Hsu Tseng-Hung
Born: 1935-01-01 in 中国上海, Shanghai, China
Known For: Directing
Biography
He was born in Shanghai in 11/19/1935. He came to HK in 1949 and started working as an assistant cinematographer at Nanguo Studio. He eventually joined Shaw Brothers in 1964 where he worked with Chang Cheh as assistant director in The Butterfly Chalice (1965) and Tiger Boy (1966). He directed the first ever colour Wuxia for the studio Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) and its subsequent sequels Twin Swords (1965) and The Sword and the Lute (1967). His last film for the studio will be Swordsman at Large (1971). Hsu joined Golden Harvest (HK) Limited in 1971 and directed the Chinese version of Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman, a parallel to the Japanese version directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. (Excerpt taken from Hong Kong Film Archive).
Filmography
1978
- Immortal Warriors ... (Director)
1977
- Thousand Miles Escort ... (Director)
- The Invincible Superguy ... (Director)
1976
- One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers ... (Director)
1975
- 18 Shaolin Disciples ... (Director)
1974
- Greatest Thai Boxing ... (Director)
1973
- My Wife, My Love and My Maid ... (Director)
1971
- Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman ... (Director)
- The Invincible Sword ... (Director)
- Swordsman at Large ... (Director)
- The Gallant Duo ... (Director)
1970
- The Secret of the Dirk ... (Director)
1969
- Twelve Deadly Coins ... (Director)
1968
- The Silver Fox ... (Director)
1967
- The Sword and the Lute ... (Director)
- The Thundering Sword ... (Director)
- King Cat ... (Director)
1966
- Tiger Boy ... (Assistant Director)
1965
- Temple of the Red Lotus ... (Director)
- The Twin Swords ... (Director)
- The Butterfly Chalice ... (Director of Photography)
1964
- The Warlord and the Actress ... (Director of Photography)
1960
- A Shadow over the Chateau ... (Director of Photography)
1957
- The Nightingale of Alishan ... (Director of Photography)