Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as
King Hu, was a Chinese film director based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various
wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought
Chinese cinema (including
Hong Kong and
Taiwan) to new technical and artistic heights. His films
Come Drink with Me (1966),
Dragon Gate Inn (1967), and
A Touch of Zen (1969–1971) inaugurated a new generation of
wuxia films in the late 1960s. Apart from being a film director, Hu was also a screenwriter and set designer.