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- Primarily an action choreographer, Yuen has worked on some of the biggest films in modern Hollywood history. His work on The Matrix reinvented action cinema; he brought to life Quentin Tarantino’s “roaring rampage of revenge”, Kill Bill; and the sword fights he helped put together for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon brought wuxia to the West.
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Yuen Woo-ping ( Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.
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Oct 17, 2023 · “Yuen Woo-ping is one of the last of the wave of major action choreographers who really reinvented martial arts movies,” says Grady Hendrix, co-author of These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America And Changed The World. “They all started hitting in the late '70s and there hasn't really been a big generation after them.
Jun 23, 2020 · Yuen’s work on the The Matrix helped redefine action cinema and introduced Western audiences to a number of long-time stylistic staples of Hong Kong actions films such as wire fu and gun fu.
- Douglas Parkes
Apr 12, 2019 · By Fred Topel / April 12, 2019 3:00 pm EST. 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...
Jul 3, 2019 · The legendary Hong Kong-based director, martial arts choreographer, and actor has played a major role in countless classics from Hong Kong, China, and Hollywood alike. From Drunken Master and Iron Monkey to The Matrix and Kill Bill, Yuen has brought Eastern martial
Nov 2, 2016 · Yuen Woo Ping, an influential filmmaker best known for his work in action choreography, is responsible for some of the most memorable fight scenes in the history of cinema. In Chinese-speaking...
Jul 12, 2019 · Yuen, 74, who was an honored guest at the New York Asian Film Festival and recipient of the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award, is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer born in Guangzhou,...
