King Hu
Selected Filmography:
1964: The Story of Sue San
1966: Come Drink with me
1967: Dragon Gate Inn
1969: A Touch of Zen
1970: Anger
1973: The Fate of Lee Khan
1975: The Valiant Ones
1978: Raining in the mountain
1979: Legend of Mountains
1983: All the King's Men
1993: The Painted Skin
Selection:
King Hu was born in 1931 in Beijing. After brief studies at the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, he arrived in Hong Kong in 1948. He made his first film in 1964, The Story of Susan. He leaves the Shaw brothers and leaves for Taiwan. Four years later released his masterpiece, A Touch of Zen, which is a commercial failure. This is the return to Hong Kong. King Hu is also a screenwriter, editor, producer and actor in nearly 40 films. He died in 1997.
