FILM DIRECTOR

Corey Yuen

1951 - Today

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Corey Yuen Kwai (Chinese: 元奎; Cantonese Yale: Yuen4 Kwai1; pinyin: Yuán Kuí; 15 February 1951 – 2022) was a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer, and actor. Yuen attended the China Drama Academy and was one of the Seven Little Fortunes. In Hong Kong, he worked on several films such as Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury (1972), Hwang Jang-lee's Snuff Bottle Connection, Secret Rivals 2, The Invincible Armour (all 1977), Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979), Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982), Millionaire's Express (1986), and Jet Li's Fong Sai-yuk II (1993), The New Legend of Shaolin (1994), High Risk, and My Father Is a Hero (both 1995). Yuen gained fame in American cinema beginning with his work as an action director on the 1998 film Lethal Weapon 4, followed by the 2000 blockbuster X-Men and six of Jet Li's English-language works: Romeo Must Die (2000), Kiss of the Dragon, The One (both 2001), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), War (2007), and The Expendables (2010). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Corey Yuen is the 655th most popular film director (up from 721st in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 35th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Corey Yuen ranks 655 out of 2,041. Before him are Maurice Tourneur, Keisuke Kinoshita, Paul Grimault, Artavazd Peleshyan, Baz Luhrmann, and Andrey Zvyagintsev. After him are Daniel Schmid, Michel Deville, Robert Z. Leonard, Nancy Meyers, John Farrow, and Michel Hazanavicius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Corey Yuen ranks 226. Before him are Stephen Tobolowsky, William Katt, Kenny Roberts, Talgat Musabayev, Nikenike Vurobaravu, and Mike Mentzer. After him are Kent Nagano, David Kabua, Matti Pellonpää, Klaus Toppmöller, Carl Lumbly, and Mohammad Reza Aref.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Corey Yuen ranks 27 out of 115. Before him are Anita Mui (1963), Jacky Cheung (1961), Eric Tsang (1953), Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), Lam Ching-ying (1952), and Yuen Wah (1950). After him are Stephen Chow (1959), Alan Tam (1950), Simon Yam (1955), Johnnie To (1955), John Lee Ka-chiu (1957), and Aaron Kwok (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Corey Yuen ranks 2. Before him are James Wong (1959). After him are Johnnie To (1955), Wayne Wang (1949), Ringo Lam (1955), Ronny Yu (1950), Stanley Tong (1960), Benny Chan (1961), and Peter Chan (1962).

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