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===Filmmaking and choreography films=== In July 1981, Yuen made his Hong Kong [[directorial debut]] in 1982 film ''[[Ninja in the Dragon's Den]]'', along with [[Hiroyuki Sanada]], [[Conan Lee]] and Hwang Jang-lee. In June 1985, Yuen made his American directorial debut in 1986 film ''[[No Retreat, No Surrender]]'', which marked the film debut of Belgium martial artist actor [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]. He has worked with most of Hong Kong's top stars at one time or another, and began [[Michelle Yeoh]] and Cynthia Rothrock's career in 1985 with ''[[Yes, Madam (1985 film)|Yes, Madam]]''. He directed in 1990 film ''[[All for the Winner]]'' alongside [[Stephen Chow]], followed by its 1991 sequel ''[[Top Bet]]'' alongside [[Anita Mui]]. He has also directed Jackie Chan with Sammo Hung in 1988 film ''[[Dragons Forever]]'', and directed Anita Mui, [[Andy Lau]] and [[Aaron Kwok]] in ''[[Saviour of the Soul]]''. In 1993, he began an alliance and good friendship with actor [[Jet Li]]. He directed several of Li's films, beginning with ''[[Fong Sai-yuk (film)|Fong Sai-yuk]]'' and ''[[Fong Sai-yuk II]],'' and continuing through ''[[The Bodyguard from Beijing]]'', ''[[The New Legend of Shaolin]]'' and ''[[My Father Is a Hero]]'', and also he choreographed two Jet Li's films: ''[[The New Legend of Shaolin]]'' and ''[[High Risk (1995 film)|High Risk]]''. In the 2000s, Yuen directed the 2006 film ''[[DOA: Dead or Alive]]'', based on the ''[[Dead or Alive (franchise)|Dead or Alive]]'' fighting game series. The film stars [[Holly Valance]], [[Jaime Pressly]], [[Devon Aoki]], [[Sarah Carter]] and the former [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]], [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] and [[WWE]] wrestler [[Kevin Nash]].
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