Post by siuyiu on Jul 21, 2014 20:33:14 GMT
AKA: 胡金銓, Hu Jinquan, Wu Kam-Chuen, Frankie Gam Chuen, Hu King-Chuan, King Chuan, Hu Jing-Chuan, Chin Chuan
29 Apr 1931 - 14 Jan 1997
Born: in Beijing
One of the pioneering "new-wave" wuxia film directors, Mr Hu moved to Hong Kong in 1949 and worked as an accountant and advertiser. Through an introduction by director Li Han-Hsiang 李翰祥, he joined Shaw Brothers in 1958 and worked as a set decorator, actor, scriptwriter and assistant director before making his directorial debut, under Li Han-Hsiang's guidance, in 1963's The Love Eterned. His first film as a full-fledged director was 1965's Sons of the Good Earth. His breakthrough was the phenomenal Come Drink with Me 大醉俠 (1966). He moved to Taiwan in 1966 and continued his career, first making Dragon Gate Inn 龍門客棧 (1967) and later the masterpiece A Touch of Zen (俠女) (1971), which won the Grand Prix de la Commission Superieur Technique in the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Hu spent the last decade of his life in Los Angeles and died in 1997 in Taipei of complications from angioplasty.
Filmography (1953-1993)
Director (15 films)
The Story of Sue San (1964)
Sons of Good Earth (1965)
Come Drink with Me (1966)
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)
Four Moods (1970)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
The Valiant Ones (1975)
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
The Juvenizer (1981)
All the King's Men (1983)
The Wheel of Life (1984)
Swordsman (1990)
Painted Skin (1993)
Art Director (4 films)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
All the King's Men (1983)
Editor (4 films)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Painted Skin (1993)
Presenter (3 films)
The Valiant Ones (1975)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Assistant Director (2 films)
The Enchanting Shadow (1960)
The Love Eterne (1963)
Story (1 film)
Bride Napping (1962)
Props (3 films)
Festival Moon (1953)
Aren't the Kids Lovely? (1953)
Laughter and Tears (1958)
Actor (40 films)
Red Bloom in the Snow (1956)
The Long Lane (1956)
Golden Phoenix (1956) ... Stammering Scald-head/Lai ZI
Riots at the Studio (1957)
Love Fiesta (1957)
Little Angel of the Streets (1957)
Sisters Three (1957)
Lady in Distress (1957)
Springtime in Paradise (1957)
Cha Cha Girl (1957)
The Frosty Night (1957)
The Magic Touch (1958)
The Blessed Family (1958)
The Angel (1958) ... Ching
Little Darling (1958)
Laughter and Tears (1958)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1958)
The Shoeshine Boy (1958)
The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959) ... Ta Niu
Dear Girl, I Love You (1959)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1960)
The Deformed (1960) ... Lung Yu-Seng
Rear Entrance (1960) ... Exterminator
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom (1960) ... Shen's son
The Swallow (1961)
The Pistol (1961) ... Little Li
Les Belles (1961) ... Customer leaving Japanese restaurant
The Girl Next Door (1961)
Kiss for Sale (1961)
The Fair Sex (1961) ... Qian
Dream of the Red Chamber (1962) ... Bei Ming
The Empress Wu Tse-tien (1963) ... Zhao Dao Sheng
My Lucky Star (1963) ... Zhou San-Si
Three Dolls of Hong Kong (1963)
Love Parade (1963) ... Dr Fu Li Fu
The Dancing Millionairess (1964) ... Xiao Li
Between Tears and Laughter (1964) ... Captain teasing Chu in street
Sons of Good Earth (1965) ... Captain Ding
The Blue and the Black (Part 1) (1966) ... Rascal
Money and I (1971)
Writer (15 films)
Bride Napping (1962)
The Story of Sue San (1964)
Sons of Good Earth (1965)
Downhill They Ride (1966)
Come Drink with Me (1966)
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)
Four Moods (1970)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
The Valiant Ones (1975)
Heroes of the Underground (1976)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
The Juvenizer (1981)
All the King's Men (1983)
Painted Skin (1993)
(sources: hkmdb, wikipedia)
29 Apr 1931 - 14 Jan 1997
Born: in Beijing
One of the pioneering "new-wave" wuxia film directors, Mr Hu moved to Hong Kong in 1949 and worked as an accountant and advertiser. Through an introduction by director Li Han-Hsiang 李翰祥, he joined Shaw Brothers in 1958 and worked as a set decorator, actor, scriptwriter and assistant director before making his directorial debut, under Li Han-Hsiang's guidance, in 1963's The Love Eterned. His first film as a full-fledged director was 1965's Sons of the Good Earth. His breakthrough was the phenomenal Come Drink with Me 大醉俠 (1966). He moved to Taiwan in 1966 and continued his career, first making Dragon Gate Inn 龍門客棧 (1967) and later the masterpiece A Touch of Zen (俠女) (1971), which won the Grand Prix de la Commission Superieur Technique in the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Hu spent the last decade of his life in Los Angeles and died in 1997 in Taipei of complications from angioplasty.
Filmography (1953-1993)
Director (15 films)
The Story of Sue San (1964)
Sons of Good Earth (1965)
Come Drink with Me (1966)
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)
Four Moods (1970)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
The Valiant Ones (1975)
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
The Juvenizer (1981)
All the King's Men (1983)
The Wheel of Life (1984)
Swordsman (1990)
Painted Skin (1993)
Art Director (4 films)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
All the King's Men (1983)
Editor (4 films)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Painted Skin (1993)
Presenter (3 films)
The Valiant Ones (1975)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Assistant Director (2 films)
The Enchanting Shadow (1960)
The Love Eterne (1963)
Story (1 film)
Bride Napping (1962)
Props (3 films)
Festival Moon (1953)
Aren't the Kids Lovely? (1953)
Laughter and Tears (1958)
Actor (40 films)
Red Bloom in the Snow (1956)
The Long Lane (1956)
Golden Phoenix (1956) ... Stammering Scald-head/Lai ZI
Riots at the Studio (1957)
Love Fiesta (1957)
Little Angel of the Streets (1957)
Sisters Three (1957)
Lady in Distress (1957)
Springtime in Paradise (1957)
Cha Cha Girl (1957)
The Frosty Night (1957)
The Magic Touch (1958)
The Blessed Family (1958)
The Angel (1958) ... Ching
Little Darling (1958)
Laughter and Tears (1958)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1958)
The Shoeshine Boy (1958)
The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959) ... Ta Niu
Dear Girl, I Love You (1959)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1960)
The Deformed (1960) ... Lung Yu-Seng
Rear Entrance (1960) ... Exterminator
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom (1960) ... Shen's son
The Swallow (1961)
The Pistol (1961) ... Little Li
Les Belles (1961) ... Customer leaving Japanese restaurant
The Girl Next Door (1961)
Kiss for Sale (1961)
The Fair Sex (1961) ... Qian
Dream of the Red Chamber (1962) ... Bei Ming
The Empress Wu Tse-tien (1963) ... Zhao Dao Sheng
My Lucky Star (1963) ... Zhou San-Si
Three Dolls of Hong Kong (1963)
Love Parade (1963) ... Dr Fu Li Fu
The Dancing Millionairess (1964) ... Xiao Li
Between Tears and Laughter (1964) ... Captain teasing Chu in street
Sons of Good Earth (1965) ... Captain Ding
The Blue and the Black (Part 1) (1966) ... Rascal
Money and I (1971)
Writer (15 films)
Bride Napping (1962)
The Story of Sue San (1964)
Sons of Good Earth (1965)
Downhill They Ride (1966)
Come Drink with Me (1966)
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)
Four Moods (1970)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
The Valiant Ones (1975)
Heroes of the Underground (1976)
Raining in the Mountain (1979)
The Juvenizer (1981)
All the King's Men (1983)
Painted Skin (1993)
(sources: hkmdb, wikipedia)