Heroic story inspires Yuen's directorial return

Acclaimed action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping is back in the director's chair again after focusing on stunt and fight scenes for 12 years.

Yuen's True Legend has a star-studded cast, led by mainland kungfu star Zhao Wenzhuo (Chiu Man Cheuk), Michelle Yeoh, Taiwan pop icon Jay Chou and award-winning actress Zhou Xun. It follows the legendary life of Su Can, a grassroots martial artist from the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and is the first film Yuen has directed since Iron Monkey 2 in 1996.

Yuen, 63, the man behind the action sequences in the Oscar-winning movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix, says he chose the story because it was very touching.