---
name: "Albert Pyun"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/albert-pyun"
fi1m_id: "albert-pyun"
imdb_id: "nm0089502"
tmdb_id: 63937
wikidata_id: "Q1386207"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "19 May 1953"
died: "26 November 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T18:03:12.192660+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Albert Pyun

## Identity

Albert Pyun

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/albert-pyun
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** albert-pyun
- **IMDb ID:** nm0089502
- **TMDB ID:** 63937
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1386207
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Pyun, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386207, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/63937

Director. Born 19 May 1953 in Hawaii, USA. Died 26 November 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 19 May 1953, Hawaii, USA
- **Died:** 26 November 2022
- **Also known as:** Kitty Chalmers, Albert F. Pyun, Hannah Blue
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Pyun, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386207, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/63937

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Sword and the Sorcerer*](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md) (45)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Albert Pyun (1953–2022) was an American film director and screenwriter. His first feature, *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), which he directed and co-wrote, was released theatrically and became the highest-grossing independent film of the year in the United States.

Pyun went on to direct more than fifty films, many of them low-budget action and science-fiction pictures released direct to video. His other credits include *Cyborg* (1989), *Captain America* (1990), *Kickboxer 2: The Road Back* (1991), *Nemesis* (1992) and *Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor* (1994). He was born in Hawaii and died in Las Vegas.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, variety.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), Fi1m 45, Screenplay, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bunker of Blood Chapter 3: Death Heads: Brain Drain* (2018), Director
- *Nemesis 5: The New Model* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Interstellar Civil War: Shadows of the Empire* (2017), Writer, Director
- *Cyborg Nemesis: The Dark Rift* (2016), Director
- *The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper* (2014), Director
- *Slinger* (2011), Director, Screenplay
- *Tales of an Ancient Empire* (2010), Director
- *Bulletface* (2010), Director
- *Road to Hell* (2008), Director
- *Left for Dead* (2007), Director
- *Cool Air* (2006), Director
- *Invasion* (2005), Director
- *Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon* (2004), Director
- *Bad Bizness* (2003), Producer, Director
- *Final Examination* (2003), Producer
- *Ticker* (2001), Director, Producer
- *The Wrecking Crew* (2000), Director, Writer
- *Corrupt* (1999), Director, Story
- *Urban Menace* (1999), Director, Writer
- *Postmortem* (1998), Director
- *Mean Guns* (1997), Director
- *Crazy Six* (1997), Director
- *Blast* (1997), Director, Writer
- *Nemesis 4: Death Angel* (1996), Director, Writer
- *Adrenalin: Fear the Rush* (1996), Director, Writer
- *Omega Doom* (1996), Director, Screenstory
- *Raven Hawk* (1996), Director
- *Nemesis 3: Time Lapse* (1996), Writer, Director
- *Nemesis 2: Nebula* (1995), Writer, Director
- *Heatseeker* (1995), Director, Screenplay, Story
- *Spitfire* (1995), Director, Screenplay, Story
- *Hong Kong 97* (1994), Director
- *Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor* (1994), Director, Story, Screenplay
- *Brain Smasher... A Love Story* (1993), Writer, Director
- *Arcade* (1993), Director
- *Knights* (1993), Writer, Director
- *Nemesis* (1992), Director, Writer
- *Deceit* (1992), Director, Writer
- *Dollman* (1991), Director
- *Videozone: The Making of "Dollman"* (1991), Actor
- *Bloodmatch* (1991), Director, Executive Producer
- *Kickboxer 2: The Road Back* (1991), Director
- *Captain America* (1990), Director
- *Cyborg* (1989), Director, Screenplay
- *Journey to the Center of the Earth* (1988), Director, Writer
- *Alien from L.A.* (1988), Writer, Director
- *Down Twisted* (1987), Story, Director
- *Vicious Lips* (1987), Director, Writer
- *Radioactive Dreams* (1986), Director, Writer
- *Dangerously Close* (1986), Director
- *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), Director, Screenplay — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md)
- *Sorcerers*, Editor, Director

## Gallery

- ![Albert Pyun](https://film.one/media/person/5542916/gallery-e7b3b54cd866.jpg) Albert Pyun — Image via TMDB
- ![Albert Pyun](https://film.one/media/person/5542916/gallery-71339e5d3f5c.jpg) Albert Pyun — Image via TMDB
- ![Albert Pyun](https://film.one/media/person/5542916/gallery-5b8a788253d5.jpg) Albert Pyun — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Golden Raven 1987: Golden Raven (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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