Jackie Chan said on Weibo: "At this gathering, we remember our brothers and sisters who have passed away, such as Master, Master, Sister Yu Suqiu, Yuan Lin, Yuan Yin, Yuan Ru, Yuan Kui, Yuan Rong, etc. We also ask each other to Cherish your body and welcome the next reunion. Bless the Yuan family class and the forever Yuan class team! "
It is understood that Yuan Kui passed away in 2022.
Yuen Kui was born in Hong Kong, China on November 30, 1951. In 1970, he served as the Dragon and Tiger martial artist. In 1972, he starred in the action movie "Fist of Fury". In 1977, he starred in the costume martial arts film "Chu Liuxiang".
has participated in the action direction of many films such as "The Dragon Master", "The Royal Sister", "The Gambler", and "Fang Shiyu". After going to Hollywood, he served as the action designer for "X-Men" and also collaborated with director Luc Besson on "Trafficker" and "Trafficker 2".
As a director, Yuan Kui has filmed many popular movies such as "The Gambler" and "Fang Shiyu". As an action director, he was nominated for 18 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Action Design, and won the award in 1994 for "Fang Shiyu".
Yuan Kui is a banner in the action movie industry. As a representative figure in Hong Kong's martial arts instruction circle, his style is more realistic than Cheng Xiaodong, but more "floating" than Yuan Woo-ping. He is good at designing powerful, elegant and beautiful martial arts movements, which can embody the essence of Chinese martial arts.
Much of the credit for Michelle Yeoh's convincing punching and kicking skills in "The Royal Sisters" must be attributed to Yuen Kui's direction and his deft use of camera angles.
In the action film "Ma Yongzhen" independently directed by Yuan Kui, Takeshi Kaneshiro's fierce and swift skills left a deep impression on the audience.
Yuan Kui is not only suitable for directing single fights, such as the gas room fight in "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai"; he is also suitable for shooting melee scenes with hundreds of people, such as the melee in "Fang Shiyu". Yuan Kui designed them to be well-organized and orderly. .
As an actor, Yuen Kui has appeared in classic Hong Kong films many times, such as "Fist of Fury" and "The Gambler". But his most impressive role was as Li Guobang in "Fang Shiyu 2", where he always kept the mantra "safety first" on his lips.
