Hu's first film as a full-fledged director was Sons of the Good Earth (1965), a film set in the Second Sino-Japanese War, but he is better remembered for his next film, Come Drink with Me (1966). Under the influence of Taiwanese director Li Han-Hsiang, Hu embarked on a directorial career, helping him on the phenomenally successful The Love Eterne (1963). He acted in the classic 1959 film The Kingdom and the Beauty. In 1958, he joined the Shaw Brothers Studio as a set decorator, actor, scriptwriter and assistant director. He emigrated to Hong Kong in 1949.Īfter moving to Hong Kong, Hu worked in a variety of occupations, such as advertising consultant, artistic designer and producer for a number of media companies, as well as a part-time English tutor. His grandfather was the governor of Henan in the late Qing Dynasty. Hu was born in Beijing to a well-established family originating from Handan, Hebei.
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