Derek Yee
Birthday: 1957-12-28
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Biography: Derek Yee Tung-sing (Chinese: 爾冬陞, born 28 December 1957), is a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong, currently a film director and screenwriter, who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity. He is the younger half-brother of famed Hong Kong actors Paul Chun and David Chiang, the latter also a former Shaw Brothers star. Yee has starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong between 1975 and 1986, during the time when Shaw Brothers Studio were still producing movies. Since then Yee turned to screenwriting and directing and has made a career out of making films like C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica and The Truth About Jane and Sam and also gritty dramas like One Night in Mongkok and Protégé. Derek Yee was a former boyfriend of Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung.
Movies
Buddha's Palm
An old blind martial master living in a cave teaches a young swordsman the secret of the Buddha's Pa...
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I Am Somebody
A young man travels from his hometown to Hengdian, the place where the country's biggest movies are ...
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Shaolin Intruders
On a routine courier mission, the prestigious Chin Hu chief was murdered by four mysterious monks. W...
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A Soul Haunted by Painting
A Chinese prostitute weds, studies painting, and becomes a renowned artist and professor in Paris....
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The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre
The story concerns the efforts of the emperor to obtain the Dragon Sabre and it's companion magic sw...
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Black Lizard
Young swordsman Lung Fei encounters strange omens portending the death of his fiancee Ting Tzu-chu. ...
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Descendant of the Sun
Celebrated director Chu Yuan helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules a la old style...
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Full Moon Scimitar
A talented young swordsman has beaten many veterans before his inherited martial arts manual gets st...
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
The thrills continue in this second part of this cherished adventure, created by the renowned direct...
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
Director Chu Yuan's titanic teaming with respected, inspired author Chin Yung created this unforgett...
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Legend of the Bat
A group of swordsmen set out on a journey to the mysterious Bat Island to seek answers for their pro...
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Shaolin Prince
Two princes are seperated by birth; one is raised by the Prime Minister, the other by three mad Shao...
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Bat Without Wings
When a notorious fiend known as the "Bat Without Wings" returns to his small village after a five-ye...
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Heroes Shed No Tears
Kao is given a mission by his elderly master to take a cursed sword and solve petty squabbles betwee...
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The Supreme Swordsman
A rampaging swordsman slices and dices his way across China on a bloody mission to cut down every wa...
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Kawashima Yoshiko
This film is based on the life of Kawashima Yoshiko, originally Manchu princess who was the 14th dau...
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The Sentimental Swordsman
A swordsman does everything it takes to bring justice. However, he has a drinking problem which even...
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Master of Zen
Set in the first century in India, a prince is troubled by visions and a desire to master the ways o...
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Starry Is the Night
As Cai Mei, a single 40 year old woman and a social worker starts a relationship with a teen-ager Ti...
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Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal li...
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This Thing Called Love
Song Zhaoren and his wife Xin Ke’er have been married for three years. On the surface, their life se...
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My Darling Genie
Out of the Shaw Brothers vaults comes My Darling Genie, an amiable early-eighties comedy starring th...
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Magnificent Warriors
A daredevil airplane pilot and spy, who fights against the occupying Japanese forces in China, must...
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Lover's Tears
When architect Kam Ming-sang is accidentally shot in the head as a result of bad judgement by his po...
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How Deep Is Your Love
David's lover has died and his Lovers Sister is coming back from America to tie up loose ends. David...
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The Seventh Curse
When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a ...
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Protégé
A special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he...
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Death Duel
The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill and...
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Hello! Who Is It?
May is a prostitute with both a sick mother and son to look after. After being raped and accidentall...
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Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins
First in a series of made for TV films: Burnt by the seeds of hatred and grudge against Wong Fei Hu...
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The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
As befits the telling of the story of perhaps the most universally beloved hero of modern-day Chines...
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Hell Has No Boundary
Story revolves around a possessed young police woman who seems to be out killing everyone who gets i...
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How to Choose a Royal Bride
Emperor Kangxi's mother tries to marry him with the daughter of an official, but she's too strong-wi...
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Love with the Perfect Stranger
A pregnant student marries a total stranger, leading to a string of bizarre incidents....
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The Jade Tiger
Zhao Wuji, son of the leader of the Zhao Clan, embarks on a tragic adventure full of intrigue to ave...
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Let's Make Laugh II
Bodyguard Ah Sun is sent to protect his boss' son, only to meet and fall in love with his gorgeous m...
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Little Cop
Ever since he was a child, Lee Chi-kin has been determined to become a police officer, despite the f...
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Guests in the House
A college professor and his wife moves into a house inhabited by the ghost of his friend's grandfath...
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Gift from Heaven
Three colleagues (Carol Cheng, Joey Wong, Sandy Lam) at a Hong Kong corporation put in overtime at t...
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Fatal Mission
Liang Kwok Tao (Derek Yee) gets ambushed one night by a group of rogue cops acting outside of the la...
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Four Loves
The two Cheng sisters leave war-torn Shanghai for Hong Kong. They take on another guest along the wa...
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The Goofy Gang
Wai is a waiter in a country club. One day at work he is humiliated by the wife of a millionaire Har...
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Young Lovers
In the vein of "Romeo And Juliet", Hong Kong style, the small ensemble cast and little-known directo...
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Seven Foxes
Billionaire Suen falls seriously ill, he hopes to find his only son who has been missing for twenty ...
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King of Stanley Market
Self-styled ladies man Richard Ng gets depressed when all those around him are finding love while he...
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Pursuit of Vengeance
Master of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chor Yuen and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia tel...
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Lady Exterminator
After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent on ...
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The True Hero
An ex-con has spent the last ten years of his life in prison for defending the lives of his best fri...
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Vengeance is Mine
After being brutally gang raped by four men, Jane then teams up with her best friend (Amy) to get re...
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Victory
A clumsy science teacher gets talked into coaching the volleyball team when no one else will take on...
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Stooge, My Love
Set in the 1970s, this overlooked gem is about stripper Giu (Carrie Ng) and a mentally handicapped m...
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Sisters of the World Unite
Two sisters seek diversion after repeat disappointments with men....
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Keep Rolling
One of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in Man ...
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The Battle for the Republic of China
Patriotic extravanganza concerning early 20th century political events in Taiwan (i.e. the Republic ...
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