Hsu Tseng-Hung

Directing·Jan 1, 1935·中国上海, Shanghai, China

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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).

Film	Credit
Immortal Warriors1978 · Director	Director
Thousand Miles Escort1977 · Director	Director
The Invincible Superguy1977 · Director	Director
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers1976 · Director	Director
18 Shaolin Disciples1975 · Director	Director
Greatest Thai Boxing1974 · Director	Director
My Wife, My Love and My Maid1973 · Director	Director
Swordsman at Large1971 · Director	Director
The Gallant Duo1971 · Director	Director
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman1971 · Director	Director
The Invincible Sword1971 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Secret of the Dirk1970 · Director	Director
Twelve Deadly Coins1969 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Silver Fox1968 · Director	Director
King Cat1967 · Director	Director
The Thundering Sword1967 · Director	Director
The Sword and the Lute1967 · Director	Director
Tiger Boy1966 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Twin Swords1965 · Director	Director
Temple of the Red Lotus1965 · Director	Director
The Butterfly Chalice1965 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Warlord and the Actress1964 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Shadow over the Chateau1960 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
TThe Nightingale of Alishan1957 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Red Lotus CollectionDirector	Director