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See-Yuen Ng

See-Yuen Ng

Producer, writer and director · Born April 22, 1944 (82) · Shanghai，China

Ng See-yuen (Chinese: 吳思遠; born 6 June 1944) is a Hong Kong film producer, director, screenwriter and businessman.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 22, 1944 (82)
From
Shanghai，China
Works as
Producer, writer and director
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are See-Yuen Ng's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
27%
Self
19%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
4%
Revenge8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 9 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 7

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 13 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
22
Joyful
12
Tense
11
Absurd
10
Triumphant
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch See-Yuen Ng's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for See-Yuen Ng's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kung Fu Stuntmen(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Grandmaster(2013)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Wing Chun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Evening of Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Legendary Assassin(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Contract Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Music Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Co-Director

  • Deja Vu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Bloodmoon(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Soong Sisters(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Superfights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Evening Liaison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer · Writer

  • Once Upon a Time in China V(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Green Snake(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China IV(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China III(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dragon Inn(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China II(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Twin Dragons(1992)

    Producer · as Card Player

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Banquet(1991)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • American Shaolin(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • God of Gamblers Part III: Back to Shanghai(1991)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Running on Empty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Story Consultant · Writer

  • The King of the Kickboxers(1990)

    Executive Producer · Original Story

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • All for the Winner(1990)

    Presenter · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • God of Gamblers II(1990)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Walk on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Mr. Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • No Retreat, No Surrender 2(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • No Retreat, No Surrender(1986)

    Producer · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Unwritten Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Ninja in the Dragon's Den(1982)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Art of High Impact Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer

  • Legend of a Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Game of Death II(1980)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • We're Going to Eat You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer

  • Lackey and the Lady Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer

  • Without a Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • The Ring of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Producer

  • The Butterfly Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer

  • Dance of the Drunken Mantis(1979)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Drunken Master(1978)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Snake in the Eagle's Shadow(1978)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Art Direction

  • What Price? - Stardom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director of Operations

  • The Invincible Armour(1977)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Secret Rivals 2(1977)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • Kidnap in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Producer

  • Million Dollars Snatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • Secret Rivals(1975)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Little Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Anti-Corruption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer

  • A Haunted House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Little Godfather from Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Call Me Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Rage of Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Bloody Fists(1972)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Mad Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Tai Chi Chuan: Tras La Senda de la Salud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Production Director

Career shape

A full career of 62 titles, 61 of them dated from 1971 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Grandmaster (2013)

$74M worldwide

Highest rated

Drunken Master (1978)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Grandmaster (2013)

Film career

  • 1992Screen debut· Twin Dragons

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 62: 3 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting19 of 62: 6 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thWriting22 of 62: 2 only writing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thProducing40 of 62: 23 only producing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew4 of 62: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

62 titles, 25 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1970s21 · crew1980s13 · crew1990s19 · 2 acting · 19 crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do See-Yuen Ng's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

Bloodmoon (1997)

69th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Drunken Master (1978)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is See-Yuen Ng's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does See-Yuen Ng work with?

People who share at least 2 of See-Yuen Ng's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hung Poon shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Hung Poon14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Hung Poon
  • Marco Mak8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Marco Mak
  • Fu-Liang Chou7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Fu-Liang Chou
  • Arthur Wong5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Arthur Wong

Producers

Mixed roles