Derek Yee
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.4281 |
| Birthday | 1957-12-28 |
| Place of Birth | Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China] |
| Also Known As | 爾冬陞, Yee Tung-Shing, Derek Yee, 尔冬升, 이동승, |
1982
Buddha's Palm
7.697/33
An old blind martial master living in a cave teaches a young swordsman the secret of the Buddha's Palm, a legendary martial arts technique, which prop...
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Buddha's Palm
1988
Dirty Girl
10/1
Angry Girls get revenge on some bad guys.
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Dirty Girl
1985
My Mind, Your Body
7.5/2
shaw production
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My Mind, Your Body
2015
I Am Somebody
6.2/24
A young man travels from his hometown to Hengdian, the place where the country's biggest movies are filmed. Like many others, his dream is to become a...
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I Am Somebody
1983
Shaolin Intruders
6.632/19
On a routine courier mission, the prestigious Chin Hu chief was murdered by four mysterious monks. When all evidence points to Ching Hua, his friend L...
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Shaolin Intruders
1994
A Soul Haunted by Painting
6.283/22
A Chinese prostitute weds, studies painting, and becomes a renowned artist and professor in Paris.
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A Soul Haunted by Painting
1984
The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre
6.667/3
The story concerns the efforts of the emperor to obtain the Dragon Sabre and it's companion magic sword so the "martial world" will be forced to respe...
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The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre
1979
Full Moon Scimitar
6.875/8
A talented young swordsman has beaten many veterans before his inherited martial arts manual gets stolen. After encountering his first defeat in life,...
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Full Moon Scimitar
1983
Descendant of the Sun
5.583/6
Celebrated director Chu Yuan helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules a la old style martial art film. Derek Yee is a magic solar baby...
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Descendant of the Sun
1981
Black Lizard
6.6/10
Young swordsman Lung Fei encounters strange omens portending the death of his fiancee Ting Tzu-chu. His enquiries with the help of Chief Constable Tie...
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Black Lizard
1978
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
5.8/8
The thrills continue in this second part of this cherished adventure, created by the renowned director Chu Yuan and ingenious novelist Chin Yung. Only...
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
1978
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
6.7/10
Director Chu Yuan's titanic teaming with respected, inspired author Chin Yung created this unforgettable saga. Set during the Yuan Dynasty, it tells t...
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
1978
Legend of the Bat
5.844/16
A group of swordsmen set out on a journey to the mysterious Bat Island to seek answers for their problems but things go south when they run into other...
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Legend of the Bat
1982
Shaolin Prince
6.967/15
Two princes are seperated by birth; one is raised by the Prime Minister, the other by three mad Shaolin Monks. They both learn kung-fu. 23 years later...
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Shaolin Prince
1980
Heroes Shed No Tears
5.722/10
Kao is given a mission by his elderly master to take a cursed sword and solve petty squabbles between skilled martial masters.
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Heroes Shed No Tears
1980
Bat Without Wings
6.962/13
When a notorious fiend known as the "Bat Without Wings" returns to his small village after a five-year absence and kidnaps a young maiden, it's up to...
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Bat Without Wings
1984
The Supreme Swordsman
6.3/9
A rampaging swordsman slices and dices his way across China on a bloody mission to cut down every warrior in his way, and claim the blade of the legen...
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The Supreme Swordsman
1990
Kawashima Yoshiko
7.25/8
This film is based on the life of Kawashima Yoshiko, originally Manchu princess who was the 14th daughter of Emperor Xu, later brought up as a Japanes...
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Kawashima Yoshiko
1977
The Sentimental Swordsman
6.525/20
A swordsman does everything it takes to bring justice. However, he has a drinking problem which eventually leads to his downfall.
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The Sentimental Swordsman
1994
Master of Zen
8/3
Set in the first century in India, a prince is troubled by visions and a desire to master the ways of Buddha. After his father dies, he forsakes the...
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Master of Zen
1988
Starry Is the Night
6.5/4
As Cai Mei, a single 40 year old woman and a social worker starts a relationship with a teen-ager Tian-Ah, she remembers her relationship when she was...
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Starry Is the Night
1981
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
6.981/27
Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled martial arts fighters a...
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Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1991
This Thing Called Love
8.667/3
Song Zhaoren and his wife Xin Ke’er have been married for three years. On the surface, their life seems happy, but in reality their relationship is al...
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This Thing Called Love
1984
My Darling Genie
6/4
Out of the Shaw Brothers vaults comes My Darling Genie, an amiable early-eighties comedy starring the enchanting Cherie Chung. Derek Yee is Cheng, a b...
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My Darling Genie
1987
Magnificent Warriors
6.595/42
A daredevil airplane pilot and spy, who fights against the occupying Japanese forces in China, must rescue the ruler of the city of Kaal from the han...
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Magnificent Warriors
1996
Lover's Tears
8/1
When architect Kam Ming-sang is accidentally shot in the head as a result of bad judgement by his police officer friend Lam Long, he survives but laps...
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Lover's Tears
1994
How Deep Is Your Love
4.2/5
David's lover has died and his Lovers Sister is coming back from America to tie up loose ends. David who is gay soon finds he is in love with his exes...
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How Deep Is Your Love
2007
Protégé
6.836/116
A special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he plays protégé to one of the key players, Banker....
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Protégé
1986
The Seventh Curse
6.712/73
When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly...
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The Seventh Curse
1977
Death Duel
6.583/24
The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill and strength bring armies of challengers to his door,...
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Death Duel
1994
Hello! Who Is It?
4.4/5
May is a prostitute with both a sick mother and son to look after. After being raped and accidentally killed by a group of construction workers, her g...
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Hello! Who Is It?
2016
I Am Nobody
0/0
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I Am Nobody
1995
Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins
4/1
First in a series of made for TV films: Burnt by the seeds of hatred and grudge against Wong Fei Hung, Prince Shing recruited eight magnificent fight...
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Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins
1986
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
5.4/5
As befits the telling of the story of perhaps the most universally beloved hero of modern-day Chinese history Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1866-1925), this lavish...
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The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
1982
Hell Has No Boundary
5.688/8
While out enjoying a seaside picnic with her fellow officer boyfriend, policewoman May becomes possessed by a murdered little girl spirit who immediat...
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Hell Has No Boundary
1985
How to Choose a Royal Bride
6/4
Emperor Kangxi's mother tries to marry him with the daughter of an official, but she's too strong-willed to agree to an arranged marriage even if it i...
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How to Choose a Royal Bride
1985
Love with the Perfect Stranger
7/1
A pregnant student marries a total stranger, leading to a string of bizarre incidents.
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Love with the Perfect Stranger
1977
The Jade Tiger
7.429/14
Zhao Wuji, son of the leader of the Zhao Clan, embarks on a tragic adventure full of intrigue to avenge his father, who is beheaded by a traitor worki...
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The Jade Tiger
1985
Let's Make Laugh II
7.2/5
Bodyguard Ah Sun is sent to protect his boss' son, only to meet and fall in love with his gorgeous mistress.
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Let's Make Laugh II
1989
Little Cop
7.6/5
Ever since he was a child, Lee Chi-kin has been determined to become a police officer, despite the fact that he comes from a family of criminals. As a...
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Little Cop
1988
Guests in the House
5.333/6
A college professor and his wife moves into a house inhabited by the ghost of his friend's grandfather's concubine. The ghost is trying to locate the...
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Guests in the House
1989
Gift from Heaven
6/5
Three colleagues (Carol Cheng, Joey Wong, Sandy Lam) at a Hong Kong corporation put in overtime at the office one night and stumbled upon a bag filled...
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Gift from Heaven
1991
Fatal Mission
7/2
Liang Kwok Tao (Derek Yee) gets ambushed one night by a group of rogue cops acting outside of the law to nail drug dealers. Seeing his wife shot and o...
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Fatal Mission
1989
Four Loves
9/1
The two Cheng sisters leave war-torn Shanghai for Hong Kong. They take on another guest along the way, and move in with their cousin in Hong Kong, now...
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Four Loves
1987
The Goofy Gang
6.5/4
Wai is a waiter in a country club. One day at work he is humiliated by the wife of a millionaire Harry Tse; and in order to get even, he and his gang...
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The Goofy Gang
1979
Young Lovers
0/0
In the vein of "Romeo And Juliet", Hong Kong style, the small ensemble cast and little-known director Michihko do a big league job with their renditio...
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Young Lovers
1984
Be Careful Sweetheart
7.667/3
Taiwanese martial arts drama starring Brigitte Lin.
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Be Careful Sweetheart
1985
Seven Foxes
0/0
Billionaire Suen falls seriously ill, he hopes to find his only son who has been missing for twenty years to inherit his fortune. Meanwhile, he tells...
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Seven Foxes
1988
King of Stanley Market
7.5/2
Self-styled ladies man Richard Ng gets depressed when all those around him are finding love while he remains single.
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King of Stanley Market
1977
Pursuit of Vengeance
7/6
The chief of a martial arts school gathers a group of swordsmen in order to find a murderer hiding among them, who he believes will destroy the establ...
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Pursuit of Vengeance
1977
Lady Exterminator
5/4
After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent on disrupting the flow of drugs beyond the Golden Tri...
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Lady Exterminator
1994
The True Hero
8/2
An ex-con has spent the last ten years of his life in prison for defending the lives of his best friend and his best friend's sister. While in jail he...
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The True Hero
1988
Vengeance is Mine
8/3
After being brutally gang raped by four men, Jane then teams up with her best friend (Amy) to get revenge.
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Vengeance is Mine
1990
Goodbye Hero
7/1
Frustration and recovery of a stunt man after his partner's accident.
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Goodbye Hero
1994
Victory
7.5/2
A clumsy science teacher gets talked into coaching the volleyball team when no one else will take on a losing team.
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Victory
1996
Stooge, My Love
7/1
Set in the 1970s, this overlooked gem is about stripper Giu (Carrie Ng) and a mentally handicapped man named Biscuit (Wong He) making ends meet by bec...
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Stooge, My Love
1991
Sisters of the World Unite
9/1
Two sisters seek diversion after repeat disappointments with men.
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Sisters of the World Unite
2020
Keep Rolling
8/8
One of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in Man Lim-chung's directorial debut. A forerunner of the...
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Keep Rolling
1969
Glass Eyeball
0/0
Taiwanese horror movie from 1969.
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Glass Eyeball
1981
The Battle for the Republic of China
6.333/6
Patriotic extravanganza concerning early 20th century political events in Taiwan (i.e. the Republic of China), told in an ensemble format
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