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).
Directed 21
1970s
- 1978
Immortal Warriors
Director
- 1977
Thousand Miles Escort
Director
The Invincible Superguy
Director
- 1976
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
Director
- 1975
- 1974
Greatest Thai Boxing
Director
- 1973
My Wife, My Love and My Maid
Director
- 1971
Swordsman at Large
Director
The Gallant Duo
Director
The Invincible Sword
Director
- 1970
The Secret of the Dirk
Director
1960s
- 1969
Twelve Deadly Coins
Director
- 1968
The Silver Fox
Director
- 1967
King Cat
Director
The Thundering Sword
Director
The Sword and the Lute
Director
- 1966
Tiger Boy
Assistant Director
- 1965
The Twin Swords
Director
Temple of the Red Lotus
Director
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Red Lotus Collection
Director
Camera 4
1960s
- 1966
Tiger Boy
Director of Photography
- 1965
The Butterfly Chalice
Director of Photography
- 1964
The Warlord and the Actress
Director of Photography
- 1960
A Shadow over the Chateau
Director of Photography
Wrote 2
1970s
- 1971
The Invincible Sword
Writer
1960s
- 1969
Twelve Deadly Coins
Writer