Yuen woo-ping

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Yuen Woo-Ping - 袁 和平
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Yuen Woo-Ping - Fantastic Fest, Austin 2010
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Star on the Avenue of Stars , TST Hong Kong 2007

Yuen Woo-ping ( Chinese  袁和平 , Pinyin Yuán Heping , Jyutping Jyun 4 Where 4 ping 4 , * 1945 in Guangzhou , China ) is a Chinese martial arts - choreographer and film director . He is considered one of the most famous and influential personalities of the cinema of Hong Kong . For his achievements in the film industry , Yuen received many recognitions and awards. For example the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Austin Fantastic Fest (AFF) , the Asian Film Award (AFA) in 2016 and the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) in 2019.

family

Yuen comes from a Kungfu family. As a child, he learned the Chinese martial arts from his father Yuen Siu-Tien , who was a martial artist and actor . He has five younger brothers, Yuen Shun-Yi ( 袁信義  /  袁信义 , Yuán Xinyi ; * 1953, also known as "Sunny Yuen"), Yuen Cheung-Yan ( 袁祥仁 , Yuán Xiangren , rare homophone misspelling A袁長仁  /  袁长仁 , Yuán Chángrén ; * 1957), Simon Yuen Yat Choh ( 袁 日 初 , Yuán Rìchū , also known as "Simon Yuen Jr."), Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung ( 袁振 洋 , Yuán Zhènyáng ) and Yuen Lung-Kui ( 袁 龍駒  /  袁 龙驹 , Yuán Lóngjū ), all of whom were able to acquire a solid basis in kungfu from their father . Like their eldest brother Yuen Woo-Ping, the two brothers Yuen Shun-Yi and Yuen Cheung-Yan completed the apprenticeship of Wǔshēng ( 武生  - "male role type of a fighter"), which is a male leading role with an emphasis on martial arts and acrobatic ability in Chinese Peking Opera play. The Yuen Klan brothers were all able to gain a foothold in the martial art scene of the Hong Kong film industry , especially thanks to the good cooperation with the production company Golden Harvest . In China and Hong Kong they are also known as “Yuen Martial Arts Troop” ( 袁家 班  - “literally: Yuen family troupe”), which are used in both acting , production and directing , martial art - Choreography and stunts are active.

Life

As a boy Yuen went to the teaching of the Master Yu Jim-yuen in the famous " Opera -Akademie" ( English Master Yu Jim-yuen's Peking Opera School China Drama Academy ) in Hong Kong. As a Wǔshēng apprentice, Shifu gave him the stage name “Yuen King” - 元 慶  /  元 庆 . Thus he is the "Shīxiōng" ( 師兄  /  师兄 , Jyutping Si 1 hung 1  - "senior teaching brother") of the well-known actors Sammo Hung aka "Yuen Lung" or Jackie Chan aka "Yuen Lau" or Ha Ling-Chun mostly known by his pseudonym " Yuen Biao ", all of whom went to the same master in the "academy" to teach after him. However, he does not belong to Master Yu's famous troupe The Lucky Seven ( 七小福 , English literally: The Seven Little Fortunes ). When he was around twenty he worked as an extra and a lion dance troupe in various films. He shot his first film " Snake in the Eagle's Shadow " in 1978 with Jackie Chan in the lead role . Immediately afterwards they both turned together. They called him Bone Breaker in which the father of Yuen Woo-Ping, Yuen Siu Tien , played the second leading role. Both films were great successes and made Jackie Chan a movie star and helped the genre from its niche existence into the large production studios. The kung fu comedy trend was established and continues to this day. He later made other films with his father, including " Drunken Master ".

In 1994 the Wachowskis noticed him and hired him as a choreographer for the fight scenes in the film " Matrix ". The success of this film, which was also based on his work, was continued with " Tiger and Dragon " in the following year and made it a sought-after address in Hollywood .

Yuen is also one of the many Shifus of the famous actor and martial artist Donnie Yen .

Filmography (selection)

Selected filmography as a director

  • 1978: The snake in the shadow of the eagle
  • 1978: They called him Bone Breaker
  • 1979: Dance of the Drunk Mantis
  • 1979: Magnificent Butcher
  • 1980: The Buddhist Fist
  • 1981: Dreadnought
  • 1981: Exciting Dragon
  • 1982: Miracle Fighters
  • 1982: Oriental Voodoo
  • 1982: Legend of a Fighter
  • 1983: Shaolin Drunkard
  • 1984: Drunken Tai-Chi
  • 1985: Mismatched Couples
  • 1986: Dragon Vs. Vampire ( The Close Encounters of Vampire ; Jiangshi papa )
  • 1988: Tiger Cage
  • 1989: In the Line of Duty ( Huangjia shijie IV: Zhiji zhengren ; In the Line of Duty IV ; Yes, Madam 4 )
  • 1990: Xiheiqian ( Tiger Cage ; Tiger Cage 2 )
  • 1991 Lengmian jujishou ( Tiger Cage 3 )
  • 1993 Last Hero in China
  • 1993 Su Qi'er ( Heroes Among Heroes )
  • 1993 Iron Monkey
  • 1993 Tai Chi Master
  • 1994 Wing Chun
  • 1994 Huoyun chuangqi ( Fire Dragon )
  • 1995 Hu meng wei long ( The Red Wolf )
  • 1996 Jietou shashou ( Iron Monkey 2 ) - as Jua Lu-Jiang
  • 1996 Taijiquan ( Tai Chi Boxer ; Tai Chi 2 )
  • 2000 The New Shaolin Temple
  • 2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
  • 2017 The Thousand Faces of Dunjia ( Qimen dunjia )
  • 2018 Master Z: Ip Man Legacy ( Ye Wen Waichuan: Zhang Tianzhi )

Selected filmography as a choreographer

Source: Hong Kong Movie Database

Trivia

In the online role-playing game World of Warcraft there is in Stormwind - the capital of the people (Alliance) - a weapons master named Woo Ping , named after the martial art choreographer, actor and director . In Chinese film circles, Yuen is also respectfully called Bā Yé ( 八爺  /  八爷 , bāye , Jyutping Baat 3 4 each  - "about: Sir Eight"). He explained the origin of this name in an interview with the Hong Kong magazine Hūrán Yi Zhōu ( 忽然 一周  - "Suddenly another week", meaning " Another week around") issue no. 757 that at the beginning of his career he was the " Number Eight of a Brotherhood ”in the film industry.

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A. The homophony only refers to the Cantonese pronunciation of the two characters 祥 , Jyutping coeng 4  - " Bringing good luck, auspiciously" or 長  /  长 , Jyutping coeng 4  - "long, steady".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nigel M. Smith: Yuen Woo-Ping to Nab Lifetime Achievement Award at Fantastic Fest. In: www.indiewire.com. August 31, 2010, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Alex Billington: FILM FESTIVALS - Fantastic Fest is Honoring Martial Arts Legend Yuen Woo-Ping. In: www.firstshowing.net. August 31, 2010, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  3. ^ Richard Whittaker: Fantastic Fest: Yuen Woo-Ping Double Bill - The RZA and the Paramount kneel to the Master. In: www.austinchronicle.com. September 26, 2010, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  4. ↑ 10th Asian Film Awards Hong Kong action choreographer-director YUEN Wo-ping and Venerable Japanese Actress KIKI Kirin To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award. 28th Tokyo International Film Festival 2015 - 第 28 回 東京 国際 映 画 祭, March 3, 2016, accessed February 26, 2020 (English, Japanese).
  5. ↑ 10th Asian Film Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award 2016. In: asianfilmfestivals.com. March 4, 2016, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Jeremy Kay: 'The Matrix' fight choreographer Yuen Woo-ping to receive New York Asian Film Festival lifetime award. In: www.screendaily.com. June 7, 2019, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Yuen Woo-Ping Received The Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award (NYAFF 2019). In: www.unseenfilms.net. July 2, 2019, accessed on February 26, 2020 .
  8. ↑ 袁信義 / 袁信义 - Yuen Shun-Yee. In: www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020 (English, French).
  9. ↑ 袁祥仁 - Yuen Cheung-Yan. In: www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020 (English, French).
  10. ↑ 袁 日 初 - Simon Yuen Jr. / Yuen Yat-Choh. In: www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020 (English, French).
  11. ↑ 袁振 洋 - Brandy Yuen / Yuen Jan-Yeung. In: www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020 (English, French).
  12. ↑ 袁 龍駒 / 袁 龙驹 - Yuen Lung-Kui / Yuen Lung-Chu. In: www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020 (English, French).
  13. ↑ a b 袁 和平 - Yuen Woo-Ping. In: www.hkmdb.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020 (Chinese, English).
  14. ^ A b Martial Arts Entertainment: Woo-ping Yuen. Chinese Stuntman, Actor, Martial Arts Choreographer and Film Director. In: www.martialartsentertainment.com. July 19, 2014, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  15. ↑ The term "yé - 爺 / 爷". In: www.zdic.net. Retrieved on March 2, 2020 (English, the term “yé - 爺 / 爷” here as a salutation can roughly be translated as “master”, “Mr” or the English courtesy salutation “ Sir ”).
  16. ↑ Characters 祥 - Jyptping: coeng4; Pinyin: xiang2. In: www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk. Retrieved March 3, 2020 (Chinese, English).
  17. ↑ Characters 長 / 长 - Jyptping: coeng4, zoeng2; Pinyin: chang2 zhang3. In: www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk. Retrieved March 3, 2020 (Chinese, English).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Yuen is the family name here, Woo-Ping is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Yuen, woo-ping
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Yuen, Woo Ping (Cantonese); Yuen, Wo Ping (Cantonese); Yuan, Heping (pinyin); 袁 和平 (Chinese long and short characters)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director
DATE OF BIRTH 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Guangzhou , China