Roger Yuan
Also Known As: 袁之正, 袁羅傑, 袁罗杰, Roger Yuan Luo-Jie, Yuen Lo-Chit
Biography: Roger Winston Yuan (born January 25, 1961) is an American martial arts fight trainer, stunt coordinator / performer, and actor who has trained many actors and actresses in many Hollywood films. As an actor himself, he also appeared in Shanghai Noon (2000) opposite Jackie Chan, Bulletproof Monk (2003) alongside Chow Yun-fat, the technician in Batman Begins (2005), and as Sévérine's bodyguard in Skyfall (2012). He is a well-recognized choreographer in Hollywood.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Birthday: January 25, 1961
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Gender: Male
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Syriana
Overview: The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-23
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Once Upon a Time in China and America
Overview: So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1997-02-01
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Chandni Chowk to China
Overview: A cook from Chandni Chowk gets mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior by the residents of an oppressed Chinese village.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2009-01-15
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Bulletproof Monk
Overview: A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.
Genres: Action Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-28
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Shanghai Noon
Overview: Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-26
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Red Corner
Overview: An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-30
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The Fifth Commandment
Overview: In Bangkok, an assassin who turns down a job that hits too close to home finds himself targeted by the elite members of his profession
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-21
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Vampires: The Turning
Overview: An American kickboxer in Thailand joins a gang of vampire slayers to rescue his lover from a bloodsucking warlord.
Genres: Action Adventure Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-02
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Death Match
Overview: A kickboxing champ and a reporter are searching for a missing man, but they turn up a series of illegal kickboxing matches run by an arms dealer.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-26
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The Silent Force
Overview: An elite Federal force whose objective is to eliminate organized crime is violently assassinated by an evil Asian crime lord. The sole survivor of the group teams up with his late partner's widow to strike back at the crime lord and his son.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Ring of Steel
Overview: A champion fencer accidentally kills an opponent in a match. Disgraced, he is blackballed from the fencing community, until a mysterious stranger saves his life one night from a gang of muggers. He soon finds himself caught up in the world of underground illegal swordfights, where combatants fight to the death.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-30
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Once Upon a Time in Vietnam
Overview: Assigned to protect a small town in Vietnam, Dao arrives to fight against the crime boss; but soon his past catches up with him, threatening to destroy the cherished village.
Genres: Fantasy Action
Original Language: vi
Release Date: 2013-08-21
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Black Dynamite
Overview: This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-16
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Overview: A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-18
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Dune: Part Two
Overview: Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-27
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Outlaw Johnny Black
Overview: Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.
Genres: Action Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-15
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Batman Begins
Overview: Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-10
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Red Skies
Overview: A young Chinese female cop comes to Southern California on a hunt for a high-profile criminal from mainland China.
Genres: TV Movie Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-07
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The Perfect Weapon
Overview: Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-15
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Blindsided
Overview: Blind man and apple pie connoisseur Walter Cookeventures to his neighborhood corner store to buy milk and apples. When mafia thugs try to shake down the storeowner, Walter shows them what a blind martial artist is capable of!
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-01
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Accident Man
Overview: Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-06
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Blindsided: The Game
Overview: After blind man Walter Cooke (Eric Jacobus) prevents a local gang from shaking down his local grocer Gordon (Roger Yuan), Walter must reckon with the gang's boss Sal (Joe Bucaro). The stakes are high, but Walter's got an ace up his sleeve.
Genres: Comedy Action Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-05-16
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Venom
Overview: Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-28
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Double Dragon
Overview: Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-04
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True Vengeance
Overview: An ex-naval intelligence officer is forced to assassinate a CEO when his daughter is kidnapped by the Yakuza.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-14
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Lethal Weapon 4
Overview: With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-10
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American Kickboxer
Overview: Kickboxing champion B.J. is jailed for an accidental murder thanks to the testimony of his arch-nemesis Denard. A year later, B.J. is released and then challenged by Denard for $100,000. Will B.J. accept and get even with Denard?
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-24
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Mulan
Overview: When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-04
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The Paper Tigers
Overview: Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-30
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Skyfall
Overview: When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-24
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Dune
Overview: Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-15
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
Overview: An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-23
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American Streetfighter
Overview: A martial arts master seeking to save his brother from a murderous drug lord infiltrates a ferocious underground fighting ring despite the danger of knowing every move he makes could be his last. His brother is being used as an expendable drug mule by a Far East dope slinger, and now one determined fighter (Gary Daniels) will have to blast his way through some of the most vicious brawlers on the planet in order to make his way to the top and save his sibling from an unimaginably cruel fate.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-28
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Ulterior Motives
Overview: A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-06
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Spawn
Overview: After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-31
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Rage and Honor
Overview: Witnessing a drug deal involving local gang members and cops, an Australian police officer feels he can no longer be just an observer. He joins forces with a local teacher who just happens to be a karate expert and together they try to take back the streets.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-08
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