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).
King Cat
The Twin Swords
The Sword and the Lute
The Thundering Sword
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Swordsman at Large
Thousand Miles Escort
The Warlord and the Actress
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
Temple of the Red Lotus
The Secret of the Dirk
The Butterfly Chalice
The Invincible Superguy
The Silver Fox
Twelve Deadly Coins
강호기협 시리즈
The Invincible Sword
Tiger Boy
My Wife, My Love and My Maid
The Gallant Duo
