Hsu Tseng-Hung
Directing
Born January 1, 1935 · 中国上海, Shanghai, China
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).
Directed (20)
Immortal Warriors
1978
Thousand Miles Escort
1977
The Invincible Superguy
1977
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
1976
18 Shaolin Disciples
1975
Greatest Thai Boxing
1974
My Wife, My Love and My Maid
1973
Swordsman at Large
1971
The Gallant Duo
1971
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971
The Invincible Sword
1971
The Secret of the Dirk
1970
Twelve Deadly Coins
1969
The Silver Fox
1968
King Cat
1967
The Thundering Sword
1967
The Sword and the Lute
1967
The Twin Swords
1965
Temple of the Red Lotus
1965
Red Lotus Collection