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원진, Kim Won-Jin, 김원진, Yuen Jung, 元振, Yuen Chun, 元珍, Yuan Zhen, Jin Won, Won-Jin, WonJin, Kim WonJin, "Flying Saucer From Korea", "Sonny The Scorpion", "The Scorpion King", "飛碟來自韓國", Yuan Jin, 元金, Dr. Won Jin
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South Korean martial arts master known mainly for his role as Sonny Wong in The Scorpion King (aka Operation Scorpio) and his action direction of the My Wife Is A Gangster movie series. He created a very unique style that was well ahead of it's time, showcasing many techniques used in modern Tricking and he also inspired famous martial art actors such as Scott Adkins and Tony Jaa. He began learning Taekwondo around age 7 and created his own style of kicking and acrobatics. He was was a big fan of Bruce Lee and fell in love with the nunchaku He would go on to learn Hapkido, Wushu and various other styles. In late 70s he trained alongside Elton Jeong at the YMCA Mechanical Gymnastics Club and became a member of the Korean martial arts / stunt group Ottogi Martial Arts Team, working on his first movie in 1979. He appeared as a side character in some Korean martial arts movies and in 1988 got his first starring role. In the early 90's he sent out a demo tape which resulted in David Lai casting him in a few Hong Kong movies, the most notable being The Scorpion King, which secured his place as a cult favourite. After a few films he returned to work in Korea and became one of nation's top action directors. He continues to practice and promote martial arts and has received many awards and commendations for his work. J.J. Hayden
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1962-12-08
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 12.3
- info Birth Place Seoul, South Korea
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Won Jin
6.6
Ground Zero
2021-06-26
4
Tiger's Trigger
2024-03-28
4
Saviour Of The Soul II
1992-09-03
5
No Problem 2
2002-02-06
4.6
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time
1993-06-12
6.3
Operation Scorpio
1992-09-10
5.5
Master Of Guangdong Hall
1983-03-15
4
Women on the Run
1993-11-04
5.3
China Strike Force
2000-12-21
4.7
Little Kickboxer
1991-01-26
7
Manager Of The Shaolin Hall
1982-12-03
5.4
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
1981-04-14
6
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventure
1989-01-01
4
A Boy & 2 Cops - Kids Sold To The Island
1995-01-12
6.9
The Suspect
2013-12-24
6
The Expert
1998-04-18
6
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatown
2015-07-09
6
To Catch A Thief
1991-07-12
7.2
The Battle: Roar to Victory
2019-08-07
6.4
Almost Love
2006-03-26
4
Venomous
1999-01-03
10
Venomous 2
3.4
Eighteen Women Fighters of Murim
1979-11-04
3.9
Inchon
1981-05-04
7
Guest Of Black Leopard
1977-12-10
4.9
Sadae Shaolin Temple
1984-08-25
2
Imbecile 3
1987-07-17
4
Park Cheol-Su's Hello Lim Guk-Jeong
1987-08-22
6
Dragon Tiger Mouse
1988-12-06
4
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brothers
1990-01-16
0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the City
1991-09-13
0
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Port
1992-07-07
4
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3
1989-08-05
0
The Trio Stars
1991-12-21
8.3
My Name
2021-10-15
movie_edit Directing
8.3
Almost Love
2006-03-26
8.3
Almost Love
2006-03-26
8.3
Almost Love
2006-03-26
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster 3
2006-12-28
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster 3
2006-12-28
8.3
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time
1993-06-12
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster 3
2006-12-28
8.3
Manager Of The Shaolin Hall
1982-12-03
8.3
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
2003-09-05
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster 3
2006-12-28
8.3
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
1981-04-14
8.3
Women on the Run
1993-11-04
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster
2001-04-19
8.3
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
2003-09-05
8.3
The Gate Of Destiny
1996-10-12
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster 3
2006-12-28
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster
2001-04-19
8.3
Almost Love
2006-03-26
8.3
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventure
1989-01-01
8.3
Venomous
1999-01-03
8.3
To Catch A Thief
1991-07-12
8.3
A Boy & 2 Cops - Kids Sold To The Island
1995-01-12
8.3
China Strike Force
2000-12-21
8.3
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
2003-09-05
8.3
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatown
2015-07-09
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster
2001-04-19
8.3
The Scarlet Letter
2004-10-28
8.3
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
2003-09-05
8.3
Operation Scorpio
1992-09-10
8.3
The Gate Of Destiny
1996-10-12
8.3
The Gate Of Destiny
1996-10-12
8.3
Thomas Ahn Joong-Keun
2004-09-10
8.3
Master Of Guangdong Hall
1983-03-15
8.3
Saviour Of The Soul II
1992-09-03
8.3
My Wife Is A Gangster 2
2003-09-05
8.3
No Problem 2
2002-02-06
8.3
The Expert
1998-04-18
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster
2001-04-19
8.3
My Wife Is a Gangster
2001-04-19
8.3
Sunday Seoul
2006-02-09
8.3
Beautiful Sunday
2007-03-29
8.3
The Suspect
2013-12-24
8.3
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatown
2015-07-09
8.3
Eighteen Women Fighters of Murim
1979-11-04
8.3
Dokdo 512
2014-01-01
8.3
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatown
2015-07-09
8.3
Martial Arts Detective : Chinatown
2015-07-09
8.3
Eighteen Women Fighters of Murim
1979-11-04
8.3
Venomous
1999-01-03
8.3
Venomous
1999-01-03
8.3
Venomous 2
8.3
Boy Wong Fei-Hung
1993-10-20
8.3
Azooma
2013-04-18
8.3
Lynx 2 - Challenger
1995-02-07
8.3
A Bold Family
2005-06-09
8.3
No Tomorrow
2016-03-03
8.3
Boy Wong Fei-Hung
1993-10-20
8.3
Boy Wong Fei-Hung
1993-10-20
8.3
Born Wild
2001-05-31
8.3
Lynx 2 - Challenger
1995-02-07
8.3
Elysium
2003-02-24
8.3
Gen-Y Cops
2000-11-17
8.3
Lynx 2 - Challenger
1995-02-07
8.3
When Winter Screams
2013-03-14
8.3
Bongcheon Tiger Lee
2019-11-01
8.3
No Problem 2
2002-02-06
8.3
Elysium
2003-02-24
8.3
Boy Wong Fei-Hung
1993-10-20
8.3
Born Wild
2001-05-31
8.3
Bongcheon Tiger Lee
2019-11-01
8.3
Choked
2011-10-08
8.3
Brothers in Heaven
2018-01-17
8.3
Bongcheon Tiger Lee
2019-11-01
8.3
Elysium
2003-02-24
8.3
Gen-Y Cops
2000-11-17
8.3
Sad Movie
2005-10-20
8.3
Lynx 2 - Challenger
1995-02-07
8.3
Operation Scorpio
1992-09-10
8.3
The Expert
1998-04-18
8.3
No Problem 2
2002-02-06
8.3
The Expert
1998-04-18
8.3
Operation Scorpio
1992-09-10
8.3
Inchon
1981-05-04
8.3
Guest Of Black Leopard
1977-12-10
8.3
Sadae Shaolin Temple
1984-08-25
8.3
Little Kickboxer
1991-01-26
8.3
Little Kickboxer
1991-01-26
8.3
Little Kickboxer
1991-01-26
8.3
Manager Of The Shaolin Hall
1982-12-03
8.3
Dragon Tiger Mouse
1988-12-06
8.3
Dragon Tiger Mouse
1988-12-06
8.3
Dragon Tiger Mouse
1988-12-06
8.3
Park Cheol-Su's Hello Lim Guk-Jeong
1987-08-22
8.3
Imbecile 3
1987-07-17
8.3
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3
1989-08-05
8.3
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3
1989-08-05
8.3
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3
1989-08-05
8.3
Super Hong Gil-Dong 3
1989-08-05
8.3
Yeong-Gu And The Bushman
1992-03-10
8.3
Yeong-Gu And The Bushman
1992-03-10
8.3
Yeong-Gu And The Bushman
1992-03-10
8.3
Yeong-Gu And The Bushman
1992-03-10
8.3
Yeong-Gu And The Bushman
1992-03-10
8.3
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawk
1993-06-08
8.3
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawk
1993-06-08
8.3
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawk
1993-06-08
8.3
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawk
1993-06-08
8.3
Invincible Fighter Thunderhawk
1993-06-08
8.3
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventure
1989-01-01
8.3
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventure
1989-01-01
8.3
The Scarlet Letter
2004-10-28
8.3
Who's Got The Tape?
2004-02-27
8.3
Romantic Warriors
2003-12-05
8.3
Sword In The Moon
2003-07-15
8.3
Boss X File
2002-09-06
8.3
Sad Movie
2005-10-20
8.3
Emergency Act 19
2002-07-19
8.3
Who's Got The Tape?
2004-02-27
8.3
Romantic Warriors
2003-12-05
8.3
Emergency Act 19
2002-07-19
8.3
4 Toes
2002-05-10
8.3
4 Toes
2002-05-10
8.3
Romantic Warriors
2003-12-05
8.3
Sword In The Moon
2003-07-15
8.3
Boss X File
2002-09-06
8.3
Seoul Raiders
2005-02-05
8.3
Sad Movie
2005-10-20
8.3
Sword In The Moon
2003-07-15
8.3
Emergency Act 19
2002-07-19
8.3
Emergency Act 19
2002-07-19
8.3
Emergency Act 19
2002-07-19
8.3
Who's Got The Tape?
2004-02-27
8.3
Who's Got The Tape?
2004-02-27
8.3
Thomas Ahn Joong-Keun
2004-09-10
8.3
Sword In The Moon
2003-07-15
8.3
4 Toes
2002-05-10
8.3
Seoul Raiders
2005-02-05
8.3
Boss X File
2002-09-06
8.3
The Scarlet Letter
2004-10-28
8.3
Seoul Raiders
2005-02-05
8.3
Thomas Ahn Joong-Keun
2004-09-10
8.3
Romantic Warriors
2003-12-05
8.3
Seoul Raiders
2005-02-05
8.3
4 Toes
2002-05-10
8.3
Who's Got The Tape?
2004-02-27
8.3
Romantic Warriors
2003-12-05
8.3
Boss X File
2002-09-06
8.3
Sword In The Moon
2003-07-15
8.3
Boss X File
2002-09-06
8.3
4 Toes
2002-05-10
8.3
The Trio Stars
1991-12-21
8.3
The Trio Stars
1991-12-21
8.3
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brothers
1990-01-16
8.3
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brothers
1990-01-16
8.3
The Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brothers
1990-01-16
8.3
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Port
1992-07-07
8.3
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Port
1992-07-07
8.3
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the City
1991-09-13
8.3
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Port
1992-07-07
8.3
Swordsman San Ji-Ni 2 - Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared At The Port
1992-07-07
8.3
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the City
1991-09-13
8.3
Swordsman San Ji-Ni Appeared in the City
1991-09-13
8.3
Beautiful Sunday
2007-03-29
8.3
The Princess and the Matchmaker
2018-02-28
8.3
The Princess and the Matchmaker
2018-02-28
8.3
No Tomorrow
2016-03-03
8.3
When Winter Screams
2013-03-14
8.3
No Tomorrow
2016-03-03
8.3
Choked
2011-10-08
8.3
Azooma
2013-04-18
8.3
Azooma
2013-04-18
8.3
When Winter Screams
2013-03-14
8.3
Brothers in Heaven
2018-01-17
8.3
A Bold Family
2005-06-09
8.3
Brothers in Heaven
2018-01-17
8.3
A Bold Family
2005-06-09
8.3
Choked
2011-10-08
8.3
Sunday Seoul
2006-02-09
8.3
Beautiful Sunday
2007-03-29
8.3
Sunday Seoul
2006-02-09
8.3
Heavenly Seung: Extreme Brawler
2019-10-24
8.3
Heavenly Seung: Extreme Brawler
2019-10-24
8.3
Heavenly Seung: Extreme Brawler
2019-10-24
8.3
Lotto Share
2021-04-30
8.3
Lotto Share
2021-04-30
8.3
Lotto Share
2021-04-30
8.3
Smile, Mom
2010-11-06
8.3
2004 Human Market
2004-03-08
8.3
Smile, Mom
2010-11-06
8.3
2004 Human Market
2004-03-08
8.3
Yeon Gaesomun
2006-06-08
8.3
Yeon Gaesomun
2006-06-08
8.3
2004 Human Market
2004-03-08
8.3
Yeon Gaesomun
2006-06-08
8.3
Smile, Mom
2010-11-06