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I was saddened to recently hear of the passing of Hong Kong movie legend Corey Yuen. What was more shocking was to hear that he had actually died two years previous, due to Covid-19, with his family keeping it secret until now.
Yuen’s passing is a fatal blow, not only to Hong Kong cinema but to action cinema in general. His contribution to the genre was immense, with him being involved in some of the finest action films of the latter half of the 20th century and beyond.
Back in his day, Yuen formed part of the Seven Little Fortunes Opera Troupe, appearing alongside such alumni as Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao to name a few. His work here was just a taste of his talents as he would later go onto work as an actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, writer, producer and director as well as a host of other jobs that are too many to mention.
With such a massive loss to the industry, I thought this was the perfect time to look back on some of Yuen’s finest films. With him work
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Corey Yuen
Hong Kong director and action choreographer (1950–2022)
Corey Yuen Kwai | |
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| Born | 殷港民 (1950-02-25)25 February 1950 British Hong Kong |
| Died | 2022 (aged 70–71) |
| Other names | Corey Yuen Yuen Kwai |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, action choreographer |
| Years active | 1971–2022 |
| Relatives | Freddie Wong (nephew) Jimmy Wong (nephew) |
| Chinese | 元奎 |
Corey Yuen Kwai (Chinese: 元奎; pinyin: Yuán Kuí; Cantonese Yale: Yuen4 Kwai1; 25 February 1950 – 2022) was a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer,[1] and actor. Yuen attended the China Drama Academy and was one of the Seven Little Fortunes. In Hong Kong, he worked on several films such as Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury (1972), Hwang Jang-lee's Snuff Bottle Connection, Secret Rivals 2, The Invincible Armour (all 1977), Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979), Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982), Millionaire's Express (198
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Shogun and Little Kitchen
Monday, April 10th, 2023SHOGUN AND LITTLE KITCHEN is Ronny Yu’s 1992 comedy about the residents of an old apartment building called Peace Avenue, possibly “the poorest place in Hong Kong.” Uncle Bo (Ng Man-tat, LEGACY OF RAGE, A BETTER TOMORROW 2, SHAOLIN SOCCER) is the owner, and he acts grouchy, but he loves them all like family. It’s kind of a shithole – the air conditioner will explode if you vända it on – but it’s good people. There’s a marknad right outside, people selling soup and sharpening knives and stuff, so there’s all kinds of activity, it’s a whole community. Somebody’s ansträngande to buy the building for $10 million, but Bo won’t sell it because it has sentimental value. It belonged to his late wife. You don’t give your late wife’s building to some rich developer asshole. Or at least you shouldn’t. (read the rest of th