But Fu was a Hong Kong director, screenwriter and producer Amoy-dialect cinema. He appeared in Shanghai's Mingxing production Nü'er Jing in 1934 and later made his directing debut with Shi Wan Tong Shi (1940), followed by Cantonese dramas for Nanyang. After the war he still directed Cantonese pictures, but his historical importance lies in Amoy film. In 1948 he directed Xiangfeng Henwan, generally regarded as Hong Kong's first Amoy feature. From 1952 he concentrated on the field, making titles such as Xin Chen Sanwu Niang and Liang Shanbo yu Zhu Yingtai while also running his own company. He later worked in Taiwan and then emigrated to the United States. With over seventy directing credits, more than twenty in Amoy, he was a central figure in Hong Kong's Amoy-film industry.
Achievements
- 1948 · Directed Xiangfeng Henwan, regarded as Hong Kong's first Amoy-dialect film.