Film director
King Hu
Chinese film director and screenwriter.
King Hu Jinquan was a Chinese filmmaker and actor, based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. His films Come Drink with Me (1966), Dragon Inn (1967), and A Touch of Zen (1970 to 1971) inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s.
- Born
- 1932-04-29, Beijing, ChinaA Friday
- Died
- 1997-01-14, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, TaiwanA Tuesday, aged 64
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Taiwan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1932-04-29, Beijing, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
Asia/ShanghaiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 8°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 26°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 14°48′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 23°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 19°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 13°15′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 4°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 20°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 5°16′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 20°05′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1997-01-14, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Taipeithe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 24°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 2°44′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 3°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 4°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 3°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 28°14′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 2°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 4°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 27°19′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 4°47′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment King Hu was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.