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    Yuen Woo-ping

    Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director

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  1. Yuen was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. With a support of Ng See-yuen, he achieved his first directing credit in 1978 on the seminal Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, starring Jackie Chan, followed quickly by Drunken Master.

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  2. Oct 17, 2023 · Yuen Woo-ping choreographed Kill Bill's many memorable fight sequences. (Miramax/Alamy) Born in Guangzhou, China, one of 10 siblings, six of whom would end up in the movie business, Yuen was part...

  3. Jul 5, 2019 · Yuen worked as a stuntman and martial arts choreographer before moving into directing with Snake in Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master, both made in 1978.

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  4. Apr 12, 2019 · Yuen Woo-Ping has been the go-to name in martial arts choreography ever since he helped launch Jackie Chan with his first to comedies, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master.

  5. Nov 2, 2016 · Your father, Master Yuen Siu Tien (pictured above in the middle, with Yuen Woo Ping on the left and Jackie Chan on the right, on the set of DRUNKEN MASTER), also played Su Can in a number...

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  6. Jan 15, 2013 · Yuen Woo-ping was born the eldest of 10 siblings at the end of the Second World War. His name means ‘peace’ in Cantonese. His father, the actor and martial artist Simon Yuen Siu-tien, trained his sons in Beijing Opera.

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  8. Jul 19, 2014 · Woo-ping Yuen achieved his first directing credit in 1978 on the martial arts action film, Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow (1978), starring starring Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang Lee and Yuen Woo-ping’s real life father, Siu Tien Yuen.

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