About
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).
Filmography
Immortal Warriors1978 · Director
Thousand Miles Escort1977 · Director
The Invincible Superguy1977 · Director
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers1976 · Director
18 Shaolin Disciples1975 · Director
Greatest Thai Boxing1974 · Director
My Wife, My Love and My Maid1973 · Director
Swordsman at Large1971 · Director
The Gallant Duo1971 · Director
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman1971 · Director
The Invincible Sword1971 · Director, Writer
The Secret of the Dirk1970 · Director
Twelve Deadly Coins1969 · Director, Writer
The Silver Fox1968 · Director
King Cat1967 · Director
The Thundering Sword1967 · Director
The Sword and the Lute1967 · Director
Tiger Boy1966 · Assistant Director, Director of Photography
The Twin Swords1965 · Director
Temple of the Red Lotus1965 · Director