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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.
I Found On 時光迴廊 (Channel on YouTube)I do NOT own any of this. They belong to their owners.Taken from "The Valiant Ones" (1975).
Appropriately, his name was King Hu (aka Hu King-chuan or Hu Jinquan). A leader among filmmakers, with his cinematic approach and fight choreographical aesthetics, Hu changed the direction of swordsman films and set the standard for all martial art stylized action movies to come.
In 1970, Hu returned to Hong Kong to set up King Hu Film Productions and shot The Fate of Lee Khan (1973), funded by Golden Harvest (HK) Limited, and The Valiant Ones (1975).
Hu Jinquan (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.
May 21, 2002 · The Fate of Lee Khan and The Valiant Ones were the inaugural productions of King Hu’s own production company that he established after making A Touch of Zen (1971). Hu began shooting both films back-to-back in 1972 under a deal that the director struck with Golden Harvest.
Mar 9, 2020 · Where to begin with King Hu. A beginner’s path through the breathtaking wuxia epics of of legendary Chinese director King Hu. 9 March 2020. Raining in the Mountain (1979)
