Y

Writing

Yuen Kai-chi

Career

Active from 1983 to 2020, with a break from 2009 to 2019, busiest in 1995 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Once Upon a Time in China
Once Upon a Time in China
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yuen Kai-chi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Cinema 8
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Action 3
  • Heroic Saga 2
  • Martial Arts 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Cantonese 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 56
Mohist Mechanism
Mohist Mechanism (2021)

Script Consultant

The Enchanting Phantom
The Enchanting Phantom (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Golden Robe Champion
Golden Robe Champion (2020)

Director

2000s

3 titles
赤松威龙
赤松威龙 (2008)

Writer

Hot Cop in the City
Hot Cop in the City (2004)

Director

Time 4 Hope
Time 4 Hope (2002)

Screenplay

1990s

12 titles · average score 68
The Chinese Feast
The Chinese Feast (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Dragon Killer
Dragon Killer (1995)

Screenplay

Candlelight's Woman
Candlelight's Woman (1995)

Screenplay

Bomb Lover
Bomb Lover (1995)

Story

The Legend of Drunken Master
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Fight Back to School 2
Fight Back to School 2 (1992)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Lucky Encounter
Lucky Encounter (1992)

Screenplay

Once Upon a Time in China
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

The Raid
The Raid (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Pretty Ghost
Pretty Ghost (1991)

Screenplay

She Shoots Straight
She Shoots Straight (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Screenplay

Shanghai Shanghai
Shanghai Shanghai (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

Story

1980s

12 titles · average score 69
Pedicab Driver
Pedicab Driver (1989)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Burning Sensation
Burning Sensation (1989)

Screenplay

Vampire Buster
Vampire Buster (1989)

Screenplay

I Love Maria
I Love Maria (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

The Dragon Family
The Dragon Family (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

A Chinese Ghost Story
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

The Seventh Curse
The Seventh Curse (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Midnight Girls
Midnight Girls (1986)

Assistant Director

Night Girls
Night Girls (1986)

Writer

Merry Go Round
Merry Go Round (1986)

Assistant Director, Screenplay

Danger Has Two Faces
Danger Has Two Faces (1985)

Screenplay

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1983)

Writer