Directed credits
43
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Yuen Woo-ping
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 37Directed series: 6All crew credits: 91
TMDB ID: 18899
IMDb ID: nm0950759
Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1945
Age: 81
Place of birth: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2026
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.75
Wikidata: Q460297
Also known as
Yuen Wo-Ping • Yuen Ho-Ping • Peace Yuen • Yuan Ta-Yean • Yuan Ta-Yen • Yuen Dai-Aan • Yuen Woo-Pang • Yuan Ho-Ping • Yuan Her-Ping • Yuan He-Ping • +4 more
Frequent jobs
Director (32)Action Director (10)First Assistant Director (1)Martial Arts Choreographer (14)Choreographer (7)Fight Choreographer (7)Stunts (7)Stunt Coordinator (5)Executive Producer (3)Producer (3)Writer (2)
Biography
Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong 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 in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yuen Woo-ping.
Blades of the Guardians
Director
2026 Movie
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Action Director
2019 Movie
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Director
2018 Movie
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
Director
2017 Movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Director
2016 Movie
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Action Director
2014 Movie
Man of Tai Chi
Action Director
2013 Movie
True Legend
Director
2010 Movie
Fearless
Action Director
2006 Movie
The Tai Chi Master
Director
2003 Movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Action Director
2000 Movie
The Red Wolf
Director
1995 Movie
Fire Dragon
Director
1994 Movie
Wing Chun
Director
1994 Movie
Tai-Chi Master
Director
1993 Movie
Heroes Among Heroes
Director
1993 Movie
Iron Monkey
Director
1993 Movie
Last Hero in China
Action Director
1993 Movie
Tiger Cage III
Director
1991 Movie
Tiger Cage II
Director
1990 Movie
In the Line of Duty 4
Director
1989 Movie
Tiger Cage
Director
1988 Movie
The Close Encounters of Vampire
Director
1986 Movie
Mismatched Couples
Director
1985 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Yuen Woo-ping.
忠勇小状元
Director • 25 eps
2000 Series
The New Shaolin Temple
Director • 20 eps
1999 Series
Legend of Dagger Lee
Director • 40 eps
1999 Series
Legend of Dagger Li
Director • 40 eps
1999 Series
The Water Margin
Action Director • 43 eps
1998 Series
The Master of Tai Chi
Director • 28 eps
1998 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Yuen Woo-ping.
The Matrix
Fight Choreographer
1999 Movie
Blades of the Guardians
Director
2026 Movie
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Fight Choreographer
2011 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Stunt Coordinator
2003 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Stunt Coordinator
2004 Movie
Kung Fu Hustle
Stunts
2004 Movie
Fearless
Action Director
2006 Movie
Fist of Legend
Fight Choreographer
1994 Movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Action Director
2000 Movie
Iron Monkey
Director
1993 Movie
Drunken Master
Director
1978 Movie
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Director
1978 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yuen Woo-ping.
The Matrix
Fight Choreographer
1999 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Stunt Coordinator
2003 Movie
The Matrix Reloaded
Fight Choreographer
2003 Movie
The Matrix Revolutions
Fight Choreographer
2003 Movie
Blades of the Guardians
Director
2026 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Stunt Coordinator
2004 Movie
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Fight Choreographer
2011 Movie
Kung Fu Hustle
Stunts
2004 Movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Action Director
2000 Movie
The Forbidden Kingdom
Executive Producer
2008 Movie
Drunken Master
Director
1978 Movie
Unleashed
Stunt Coordinator
2005 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yuen Woo-ping.
The Water Margin
Action Director • 43 eps
1998 Series
Chef Nic
1 eps
2014 Series
Legend of Dagger Lee
Director • 40 eps
1999 Series
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
Legend of Dagger Li
Director • 40 eps
1999 Series
The Master of Tai Chi
Director • 28 eps
1998 Series
Up Idol
1 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Yuen Woo-ping.
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Writer
2022 Movie
My Country, My Parents
Stunts
2021 Movie
Guardians of Martial Arts
Choreographer
2017 Movie
Ip Man 3
Stunts
2015 Movie
The Grandmaster
Martial Arts Choreographer
2013 Movie
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Fight Choreographer
2011 Movie
Enthiran
Stunt Coordinator
2010 Movie
The Forbidden Kingdom
Executive Producer
2008 Movie
The Banquet
Producer
2006 Movie
House of Fury
Stunts
2005 Movie
Unleashed
Stunt Coordinator
2005 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Stunt Coordinator
2004 Movie
Kung Fu Hustle
Stunts
2004 Movie
The Matrix Revolutions
Fight Choreographer
2003 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Stunt Coordinator
2003 Movie
The Matrix Reloaded
Fight Choreographer
2003 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yuen Woo-ping.
Blades of the Guardians
as Old Man
2026 Movie
Kung Fu Stuntmen
2021 Movie
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
Wu Xia Pian - Le Festin du Tigre Chinois
as Self
2013 Movie
Man of Tai Chi
as VIP audience (uncredited)
2013 Movie
The Grandmaster
as Chan Wah-shun
2013 Movie
Little Big Soldier
2010 Movie
Double Dare
as Self
2004 Movie
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
as Self
2003 Movie
The Matrix Revisited
as Self - Kung Fu Choreographer
2001 Movie
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
as Self
2000 Movie
Making "The Matrix"
as Self
1999 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Yuen Woo-ping.
Up Idol
1 eps
2016 Series
Chef Nic
1 eps
2014 Series
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series