* (1961), as Qian
- *Kiss for Sale* (1961), as Chang Hsiao
- *The Swallow* (1961), Actor
- *Les Belles* (1961), as Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant
- *When the Peach Blossoms Bloom* (1960), as Shen's Son
- *How to Marry a Millionaire* (1960), Actor
- *Back Door* (1960), as Exterminator
- *The Deformed* (1960), as Long Yusheng
- *The Kingdom and the Beauty* (1959), as Ta Niu
- *The Magic Touch* (1958), as Hu Tu
- *The Angel* (1958), as Ching
- *Laughter and Tears* (1958), as Props
- *The Frosty Night* (1957), Actor
- *Little Angels of the Streets* (1957), as Er Yuan
- *Springtime in Paradise* (1957), Actor
- *Lady in Distress* (1957), as Zhu-Tse
- *The Long Lane* (1956), as ang Shu-Chang
- *Blood in Snow* (1956), Actor

## Gallery

- ![King Hu](https://film.one/media/person/3912321/gallery-1731999d63e1.jpg) King Hu — Image via TMDB
- ![King Hu](https://film.one/media/person/3912321/gallery-cc6987112f8f.jpg) King Hu — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won

- Golden Horse Award for Lifetime Achievement 1997: Golden Horse Award for Lifetime Achievement (won)
- Golden Horse Award for Best Costume and Makeup Design 1983: Golden Horse Award for Best Costume and Makeup Design (won), for *All the King's Men*
- Golden Horse Award for Best Art Direction 1979: Golden Horse Award for Best Art Direction (won), for *Legend of the Mountain*
- Golden Horse Award for Best Director 1979: Golden Horse Award for Best Director (won), for *Legend of the Mountain*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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