`There’s a price to pay for the dragon and the tiger. In action movies, getting injured is a normal thing,` Donnie Yen once said about injuries on the set of action movies.
Trang Cri once wrote about the star Chan: `Donnie Yen is both good at directing action behind the scenes and good at fighting in front of the camera, building an impressive expert image. There are few people in the film industry who do this.`
Below are the movies associated with Donnie Yen’s name.
Tai Chi Drunk Fist (1984)
The first time he acted in a movie, Donnie Yen did not disappoint his master – director Yuen Hoa Binh.
Rivalry (1985)
Following the success of Tai Chi Drunken Fist, director Vien Hoa Binh invited Donnie Yen to star in the action-comedy film Love meets enemies.
Donnie Yen – then 22 years old – showed sincerity and simplicity in his acting.
Destroy the witness (Directly attacking the witness, 1989)
The film is directed by Vien Hoa Binh, the main actors include Donnie Yen, Duong Le Thanh, Vuong Man Duc…
*Â Donnie Yen – Michael Woods’ martial arts fight
Michael Woods – Donnie Yen duel
Several action scenes in the film were rated excellent by critics.
Tiger Cage 2 (Tiger Cage 2, 1990)
This is the first film Donnie Yen participates in as the main actor and action co-director.
In addition to the male lead Donnie Yen, the film has the participation of beauties Quan Chi Lam, Trinh Du Linh, Duong Le Thanh…
Young Wong Fei Hong: Iron Monkey (Iron Monkey, 1993)
The work tells the story of Wong Fei Hong’s childhood, directed by Yuen Hoa Binh.
Donnie Yen’s knack for fast, strong kicking is also focused on exploiting.
Sat Pha Lang (2005)
Police – crime film directed by Diep Vi Tin, main cast includes Sammo Hung, Nham Dat Hoa, Donnie Yen, Wu Jing.
*Â Video: Sammo Hung – Donnie Yen fighting
Sammo Hung – Donnie Yen duel
Donnie Yen’s character is Ma Quan – a suspicious police officer, easily angered.
Sat Pha Lang brought Donnie Yen the Golden Statue Award in the category of Outstanding Martial Arts Design and was ranked among the classic Hong Kong martial arts crime films.
Island of Fire (2007)
Island of Fire or Sat Pha Lang 2, continues to be directed by Diep Vi Tin, with Donnie Yen designing the action and starring.
The film earned Donnie Yen the Outstanding Action Design award at the Golden Horse and Golden Elephant awards.
Ip Man series
The series consists of three parts, released in 2008, 2010, and 2015 respectively. The work revolves around the life of the great master Ip Man, performed by Donnie Yen.
The three films are all milestones in the Hong Kong actor’s career, receiving both high praise from critics and warm reception from the audience.
Hoang Bach Minh, the film’s producer, recently said he would continue making the fourth part of Ip Man.
Martial art
When talking about Donnie Yen, we cannot help but mention the TV series Tinh Vo Mon, released in 1995. The film tells the story of Tran Chan’s life played by Tu Dan.
The drama created a lot of space for Donnie Yen to show off his fast, strong moves, with beautiful nunchaku playing sequences.