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).
Birthday: January 01, 1935
September 20, 2024
February 16, 1966
January 13, 1971
December 22, 1964
April 20, 1967
January 01, 1975
January 01, 1971
March 13, 1969
March 13, 1968
May 08, 1967
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March 10, 1965
March 26, 1971
June 04, 1977
January 01, 1976
January 01, 1973
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October 24, 1970
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September 25, 1978
November 12, 1977
January 10, 1965
December 22, 1965
March 10, 1960