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Woo-Ping Yuen

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Yuen Woo Ping
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Woo-Ping Yuen was born on 1 January 1945 in Guangzhou, China. He is a director and actor, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Fearless (2006) and Kung Fu Hustle (2004).
BornJanuary 1, 1945
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BornJanuary 1, 1945
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  • Awards
    • 21 wins & 17 nominations

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Jet Li, Woo-Ping Yuen, and Shidô Nakamura in Fearless (2006)

Known for

Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, and Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
7.9
  • Additional Crew(as Wo Ping Yuen)
  • 2000
Jet Li in Fearless (2006)
Fearless
7.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Yuen Wo Ping)
  • 2006
Stephen Chow in Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Kung Fu Hustle
7.7
  • Stunts
  • 2004
Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
8.0
  • Stunts
  • 2004

Credits

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Director

  • Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020)
    Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
    • Director (segment Homecoming)
    • 2020
  • Michelle Yeoh, Jin Zhang, and Dave Bautista in Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2018)
    Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy
    • Director
    • 2018
  • The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)
    The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
    • Director (as Wo-Ping Yuen)
    • 2016
  • True Legend (2010)
    True Legend
    • Director
    • 2010
  • The Tai Chi Master
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2003
  • Jing Wu in Tai Chi II (1996)
    Tai Chi II
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Christy Chung, Kenny Ho, and Collin Chou in The Red Wolf (1995)
    The Red Wolf
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Brigitte Lin in Fire Dragon (1994)
    Fire Dragon
    • Director (as Wo Ping Yuen)
    • 1994
  • Michelle Yeoh in Wing Chun (1994)
    Wing Chun
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Tai Chi Master (1993)
    Tai Chi Master
    • Director (as Yuen Woo Ping)
    • 1993
  • Heroes Among Heroes (1993)
    Heroes Among Heroes
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Iron Monkey (1993)
    Iron Monkey
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Last Hero in China (1993)
    Last Hero in China
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Kwok Leung Cheung, Man Cheung, Kam-Kong Wong, and Michael Wong in Tiger Cage III (1991)
    Tiger Cage III
    • Director (as Woo Pang Yuen)
    • 1991

Stunts

  • Jing Wu, Ziyi Zhang, Zheng Xu, and Teng Shen in My Country, My Parents (2021)
    My Country, My Parents
    • action director (segment 'Windriders')
    • 2021
  • Donnie Yen in Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
    Ip Man 4: The Finale
    • action director
    • 2019
  • Tony Jaa and Jack Ma in On That Night... While We Dream (2017)
    On That Night... While We Dream
    • stunt coordinator
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
    • action director (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Donnie Yen in Ip Man 3 (2015)
    Ip Man 3
    • action director
    • 2015
  • Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)
    Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
    • action director
    • 2014
  • Man of Tai Chi (2013)
    Man of Tai Chi
    • action director
    • 2013
  • The Grandmaster (2013)
    The Grandmaster
    • action choreographer
    • 2013
  • Rajinikanth in Enthiran (2010)
    Enthiran
    • stunts
    • 2010
  • Jackie Chan and Jet Li in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
    The Forbidden Kingdom
    • action choreographer
    • 2008
  • Uma Thurman, Vivica A. Fox, David Carradine, Shin'ichi Chiba, Michael Bowen, Julie Dreyfus, and Chiaki Kuriyama in Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2006)
    Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
    • martial arts advisor (as Yuen Wo-Ping)
    • 2006
  • House of Fury (2005)
    House of Fury
    • martial arts advisor
    • 2005
  • Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, and Jet Li in Unleashed (2005)
    Unleashed
    • action director
    • 2005
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
    Kill Bill: Vol. 2
    • fight coordinator
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2004
  • Stephen Chow in Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
    Kung Fu Hustle
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2004

Actor

  • Man of Tai Chi (2013)
    Man of Tai Chi
    • Man at fight club (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • The Grandmaster (2013)
    The Grandmaster
    • Chan Wah-shun
    • 2013
  • Little Big Soldier (2010)
    Little Big Soldier
    • Liang Official (as Yuan He Ping)
    • 2010
  • Zou lao wei long (1993)
    Zou lao wei long
    • Sleeping Cop
    • 1993
  • Tatsuya Nakadai and Michelle Reis in Wicked City (1992)
    Wicked City
    • Sergeant Kayama
    • 1992
  • Game Kids (1992)
    Game Kids
    • Master Dragon
    • 1992
  • The Banquet (1991)
    The Banquet
    • Man at Dinner
    • 1991
  • My Hero (1990)
    My Hero
    • Master Yi (as Wo-ping Yuen)
    • 1990
  • Kuan Tai Chen, David Chiang, Stephen Chow, Danny Lee, Fui-On Shing, Niu Tien, and Wu Ma in Just Heroes (1989)
    Just Heroes
    • Triad
    • 1989
  • Gui meng jiao (1988)
    Gui meng jiao
    • Villager
    • 1988
  • Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Vivian Chow, Rosamund Kwan, and George Lam in Heart to Hearts (1988)
    Heart to Hearts
    • Principal
    • 1988
  • Norman Chu, Rosamund Kwan, Teddy Robin Kwan, and Andy Lau in Qun long duo bao (1988)
    Qun long duo bao
    • 1988
  • Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Jacky Cheung, Simon Yam, and Donnie Yen in Tiger Cage (1988)
    Tiger Cage
    • Master Eight
    • 1988
  • Eastern Condors (1987)
    Eastern Condors
    • Yam Yan-Hei
    • 1987
  • Ching fung dik sau (1985)
    Ching fung dik sau
    • Mini
    • 1985

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Twin Warriors
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Twin Warriors

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Yuen Da-an
  • Born
    • January 1, 1945
    • Guangzhou, China
  • Parents
    • Siu-Tin Yuen
  • Relatives
      Lung Chu Yuen(Sibling)
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    • 1 Portrayal

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  • Trivia
    Son of Siu-Tin Yuen.
  • Nicknames
    • Big Eyes
    • Baat Yeh

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