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hawaii , u.s. 150px 19 may 1953 1970 - current albert pyun
 albert pyun film director
albert pyun

albert pyun -lrb- born may 19 , 1953 -rrb- is an american film director best known for having made many low-budget b-movies and direct-to-video action films .
the independent film channel said that pyun `` has carved out a unique niche as a director of low-budget , high-concept genre films starring actors past their prime '' , adding that `` others believe this a charitable description for pyun , who has also been derided as the new ed wood . ''
though he frequently blends kickboxing and hybrid martial arts with science fiction and dystopic or post-apocalyptic themes , which often include cyborgs .
pyun stated in an interview that `` i have really no interest in cyborgs .
and i 've never really had any interest in post-apocalyptic stories or settings .
it just seemed that those situations presented a way for me to make movies with very little money , and to explore ideas that i really wanted to explore -- even if they were . ''
some of pyun 's better known films include `` the sword and the sorcerer '' , `` cyborg '' , `` captain america '' and `` nemesis '' .
pyun was a military brat and lived on bases around the world until his father settled in hawaii .
pyun went to school in kailua , a small town located on the windward side of oahu .
pyun 's first 8mm and 16mm movies were made in kailua and he credits living in foreign countries and growing up in hawaii as strong influences on his filmmaking style .
