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 Zat...
Details
Birthday
January 1, 1935
Age
91
Birthplace
中国上海, Shanghai, China
Also Known As
Cheng Hung Hsu, Tsan Hong Hsu, Tsan Hon Hsu, Sui Jang Hung, Sui Jang-Hung
Career Stats
Total Credits
28
As Director
20
As Writer
2
Frequent Collaborators (10)
Editor · 10 films together
Actor · 8 films together
Actor · 8 films together
Actor · 7 films together
Composer · 7 films together
Chang Yi
Actor · 5 films together
Actor · 5 films together
Composer · 5 films together
Hao Li-Jen
Actor · 5 films together