Corey Yuen
Hong Kong actor and film director (1951–2022)
- Born
- 15 February 1951, Hong Kong
- Died
- 2 March 2022
- Citizenship
- People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- film director, actor, stunt coordinator, screenwriter, director
- Films here
- 31 (20 as director, 13 as cast)
Corey Yuen Kwai (Chinese: 元奎; Cantonese Yale: Yuen4 Kwai1; 15 February 1951 – 2 March 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).
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Fist of Fury | Cast |
| 1972 | The 14 Amazons | Cast |
| 1972 | Hapkido | Cast |
| 1979 | Dance of the Drunk Mantis | Cast |
| 1982 | Ninja in the Dragon's Den | Director |
| 1983 | Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Cast |
| 1985 | Heart of Dragon | Cast |
| 1985 | Yes, Madam | Cast |
| 1985 | Yes, Madam | Director |
| 1986 | No Retreat, No Surrender | Director |
| 1986 | Righting Wrongs | Director |
| 1987 | Eastern Condors | Cast |
| 1987 | No Retreat, No Surrender 2 | Director |
| 1988 | In the Blood | Director |
| 1989 | The Master | Cast |
| 1989 | The Iceman Cometh | Cast |
| 1990 | Legend of the Dragon | Cast |
| 1990 | She Shoots Straight | Director |
| 1991 | The Raid | Cast |
| 1991 | Saviour of the Soul | Director |
| 1992 | Saviour of the Soul II | Director |
| 1993 | Fong Sai-yuk | Director |
| 1993 | Fong Sai-yuk II | Cast |
| 1993 | Fong Sai-yuk II | Director |
| 1994 | The New Legend of Shaolin | Director |
| 1994 | The Bodyguard from Beijing | Director |
| 1995 | High Risk | Director |
| 1995 | My Father Is a Hero | Director |
| 1997 | Hero | Director |
| 1998 | And Now You're Dead | Director |
| 2001 | The Avenging Fist | Director |
| 2004 | The Twins Effect II | Director |
| 2006 | DOA: Dead or Alive | Director |
Frequent collaborators
- Sammo Hung
- Yuen Biao
- Jet Li
- Tsui Hark
- Yuen Wah
- Wu Ma
- Jackie Chan
- James Tien
- Cynthia Rothrock
- Adam Cheng
- Chung Fat
- Andy Lau
- Josephine Siao
- Michelle Reis
- Lo Wei
- Hwang Jang-lee
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q676051 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
Last posts
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- Choosing a Wushu Practice Spear for Daily Training
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