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Donnie Yen Chi-tan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. He is the recipient of various accolades, including three Golden Horse Awards and five Hong Kong Film Awards. He is best known for portraying Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the Ip Man film series, namely Ip Man (2008), Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019). He also served as co-producer for the spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). Born in Guangdong, Yen developed an interest in martial arts at a young age, and began experimenting with various styles, including tai chi and other traditional Chinese martial arts. At age 18, he auditioned for action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping in Hong Kong. He landed his first starring role in the 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action film Drunken Tai Chi. He made his breakthrough role as the antagonist General Nap-lan in Once Upon a Time in China II (1992), opposite Jet Li's character. He appeared in several other Hong Kong kung fu films, including Iron Monkey (1993) and Wing Chun (1994). In 1997, he starred in his directorial debut film Legend of the Wolf. Yen made his American debut in Highlander: Endgame (2000), followed by a cameo in Blade II (2002). He went on to appear in the American films Shanghai Knights (2003), Rogue One (2016), XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), Mulan (2020), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). He has continued to be active in Hong Kong cinema, appearing in the well-received films Hero (2002), SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005), 14 Blades (2010), Wu Xia (2011), Kung Fu Jungle (2014), Chasing the Dragon (2017), Enter the Fat Dragon (2020), Raging Fire (2021), and The Prosecutor (2024), among others. In television, Yen portrayed fictional character Chen Zhen in the television series Fist of Fury (1995); he reprised the role in the 2010 film Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen. For portraying Ip Man in the Ip Man film series (2008-2019), Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularisation of Wing Chun in China. Alongside Kung fu, particularly Wing Chun, Yen is also known for incorporating mixed martial arts (MMA) elements into his action choreography. Aside from his acting, in 1997, he established his own production company, Bullet Films, which choreographed the action for Western blockbusters like Blade II (2002) and Stormbreaker (2006).
Donnie Yen
Oliver Zhang
for Oliver Zhang in Karate Kid: Breath of the Cobra
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In the heart of the San Fernando Valley, a new kind of danger emerges. Demons, creatures of darkness, begin to appear in the dead of night, terrorizing innocent people. As the familiar rivalry between Miyagi-Do, Eagle Fang, and Cobra Kai intensifies, a new, more dangerous challenge arises: a supernatural force that even the toughest martial artists can’t easily defeat. Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence are forced to put aside their differences when they realize that their students are at risk from these monsters. But when a group of Demon Slayers, led by Tanjiro Kamado and his sister Nezuko, arrives from Japan, the two martial arts legends quickly realize their skills are no match for these creatures. With the help of the Demon Slayer Corps, they must train their students to harness powerful techniques known as the Breath Styles, blending their karate with new, otherworldly abilities. However, Terry Silver, ever the manipulator, sees an opportunity to use the demons to his advantage. Seeking ultimate power, Silver strikes a dangerous deal with an Upper Moon Demon, gaining supernatural abilities that make him even more ruthless than before. As Cobra Kai becomes a breeding ground for demon-enhanced warriors, Daniel, Johnny, and their students must choose: will they embrace the power of the demons, or fight back and defend their world from a threat that could destroy everything they know?
