Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 64

Also known asChuan King, Hu Jingquan, Hu Chin-chuan, Chin Chuan, King Chuan, King Ho, Jinquan Hu, Cheun King, 胡金铨, 金銓GenderMaleNationalityTaiwanBorn29/04/1932Born inBeijing, ChinaDied14/01/1997Died inTaipei Veterans General HospitalWikidataQ667128 ↗TMDb#83698 ↗

King Hu Jinquan was a Chinese filmmaker and actor, based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is 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.

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Filmography29 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	The King of Wuxia Part 2Movie	Self	90
2022	The King of Wuxia Part 1Movie	Self	90
2022	大侠胡金铨Series	self	90
1974	The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoMovie	Ito Suzuki	42
1966	The Blue and the BlackMovie	Rascal	34
1965	Sons of the Good EarthMovie	Captain Ting	33
1964	Between Tears and SmilesMovie	Captain Teasing Chu in Street	32
1964	The Dancing MillionairessMovie	Xiao Li	32
1963	Love ParadeMovie	Dr Fu Li Fu	31
1963	Empress WuMovie	Chao Tao Sheng	31
1963	My Lucky StarMovie	Zhou Sansi	31
1963	Revenge of a SwordswomanMovie	—	31
1963	Stranger Than FictionMovie	—	31
1962	Golden Horse AwardsSeries	Self	30
1962	The Dream of the Red ChamberMovie	Bei Ming	30
1961	Les BellesMovie	Customer Leaving Japanese Restaurant	29
1961	The PistolMovie	Little Li	29
1961	Kiss for SaleMovie	Chang Hsiao	29
1961	The Fair SexMovie	Qian	29
1960	Back DoorMovie	Exterminator	28
1960	The DeformedMovie	Long Yusheng	28
1960	How to Marry a MillionaireMovie	—	28
1959	The Kingdom and the BeautyMovie	Ta Niu	27
1958	Laughter and TearsMovie	—	26
1958	The Magic TouchMovie	Hu Tu	26
1957	The Frosty NightMovie	—	25
1957	Springtime in ParadiseMovie	—	25
1957	Little Angels of the StreetsMovie	Er Yuan	25
1956	The Long LaneMovie	ang Shu-Chang	24