Yuen Woo-ping

Born 1945 · Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director

Yuen Woo-ping 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. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor. He attended the China Drama Academy for one year as a day student of Master Yu Jim-yuen as well.

Yuen Woo-ping, in order

1. 1975 Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold: acted · directed by Charles Bail
2. 1978 Drunken Master: directed
3. 1978 Snake in the Eagle's Shadow: directed
4. 1979 Dance of the Drunk Mantis: directed
5. 1979 Magnificent Butcher: directed
6. 1980 The Buddhist Fist: directed
7. 1981 Dreadnaught: directed
8. 1982 Legend of a Fighter: directed
9. 1982 The Miracle Fighters: directed
10. 1983 Shaolin Drunkard: directed
11. 1984 Drunken Tai Chi: directed
12. 1985 Mismatched Couples: directed, acted
13. 1987 Eastern Condors: acted · directed by Sammo Hung
14. 1988 Tiger Cage: directed
15. 1989 In the Line of Duty 4: Witness: directed
16. 1989 Just Heroes: acted · directed by John Woo and Wu Ma
17. 1990 Tiger Cage 2: directed
18. 1991 The Banquet: acted · directed by Alfred Cheung and Clifton Ko
19. 1991 Tiger Cage 3: directed
20. 1992 Gameboy Kids: acted · directed by Gordon Chan
21. 1993 Heroes Among Heroes: directed, produced
22. 1993 Iron Monkey: directed
23. 1994 Fire Dragon: directed
24. 1994 Wing Chun: directed, produced
25. 1995 The Red Wolf: directed
26. 1996 Iron Monkey 2: directed
27. 1996 Tai Chi Boxer: directed
28. 1996 Tai Chi Master: directed
29. 2000 New Shaolin Temple (TV series): directed
30. 2001 The Matrix Revisited: acted · directed by Josh Oreck
31. 2005 House of Fury: directed
32. 2010 True Legend: directed
33. 2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series): acted · directed by Mark Cousins · critics 86%, audiences 90% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
34. 2013 The Grandmaster: acted · directed by Wong Kar-wai
35. 2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny: directed
36. 2017 The Thousand Faces of Dunjia: directed
37. 2018 Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy: directed
38. 2021 Kung Fu Stuntmen: acted
39. 2022 Septet: The Story of Hong Kong: directed, wrote
40. 2026 Blades of the Guardians: directed
41. The Close Encounter of the Vampire: directed