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Shun-Yee Yuen

Shun-Yee Yuen

Actor · Born June 12, 1953 (73) · British Hong Kong

Sunny Yuen Shun-yi (Chinese: 袁信義), also credited as Shun-yee Yuen, is a Hong Kong film actor, stuntman and action coordinator.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 12, 1953 (73)
From
British Hong Kong
Works as
Actor
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 113 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 3% in 30 days

What are Shun-Yee Yuen's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Bonds
20%
Self
16%
Survival
15%
Society
2%
Power
2%
Ideas
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
10
Tense
9
Joyful
7
Absurd
4
Warm
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

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 Shun-Yee Yuen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shun-Yee Yuen'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

113 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Thousand Faces of Dunjia(2017)

    Martial Arts Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • CJ7(2008)

    as Farmer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Reloaded(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden City Cop(1996)

    as Evil Son

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Wing Chun(1994)

    Martial Arts Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Iron Monkey(1993)

    as Master Fox

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Operation Scorpio(1992)

    as Inspector Hua

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in China(1991)

    as Honorable Manchu Soldier

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bet On Best Bet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Front Page (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Tiger Cage II(1990)

    Martial Arts Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw Brothers(1990)

    Martial Arts Choreographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty IV(1989)

    Martial Arts Choreographer · as Drug Dealer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Three Against the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Tiger Cage(1988)

    Martial Arts Choreographer · as Hsiung's Brother

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Close Encounters of Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • The Family Strikes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Lucky Diamond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Diamond Thief Leader

  • Taoism Drunkard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Old Devil aka Master Ruthless

  • Drunken Tai Chi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Iron-Steel

  • The Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Choreographer

  • Shaolin Drunkard(1983)

    as Evil Magician

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle Fighters(1982)

    Screenplay · as Sorcerer Bat

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Postman Strikes Back(1982)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

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

    Action Director

  • Dreadnaught(1981)

    as White Tiger

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Game of Death II(1980)

    as Guard In The Cave

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Buddhist Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Shang (as Yuen Shun I)

  • Two Toothless Tigers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Chin

  • The Dragon and the Tiger Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Martial Arts Choreographer

  • Dance of the Drunken Mantis(1979)

    Choreographer · as Foggy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Stunt Coordinator · Actor

  • Drunken Master(1978)

    as Chen Kuo-wei (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Bat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Extra

  • Soul of the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Challenger at Inn

  • Palace Carnage(1978)

    as Patriotic Hero

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Born Invincible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Hei Pai killer

  • Broken Oath(1977)

    as One of Qi's Men (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Soul Brothers of Kung Fu(1977)

    as Extra

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Snuff Bottle Connection(1977)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Battle Wizard(1977)

    as Imperial Guard / Poisonous Moths Clan Member · as Imperial Guard / Poisonous Moths Clan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Death Duel(1977)

    as One of 8 Spirit Catchers (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Invincible Armour(1977)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Jade Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Black Magic 2(1976)

    as Zombie Fighter

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Web of Death(1976)

    as Qingyi Clan Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Magic Blade(1976)

    as Peacock Mansion Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Killer Clans(1976)

    as Chuan's Man

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Bruce Lee and I(1976)

    as Stuntman on Movie Set (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Infra-Man(1975)

    as Science Research Center's Staff (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Disciples of Shaolin(1975)

    as Thug

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • All Men Are Brothers(1974)

    as Fisherman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Shatter(1974)

    as Thug in Nightclub

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Young Lovers on Flying Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Bu Xiaohu

  • The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires(1974)

    as Leung's Fighter

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Savage Five(1974)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Heroes Two(1974)

    as Manchu Thug (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Paris Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Martial Arts Choreographer · Actor

  • The Stranger and the Gunfighter(1974)

    as Constable

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Thunder Kick(1973)

    as Thug at casino fight

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Heroes of Sung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Fist to Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Da hai dao(1973)

    as Pirate

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Duel of the Dragons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • The Awaken Punch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Pushy Customer

  • The Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Feng's Comrade

  • Chinese Hercules(1973)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dynasty of Blood(1973)

    as (extra) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Delinquent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Rascal at Basketball Court (uncredited)

  • The Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Gu's Thug

  • Call to Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Not Scared to Die(1973)

    as Japanese Officer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Four Riders(1972)

    as Thug in Gym

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Lizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Casion thug/Molester on the street

  • Revenge of the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Man of Iron(1972)

    as Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu: The Punch of Death(1972)

    as Friend of Fong Sai-Yuk

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Delightful Forest(1972)

    as Jiang's Thug (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Deadly Knives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Bloody Fists(1972)

    as Japanese (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Five Fingers of Death(1972)

    as Master Meng's Pupil (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Water Margin(1972)

    as Master Tseng's Militiaman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The King of Boxers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Angry Guest(1972)

    as Yakuza (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Boxer from Shantung(1972)

    as Yang's Thug (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Deadly Duo(1971)

    as Man's Knight · as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Duel of Fists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Chiang Ren's Man (uncredited)

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

    Actor

  • The Anonymous Heroes(1971)

    as Bandit /Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Liu Shou Yi's Man (uncredited)

  • Betrayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Red Demon

  • Triple Irons(1971)

    as Lung's Disciple (extra)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • King Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Singing Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Hammer of God(1970)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Secret of the Dirk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Heroic Ones(1970)

    as King Jin's Soldier

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Swordswomen Three(1970)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Twelve Gold Medallions(1970)

    as Juxian Hall Thug

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Secret agent no. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Vengeance! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Jin's Housekeeper (uncredited)

  • Nü xia mai ren tou(1970)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Winged Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Wandering Swordsman(1970)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Have Sword, Will Travel(1969)

    as Extra (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Invincible Fist(1969)

    as Ching's Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • 飛賊白菊花 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Tin Long Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • That Fiery Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • That Frightening Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Trail of the Broken Blade(1967)

    as (extra) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 113 titles from 1967 to 2017.

Biggest box office

CJ7 (2008)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

Iron Monkey (1993)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

CJ7 (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting103 of 113: 97 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thWriting1 of 113: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew15 of 113: 10 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

113 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1960s7 · acting1970s77 · 76 acting · 4 crew1980s17 · 13 acting · 7 crew1990s9 · 6 acting · 3 crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s1 · crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
71768191

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Shun-Yee Yuen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 65; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 65 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser39
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Bruce Lee and I (1976)

83rd percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Iron Monkey (1993)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Who does Shun-Yee Yuen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shun-Yee Yuen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yuen Woo-Ping shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles