Editing Yuen Woo-ping

{{Short description|Hong Kong film director}}
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 | name    = '''[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography|Best Action Choreography]]'''
 | year1   = 1993 ''[[Once Upon a Time in China II]]''
 | year2   = 2001 ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''
 | year3   = 2005 ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]''
 | year4   = 2007 ''[[Fearless (2006 film)|Fearless]]''
 | year5   = 2014 ''[[The Grandmaster (film)|The Grandmaster]]''
 | year6   = 2020 ''[[Ip Man 4]]'' 
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 | award   = [[Hong Kong Film Awards]]
 | name   = '''Professional Achievement Award'''
 | year    = 2001
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 |award    = [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]]
 |name     = '''Special Achievement Award'''
 | year    = 2000 ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''
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 | award    = [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Awards]]
 | name     = '''37th Best Action Choreography'''
 | year    = 2000 ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''
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'''Yuen Woo-ping''' ({{zh|c=袁和平|p=Yuán Hépíng}}; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a [[Hong Kong people|Hong Kong]] [[Stage combat|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, Hong Kong|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=96 | title=Welcome to KungFuMagazine | access-date=2023-11-16 | archive-date=2023-11-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116153251/https://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=96 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Life and career==
Yuen was born in [[Guangzhou, Guangdong]], [[China]]. With a support of [[Ng See-yuen]], he achieved his first directing credit in 1978 on the seminal ''[[Snake in the Eagle's Shadow]]'', starring [[Jackie Chan]], followed quickly by ''[[Drunken Master]]''. The films were smash hits, launching Jackie Chan as a major film star, turning [[Seasonal Film Corporation|Seasonal Films]] into a major independent production company, and starting a trend towards comedy in [[martial arts film]]s that continues to the following two decades.

Yuen went on to helm other [[star vehicles]] for such figures as [[Sammo Hung]] in ''[[Magnificent Butcher]]'' (1979), [[Yuen Biao]] in ''[[Dreadnaught (film)|Dreadnaught]]'' (1981), [[Donnie Yen]] in ''[[Iron Monkey (1993 film)|Iron Monkey]]'' (1993), [[Jet Li]] in ''[[Tai Chi Master (film)|Tai Chi Master]]'' (1993), and [[Michelle Yeoh]] in ''[[Wing Chun (film)|Wing Chun]]'' (1994).

Yuen's works, particularly his action choreography on ''[[Fist of Legend]]'' (1994), attracted the attention of [[the Wachowskis]], who hired him as the martial arts choreographer on ''[[The Matrix]]'' (1999). The success of this collaboration, plus his action choreography on the following year's hit ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'', made him a highly sought after figure in [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]]. He went on to work on the first two [[The Matrix (franchise)|''Matrix'' sequels]], as well as ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1]]'' (2003) and ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 2]]'' (2004).

More recent action choreography duties in [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong cinema]] have included ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]'' (2004), starring [[Stephen Chow]], and ''[[Fearless (2006 film)|Fearless]]'' (2006), starring Jet Li.

Yuen also choreographed the action sequences in ''[[The Forbidden Kingdom]]'' (2008), a Hollywood martial arts–adventure film, which was the first film to star together two of the best-known names in the martial arts film genre, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. He worked as a fight choreography consultant on ''[[Ninja Assassin]]'' (2009).

In late 2010, Yuen released his first film as director since 1996, ''[[True Legend]]'', starring [[Vincent Zhao]], [[Jay Chou]] and [[David Carradine]] (in a minor role).

Yuen went on to work as stunt co-ordinator in two South Indian films, ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010) and ''[[I (2015 film)|I]]'' (2014), both directed by [[S. Shankar]].

In 2015, Yuen directed ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]'',  re-creating many of his signature action choreographies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3017234/matrix-martial-arts-choreographer-yuen-woo-ping-lifetime|title=The Matrix martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping on a lifetime in film, Jet Li's power and drunken kung fu|date=5 July 2019|publisher=South China Morning Post|access-date=2020-07-14|archive-date=2020-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714184948/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3017234/matrix-martial-arts-choreographer-yuen-woo-ping-lifetime|url-status=live}}</ref>

The annual and highly anticipated Hong Kong International Film Festival was held for its 45th edition in April 2021. Yuen is one of the six veteran Hong Kong filmmakers who contributed segments to the [[Johnnie To]]-produced anthology film ''[[Septet: The Story of Hong Kong]]''. The other filmmakers who directed segments are [[Sammo Hung]], [[Ann Hui|Ann Hui On-wah]], [[Patrick Tam (film director)|Patrick Tam]], [[Tsui Hark]] and [[Ringo Lam]]. The short files were shot entirely on [[35 mm movie film|35mm film]] with each of them touches on a nostalgic and moving story set across different time periods, with every one acting as an ode to the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.igafencu.com/r/hong-kong-international-film-festival-2021/|title=Must-watch Chinese film premieres at the 2021 Hong Kong International Film Festival|access-date=2021-04-25|archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425152655/https://www.igafencu.com/r/hong-kong-international-film-festival-2021/|url-status=dead}}  igafencu.com.   2021-04-07</ref>

==Filmography==

===As director===
[[File:Yuen Wo Ping, Avenue of Stars.JPG|thumb|Yuen's star on the [[Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong|Avenue of Stars]]]]
* ''[[Snake in the Eagle's Shadow]]''  (1978)  (Cantonese title: ''Se ying diu sau'')
* ''[[Drunken Master]]'' (1978) (Cantonese title: ''Jui kuen'')
* ''[[Dance of the Drunk Mantis]]''  (1979) (Mandarin title: ''Nan bei zui quan'')
* ''[[Magnificent Butcher]] ''(1979) (Mandarin title: ''Lin shi rong'')
* ''[[The Buddhist Fist]]'' (1980) (Mandarin title: ''Fo Zhang luo han quan'')
* ''[[Dreadnaught (film)|Dreadnaught]]'' (1981) (Mandarin title: ''Yong zhe wu ju'')
* ''[[The Miracle Fighters]] '' (1982) (''Qi men dun jia'')
* ''[[Legend of a Fighter]]''  (1982) (''Huo Yuan-Jia'')
* ''[[Shaolin Drunkard]]''  (1983) (''Tian shi zhuang xie'')
* ''[[Drunken Tai Chi]]''  (1984) (''Xiao tai ji'')
* ''[[Mismatched Couples]]'' (1985) (''Qing feng di shou'')
* ''[[The Close Encounter of the Vampire]]'' (a.k.a. ''Dragon Vs. Vampire'' (1986) (''Jiang shi pa pa'')
* ''[[Tiger Cage (film)|Tiger Cage]]'' (1988) (''Te jing tu long'')
* ''[[In the Line of Duty 4: Witness]]'' (1989) (''Huang jia shi jie zhi IV: Zhi ji zheng ren'')
: a.k.a. ''In the Line of Duty''
: a.k.a. ''In the Line of Duty IV''
: a.k.a. ''Yes, Madam 4''
* ''[[Tiger Cage 2]]'' (1990) (''Xi hei qian'')
* ''[[Tiger Cage 3]]'' (1991) (''Leng mian ju ji shou'')
* ''Su qi er'' (1993)
: a.k.a. ''Fist of the Red Dragon'' (USA: video title)
: a.k.a. ''[[Heroes Among Heroes]]''
* ''[[Iron Monkey (1993 film)|Iron Monkey]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Tai Chi Master (film)|Tai Chi Master]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Wing Chun (film)|Wing Chun]]'' (1994)
* ''Huo yun chuan qi'' (1994)
: a.k.a. ''[[Fire Dragon]]''
* ''Hu meng wei long'' (1995)
: a.k.a. ''[[Red Wolf (film)|Red Wolf]]''
* ''Tai ji quan'' (1996)
: a.k.a. ''[[Tai Chi Boxer]]'' (Hong Kong: English title) (UK: literal English title)
: a.k.a. ''Tai Chi 2''
* ''[[True Legend]]'' (2010)
: a.k.a. ''True Legend of Beggar Su'' (Working title)
* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Thousand Faces of Dunjia]]'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/yuen-woo-ping-tsui-hark-remake-miracle-fighters|title= Yuen Woo-ping, Tsui Hark remake Miracle Fighters|author= Kevin Ma|date= November 12, 2015|access-date= November 12, 2015|work= [[Film Business Asia]]|archive-date= December 26, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151226210521/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/yuen-woo-ping-tsui-hark-remake-miracle-fighters|url-status= live}}</ref>
* ''[[Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Septet: The Story of Hong Kong]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Biao Ren (film)|Biao Ren]]'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/786786830_119038|title=漫改武侠！袁和平《镖人》官宣 吴京谢霆锋再合作|date=June 18, 2024|publisher=[[Sohu]]|access-date=August 4, 2024|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804181328/https://www.sohu.com/a/786786830_119038|archive-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctdsb.net/c1742_202406/2169967.html|title=吴京《镖人》、朱一龙《东极岛》、冯小刚《抓特务》……又一批新片亮相上影节|date=June 18, 2024|publisher=Jimu News|access-date=August 5, 2024|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240805050619/https://www.ctdsb.net/c1742_202406/2169967.html|archive-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>

===Selected filmography as action choreographer/fight advisor===
* ''[[The Bloody Fists]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Awaken Punch]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Born Invincible]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Drunken Master]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Once Upon a Time in China II]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Fist of Legend]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Black Mask (film)|Black Mask]]'' (1996)
* ''[[The Water Margin (1998 TV series)|The Water Margin]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Matrix]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Black Mask 2: City of Masks]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 1]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 2]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Unleashed (2005 film)|Danny the Dog]]'' (a.k.a. ''[[Unleashed (2005 film)|Unleashed]]'') (2005)
* ''[[House of Fury]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Fearless (2006 film)|Fearless]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Forbidden Kingdom]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Grandmaster (film)|The Grandmaster]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014 film)|Once Upon a Time in Shanghai]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Man of Tai Chi]]'' (2013)
* ''[[I (2015 film)|I]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ip Man 3]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Gong Shou Dao]]'' (2017)
*''[[Ip Man 4: The Finale]]'' (2019)

===Actor===
* ''[[Mismatched Couples]]'' (1985) as Mini
* ''[[Eastern Condors]]''  (1987) as Grandpa Yun Yen-hoy
* ''[[The Wicked City (1992 film)|The Wicked City]]'' (1992) as Sergeant Kayama
* ''[[The Grandmaster (film)|The Grandmaster]]'' (2013) as [[Chan Wah-shun]]
* ''[[Man of Tai Chi]]'' (2013) as Man at fight club (uncredited)

==Awards and nominations==
{|class="wikitable"
! Year 
! Award 
! Category 
! Nomination 
! Result 
! Ref.
|-
| 2000 || rowspan=2| [[Golden Horse Awards]] || rowspan=2| [[Golden Horse Award for Best Action Choreography|Best Action Choreography]] || ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' || {{won}} || align=center|<ref>{{in lang|zh}} Golden Horse Awards official homepage [http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/ui/index.php?class=ghac&func=archive&search_regist_year=2000 37th Golden Horse awards winners and nominees list] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012010/http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/ui/index.php?class=ghac&func=archive&search_regist_year=2000 |date=December 3, 2013 }} Retrieved 2011-05-21</ref>
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Fearless (2006 film)|Fearless]]'' || {{nom}} || align=center|<ref>{{in lang|zh}} Golden Horse Awards official homepage [http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/ui/index.php?class=ghac&func=archive&search_regist_year=2006 43rd Golden Horse awards winners and nominees list] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928143053/http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/ui/index.php?class=ghac&func=archive&search_regist_year=2006 |date=September 28, 2011 }} Retrieved 2011-05-21</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* http://www.chinesefilms.cn/141/2012/11/06/122s12782.htm
* http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/17/weinstein-updates-crouching-tiger-sequel

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0950759|name=Yuen Woo Ping}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929160002/http://asap.ap.org/stories/895823.s Associated Press article] about Yuen including quotes from Ronny Yu and Jet Li

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