Cheung Kuen Yeung

Richard Yeung

  • Name: Richard Yeung
  • Native name: 楊權
  • Also Known as: Richard Yeung Kuen, Yeung Kuen, Yang Chuan, Yang Chuen, Yeung Cheung Kuen
  • Nationality: American
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 18, 1931
  • Died: May 30, 2012
A director from Guangdong, Richard Yeung had been an assistant director for years, working for such helmers as Mo Kang Shi and Chu Yuan. He was promoted to director in 1967 with 'Lady in Pink', and later directed two of the most popular erotic films of the era, 'Lucky Seven' and its sequel 'Lucky Seven Strikes Again'. Yeung joined Goldig Films in 1972 and helmed 'The Country Bumpkin', 'Don't Call Me Uncle', 'Hot Blood', and 'Their Private Lives'. He then signed with Shaw Brothers in 1981 and debuted with 'Hell Has No Boundary', followed by 'Seeding of a Ghost', 'My Darling Genie' and 'Twisted Passion'. He started his own company in 1983 and made 'The Drummer', starring Leslie Cheung. Yeung's works in the 90s include 'The Revenge of Angel' and 'Candlelight's Woman'. He settled in the United States with his wife in his later years and died in New York on May 30, 2012, at the age of 81.

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Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1966 Four Sisters
Movie
0.0
Director
Year Title Type Rating
1999 Empress Wu
Movie
7.0
1987 Fortune Hunters
Movie
0.0
1985 My Mind, Your Body
Movie
0.0
1984 My Darling Genie
Movie
6.4
1983 Seeding of a Ghost
Movie
6.6
1982 Hell Has No Boundary
Movie
6.1
1980 Read Lips
Movie
0.0
1979 Duel of the Seven Tigers
Movie
8.0
1978 Big Leap Forward
Movie
0.0
1976 The Prodigal Son
Movie
0.0
1970 The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward
Movie
0.0
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
1983 The Drummer
Movie
0.0
1981 The Daring Age
Movie
0.0
1978 Image of Bruce Lee
Movie
0.0
1977 Hot Blood
Movie
5.6
1976 The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
Movie
0.0
1976 The Drug Queen
Movie
0.0
1975 Enjoy Longevity 300 Years
Movie
0.0
1974 The Country Bumpkin-in Style
Movie
0.0
1974 Tenants of Talkative Street
Movie
0.0
1974 Too Young
Movie
0.0
1974 The Country Bumpkin
Movie
0.0
1973 The Money Tree
Movie
0.0
1973 Chinese Kung Fu
Movie
0.0
1969 Three Encounters
Movie
0.0
1967 Lady in Pink
Movie
0.0
Assistant Editor
Year Title Type Rating
1966 The Eighteen Darts
Movie
7.0
Assistant Director
Year Title Type Rating
1965 Golden Butterfly, the Lady Thief
Movie
0.0
1965 Between Man and Ghost
Movie
0.0
1963 The Golden Key
Movie
0.0
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  • First Name: Cheung Kuen
  • Family Name: Yeung
  • Native name: 楊權
  • Also Known as: Richard Yeung Kuen, Yeung Kuen, Yang Chuan, Yang Chuen, Yeung Cheung Kuen
  • Nationality: American
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 18, 1931
  • Died: May 30, 2012

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