1971Nominee
Best Director
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Hsu Tseng-Hung
Director · Writer
中国上海, Shanghai, China
January 1, 1935
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).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1966Nominee
Best Director
Tiger Boy
1965Nominee
Best Director
Temple of the Red Lotus
Career Highlights
1967Highlight
Best Director
The Sword and the Lute
1965Highlight
Best Director
The Twin Swords
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Immortal Warriors