Ng See-yuen, born 1944 in Shanghai, is a Chinese director of
independent film companies in Hong Kong. He has worked in the Hong
Kong film industry since 1970, particularly in Hong Kong action
cinema, with roles including film director, producer and screenwriter.
Ng is the chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers.His
career in the industry began at Shaw Brothers Studio, where his
official title was "Executive". The first film he was involved in was
The Chinese Boxer (1970), on which he worked as assistant director to
film director Jimmy Wang Yu. In 1975, he founded Seasonal Film
Corporation. The first film produced by the company was Secret Rivals
in 1976, which Ng also directed.Ng produced and co-wrote Snake in the
Eagle's Shadow (1978) and Drunken Master, which were the first films
directed by Yuen Woo-ping and were Jackie Chan's first real successes
at the domestic box office.In 1985, Ng was the first Hong Kong
producer to make a film in the USA that successfully showed the Hong
Kong style of action, when he worked with Corey Yuen on No Retreat, No
Surrender, which starred then unknowns Kurt McKinney and Jean-Claude
Van Damme.
independent film companies in Hong Kong. He has worked in the Hong
Kong film industry since 1970, particularly in Hong Kong action
cinema, with roles including film director, producer and screenwriter.
Ng is the chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers.His
career in the industry began at Shaw Brothers Studio, where his
official title was "Executive". The first film he was involved in was
The Chinese Boxer (1970), on which he worked as assistant director to
film director Jimmy Wang Yu. In 1975, he founded Seasonal Film
Corporation. The first film produced by the company was Secret Rivals
in 1976, which Ng also directed.Ng produced and co-wrote Snake in the
Eagle's Shadow (1978) and Drunken Master, which were the first films
directed by Yuen Woo-ping and were Jackie Chan's first real successes
at the domestic box office.In 1985, Ng was the first Hong Kong
producer to make a film in the USA that successfully showed the Hong
Kong style of action, when he worked with Corey Yuen on No Retreat, No
Surrender, which starred then unknowns Kurt McKinney and Jean-Claude
Van Damme.
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