Griffin Yue Feng joined the film industry in Shanghai in 1931. He made a blockbuster 'Angry Tide of China's Sea', which earned him a good reputation in the business. In 1949 Yue settled down in Hong Kong and worked successively for various studios - Great Wall, Hsin Hwa, MP & GI, and Shaw Brothers, making over 80 films during his career. His major works include 'A Forgotten Woman', 'Blood-stained Begonia', 'Golden Lotus' and 'Street Boys'. With 'The Deformed' and 'Bittersweet', Yue won the Best Screenplay Award of the Asian Film Festival and Golden Horse Awards. Afterwards, he made a number of Huangmei opera movies, including 'Madam White Snake', 'Lady General Hua Mu-lan', 'The West Chamber' and 'The Three Smiles'. Yue was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Film Directors' Guild in 1991.