Corey Yuen Movies and Career Information

Corey Yuen Kwai (Chinese: 元奎; pinyin: Yuán Kuí; Yale: Yuen4 Fui1; born 1951) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and producer. He was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. Corey Yuen Kwai was born Ying Gang-Ming. Corey was one of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao's best friends during their days in the China Drama Academy Peking Opera School. They spent those days training in a harshly disciplined style under the watch of Master Yu Jim-yuen. Corey would go to appear as an extra in Hong Kong films during the "chop socky" era of the 1970s. Corey is now one of the top action directors to hit both Hong Kong and the United States. In 1985, he was the first Hong Kong director to successfully bring Hong Kong style action to an American film with No Retreat, No Surrender with the soon to be famous actor Jean-Claude Van Damme. Corey Yuen 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 and boosting Stephen Chow's with 1990s All for the Winner and 1991's Top Bet. He has also directed Jackie Chan with Sammo Hung in Dragons Forever, and directed Anita Mui,