文化藝術人物 / Cultural figure

元奎

Corey Yuen

1970–2022

領域:藝術家

繁體中文

元奎(1951年2月15日—2022年3月2日),原名殷港民,暱稱「阿旦」,香港導演、武術指導、監製及演員。他幼年師從京劇名師于占元,與洪金寶、成龍、元彪等同門,合稱「七小福」。他1970年起擔任龍虎武師,1972年參演李小龍主演的《精武門》,其後轉任武術指導,曾參與《新蜀山劍俠》、《龍少爺》、《地獄無門》等片。1982年,他應吳思遠邀請執導首部電影《龍之忍者》,並憑該片獲第二屆香港電影金像獎最佳動作指導提名;1985年執導《皇家師姐》,再獲第五屆同項提名。1990年,他與劉鎮偉合導《賭聖》,捧紅周星馳,該片成為當年票房冠軍。1992年,他與李連杰合組正東製作有限公司,合作《方世玉》、《中南海保鏢》、《給爸爸的信》等賣座片;1994年憑《方世玉》與元德同獲第十三屆香港電影金像獎最佳動作指導及第三十屆金馬獎最佳動作指導,1995年憑《霹靂火》獲第三十二屆金馬獎最佳動作指導。他一手提拔楊紫瓊、李連杰等動作演員,其後隨李連杰赴荷里活發展,1998年為《致命武器4》設計動作,並為《X戰警》、《致命羅密歐》、《救世主》、《龍之吻》等片擔任動作指導,亦執導《玩命快遞》。他為人低調,甚少亮相幕前,但作品數量可觀,執導及擔任動作指導的影片合共數十部;他在《新精武門1991》及《賭聖》中亦曾客串演出。2022年3月2日,他因COVID-19在美國病逝,消息至2024年8月才由成龍公開。他把港式貼身搏擊與喜劇節奏帶到國際製作,是首批獲荷里活重用的香港武術指導之一。

English

Corey Yuen Kwai (15 February 1951 – 2 March 2022), born Ying Gang-ming and nicknamed Ah Dan, was a Hong Kong director, action choreographer, producer and actor. As a child he trained in Peking opera under Yu Jim-yuen alongside Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, the group billed as the Seven Little Fortunes. He became a stuntman in 1970, appeared in Fist of Fury in 1972 and later turned to action direction on films such as Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain, Dragon Lord and The Hell. Invited by Ng See-yuen, he directed his first feature, Ninja in the Dragon's Den, in 1982, earning a Best Action Choreography nomination at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards; Yes, Madam (1985) brought another. In 1990 he co-directed All for the Winner with Jeffrey Lau, which made Stephen Chow a star and topped the year's box office. In 1992 he formed the Eastern Production company with Jet Li, collaborating on Fong Sai-yuk, Bodyguard from Beijing and My Father Is a Hero, and in 1994 shared the Best Action Choreography prize with Yuen Tak for Fong Sai-yuk at the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards and at the 30th Golden Horse Awards; in 1995 he won the same Golden Horse category for Thunderbolt. He helped launch the action careers of Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li, and later followed Jet Li to Hollywood, choreographing Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) and working on X-Men, Romeo Must Die, The One and Kiss of the Dragon, and directing The Transporter. He died of COVID-19 in the United States on 2 March 2022, a fact only made public by Jackie Chan in August 2024. Bringing Hong Kong-style close-quarters combat and comic timing to international productions, he was among the first Hong Kong action directors to be embraced by Hollywood.

人物小檔 Profile

職業Occupation

導演、武術指導、監製

年期Active period

1970–2022

代表作Notable works

《龍之忍者》《皇家師姐》《賭聖》《方世玉》《霹靂火》

獎項及榮譽Awards & honours

第13屆香港電影金像獎最佳動作指導(與元德憑《方世玉》)、第32屆金馬獎最佳動作指導(《霹靂火》)

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-09-12

主要成就 Key Achievements

1982

執導首部電影《龍之忍者》

Directed his first feature, Ninja in the Dragon's Den

1994

憑《方世玉》與元德同獲第13屆香港電影金像獎最佳動作指導

Shared the Best Action Choreography award at the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards with Yuen Tak for Fong Sai-yuk

1995

憑《霹靂火》獲第32屆台灣電影金馬獎最佳動作指導

Won Best Action Choreography at the 32nd Golden Horse Awards for Thunderbolt

影響與傳承 Impact & Legacy

繁體中文

元奎把于占元門下的京劇功架帶進現代動作設計,1980至1990年代為周星馳、李連杰的賣座片設計打鬥,令喜劇與武打能夠並行;他亦是首批進入荷里活體系的香港動作指導之一,把港式貼身搏擊的拍法帶到《龍之吻》等西片。

English

Corey Yuen carried the opera-trained discipline of the Yu Jim-yuen school into modern action design, choreographing hit films for Stephen Chow and Jet Li in the 1980s and 1990s and showing that comedy and combat could share the same frame. He was also among the first Hong Kong action directors to enter the Hollywood system, taking close-quarters Hong Kong fight staging into Western productions such as Kiss of the Dragon.

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